On September 27, the spokesperson of the Chinese Air Force Colonel Shen Jinke, said at the press conference of the 14th China Air Show that the J-20 fighter jets have been spread across the southeast, west, northwest, and middle, with more and more installations and flying more and more. J-20 flap wings East China Sea , South China Sea and the magnificent tracks of the Taiwan Strait, drawing a concentric circle of a strong country and a strong army. In the Taiwan Strait, domestic fighter jets such as J-20 and J-16, H-6K, and oil transport-20 have flapped their wings and flew high, enhancing their ability to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
In fact, this is also the first time that the mainland has officially announced the J-20 to sharpen the Taiwan Strait. Putting aside politics, just looking at the official announcement of the Air Force spokesperson is enough to see that the equipment level of the Chinese Air Force has made unprecedented progress. Before the 1980s, due to equipment restrictions, the PLA Air Force basically belonged to a nearshore defense force. Entering the 1990s, with the development of the country's economy, the strength of the air force has been enhanced. In addition to introducing a small number of Su-27 fighter jets, domestic fighter jets have also made certain technological progress. For example, the J-8 fighter was developed by our army and was deeply favored by air force officers and soldiers. However, due to the limited range, the reconnaissance aircraft such as EP-3, which has a range of nearly 6,000 kilometers, still looks short. In fact, the background color of J-8 is a high-altitude high-speed interceptor, which is not very suitable for performing low-speed accompanying flight drive.
2001's Sino-US South China Sea crash incident taught us profound lessons, but it also became an opportunity for us to strengthen the army. From 2001 to 2022, with the continuous improvement of China's national comprehensive strength, the equipment, training level and even the overall combat system of the People's Liberation Army have undergone qualitative changes. J-11B series, J-16 series heavy fighter jets, have become the backbone equipment of the People's Liberation Army Air Force. J-16 fighter is not carrying a fuel tank and is operated with standard air-optimal loading. It can range up to 3,900 kilometers and has a combat radius of more than 1,500 kilometers. It is used to conduct interception deep into the far sea and is very ideal for flying and driving away missions.
As the equipment level and training quality improve, the People's Liberation Army has more confidence in winning the sea and air, and its backbone is stronger, and its ability to perform long-sea interception tasks is getting stronger and stronger. In early June 2022, the Ministry of Defense of the Australian State, a member of the Five Eyes Alliance, said that its P-8A anti-submarine patrol aircraft, was intercepted by the PLA J-16 fighter during its military mission around China. What is unusual is that in addition to warning Australian military aircraft by maneuvering interception and launching infrared jamming bombs, the military aircraft of the Chinese and Australian military also had high-profile electronic confrontation. At that time, the J-16 also continuously released interference foil strips in front of the P-8A. Although this electronic counteracting method is a traditional counteracting method, it can effectively affect the work of P-8A airborne radar. Australia was so angry that it jumped straight, claiming that the P-8A's engine also continuously sucked in the interference foil released by the PLA military aircraft, which posed a risk of engine stopping.
Since the J-8 carried out companion flights and radio drives from the foreign military reconnaissance aircraft in 2001, and by 2022, the J-16 launched interfering foil strips to the foreign military over the South China Sea, it can be seen that our army's ability to safeguard national territory, territorial waters, airspace sovereignty and security is becoming increasingly powerful, and its ability to go deep into the far sea to intercept and drive away uninvited guests is becoming increasingly advanced. But the People's Liberation Army will not be satisfied with this. At this stage, it is suitable to implement the "sword" of long-range assassination before the implementation of second island chain , and is undoubtedly the J-20 fighter. As the most advanced fighter of the Chinese Air Force, the J-20 is targeted by the F-22 "Raptor", but the J-20 was born 20 years later than the F-22. It not only has the advantage of latecomer in some technologies, but also has a targeted design. The combat radius of the F-22 is only 1,100 kilometers, and the supersonic cruise is 850 kilometers when it is . Although this design has its own special era, its shortcomings are shortcomings, and it is impossible not to be targeted by the J-20.
Some experts pointed out that the J-20's combat mission is to compete for air supremacy within a range of 1,000-1,500 kilometers and intercept air targets within a range of 2,000 kilometers.Considering the US military's offensive deployment in the Asia-Pacific region, while strengthening its long-sea combat capabilities, the J-20 also pays great attention to the construction of stealth capabilities, and eliminates enemy air targets as much as possible before arriving at the launch position, expanding our strategic defense depth. On March 16 this year, U.S. Pacific Air Force Commander Wells Barker said that the F-35 fighter jets had had close contact with the J-20 in the East China Sea, and the J-20 flew very "beautiful" and left a "deep" impression on the US military. The J-20 fighter jet not only quietly invested in the air confrontation that tested the most performance, but also deliberately selected the powerful opponent, F-35, but did not attack the F-22 just because the opponent was absent. This not only means that the J-20 has passed the test of almost practical combat, but also shows that the People's Liberation Army has a high level of confidence in the J-20's technical and tactical advantages.
In fact, the People's Liberation Army has always been low-key in doing things, but its strength does not allow it. Taiwan will release information about mainland military aircraft cruises in the Taiwan Strait every time. Various types of military aircraft of the People's Liberation Army, including many drones, have appeared in the Taiwan Strait, but the only way is not to discover the J-20, the most advanced fifth-generation stealth fighter in the mainland. Recently, the Taiwan Defense Department released the "Mainland Military Power Report" and admitted that the mainland's military strength is rapidly increasing, and the Taiwan military has no idea about the J-20 reinforcing troops in the Taiwan Strait. Anyone with discerning eyes knows that the mainland officially announced advanced models of various models such as the J-20 and J-16 fighter jets, which not only declared national sovereignty, pressurized and deterred "Taiwan independence" elements and external interference forces, but also prepared for the complete unification of the motherland.
