According to the recent report of the US media "Military Observation", the 10th batch of J-16 heavy fighter has been put into service on the front line, and its production speed is far higher than any Western fighter except F35 stealth fighter , which will surely pose a major threat to the US military in Asia-Pacific region !
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J16 is a derivative of Su 27 Flanker, and China obtained a license to start production in 1991. Although the J-16 was born from Russia's flank guard series, due to China's large industrial foundation, strong industrial chain and technology, the production speed of the J-16 is far higher than that of any Russian fighter, especially the original "flank guard" fighter Su-35. You should know that the Su35 is almost in service with the J-16 at the same time, but the construction speed is far from that, almost half the gap!
J16 is the air elite in my country second only to J20. It can be said to be "below one aircraft, above ten thousand aircraft". Just like the existence of the second in command, except for stealth, fifth-generation aircraft, , all aspects are almost at the level of fifth-generation aircraft. According to J-16 pilot Zhang Yang, the characteristics of J-16 are as follows:
J-16
1, "Look far!"
J-16 is equipped with a new generation of aircraft-borne active phased array radar, which can detect enemy targets 200 to 300 kilometers. With "discovering first", it can lock in the opponent's early warning aircraft , tanker and other high-value targets in advance, which is more than most 4- and a half-generation fighter jets in the world.
2, "Fly far!"
According to domestic and foreign news, the J-16 can reach 3,500 kilometers, the combat radius is about 1,800 kilometers, and can directly reach , the second island chain , which will play a major role in the war on the Taiwan Strait!
Pili 15
3, "Fight far!"
J-16 is already equipped with China's advanced Pili 15 air-to-air missile . The missile is the world's first air-to-air missile with a dual-pulse rocket engine. It can be re-propelled after launch, which greatly increases the range. It is estimated that the maximum range of Pili 15 can reach 200 kilometers! So much so that the US media "Military Observation" commented: "The performance of these missiles (including the Pili 10 short-range air-to-air missiles carried by the J-16) is almost no competitors worldwide! "
Pili 15 and Pili 10
In addition, foreign media reported that in the past two years, photos show that the J-16 is equipped with a new missile with a longer body, a thicker bullet diameter and a significantly higher range than Pili 15. According to some calculations and analysis, the effective range of Pili 17 can reach 300 kilometers, and even more optimistic may exceed 400 kilometers! It will hunt the s such as the US early warning aircraft and tanker from a long distance. It is reasonable to believe that the J-16 will fight further in the future and even win the throne of the world.
A program disclosed that Pili 17
4, "large bomb load!"
J-16 is known as a "bomb truck" in the air. The public information of shows that the J-16 has a bomb load of 12 tons, even exceeding the 9-ton weight of H-6. Such a "big guy" once it flies to the enemy's head, it is a nightmare existence.
5, "strong overall combat power!"
J-16 has a distinctive feature, that is, it can attack the sky, the earth and the sea, and it can be called an "all-round warrior". This kind of killer is the pride of heaven in any country. So on May 14 this year, "Military Observation" commented: " J-16 is one of the five fighter jets in the world that may threaten the US Air Force in today's "; it even posted a message on November 5 not long ago: " J-16 is more than Su-35 The much more dangerous heavyweight fighter ! ”
US media screenshot: Five fighter jets threaten the US Air Force
Su35
About how many J-16 did it build? Western media have always been very concerned. A few days ago, "Military Observation" "slides the cocoon" through various sources of information. They believe that the J-16 has been in service in 10 batches (the J-16 numbered 1013 was photographed not long ago), and the 5 J-16s in the 11th batch of have also been publicly unveiled at the Zhuhai Air Show. Therefore, "the fleet size of the J-16 is about 300, far exceeding the 150 of the same flank warplane Su35."
However, this is not the end! US media believe that the J-16 is still desperately producing. Not only is it unmatched by Russia, but even Western countries with stronger manufacturing capabilities cannot be compared, and it is second only to the United States' F35 stealth fighter .
No. 1013 J16
Although the J16 uses very good stealth coating, high-quality composite materials and a new generation of aircraft-borne active phased array radar, thanks to China's strong manufacturing strength and scale effect, the J16's cost is not expensive and is still declining. "Military Observation" website previously estimated that the cost of J-16 is only about US$80 million (the Su-35 is about US$100 million), while the current 300 aircraft are only US$24 billion in service, which is very affordable!
J16
Of course, for our air force, the production line of J16 still needs to be fully powered. Although according to foreign media, the number of has reached 762 of our fourth-generation heavy fighter jets, far exceeding the 323 s in the United States, considering the increasingly complex situation between the Sino-US century-old game and the surrounding situation, especially in the field of non-stealth combat, the J16 needs to "destroy the city and draw the village", , so the number of J16 in the future may exceed 500 to 600 s.
J-16D electronic fighter
In addition, the potential and future possibilities of J-16 have not been completely discovered. In addition to the emergence of the derivative model J-16D electronic fighter, the "supreme members" of J-16 can continue to come to the world. , for example, referring to the US F-15EX fighter and my country's years of stealth technology precipitation, it is not ruled out that the stealth version of J-16 will be derived in the future. By then, the J-16 family will not only become stronger, but will also be able to shock the surrounding enemies, maximize the protection of national security, and "kill all sides" in the great cause of unification.
