In the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the importance of the drone application has once again highlighted the importance of the application of drone , and the attack form of suicide drone has gradually been taken seriously in combat. Compared with traditional drones, taking the suicide drone imported by Russia from Iran as an example, the cost is very low, and low cost can bring a very high amount of equipment. Generally speaking, suicide drones produced using cheap materials are more convenient to be equipped. Of course, there is another way to use retired fighter jets to convert them into suicide drones.
Suicide drone used by Russia
The handling of old retired fighter jets has always been a major problem for all countries. If these fighter jets are stored, it will require a very large land. If these fighter jets are dismantled, it will be a waste. Some countries are considering converting retired fighter jets into drones. In this Russian-Ukrainian war, many people have seen the important role of drones in modern warfare, especially low-cost small drones, which play a great role in combat and have created great results.
U.S. media reports
An American Aviation Weekly also published an article, which mainly describes how China transformed a J-6 fighter jet from the 1950s into a new combat aircraft, allowing many countries to see new uses of retired aircraft. The article released by the US media mainly reported that China can use a large number of retired J-6 fighter jets to convert them into suicide drones. Previously, some American media reported on the modified drone of the J-6 fighter jet.
J-6 fighter is a main fighter developed by my country in the 1950s. It was once equipped in the PLA Air Force and Naval Air Force . Until the 1980s, this old fighter was still being produced. The total production of this fighter exceeded 5,000. It has long served as the main fighter of our army and was not retired from our army until the beginning of the 21st century. The J-6 fighter was once one of the most advanced fighter jets in my country. During its service, it created many world firsts. It was the first supersonic fighter jet in my country and the first fighter jet that could carry the missile , and so on. Therefore, it was equipped with a large amount of equipment.
J-6 fighter was imitated by the MiG-19 fighter in the Soviet era. It is a single-seater twin-engine supersonic fighter with a maximum take-off weight of 8.8 tons. The aircraft uses a large swept wing trapezoidal wing. The J-6 fighter is equipped with two turbojet 6 engines, with a maximum flight speed of 1,490 kilometers and a range of 1,690 kilometers. Originally, a large number of J6 fighter s could live a life in the aircraft cemetery. However, just a few years ago, the long-deferred J6 fighter returned to the world and appeared in everyone's sight again. At this time, this fighter had transformed into a drone and re-entered the People's Liberation Army to serve. It can be said that the Sixth Master "returned to the world".
U.S. media are very concerned about this change in the PLA. They believe that the PLA has modified the old J-6 fighter, making it a drone, but this drone is not used as an reconnaissance aircraft , but has become an attack drone, which can even conduct suicide attacks on targets. News that China converted the J-6 aircraft into a drone has been circulating for many years, but it has only been confirmed recently and has attracted attention from all parties.
In fact, rumors about the modification of the J-6 fighter drone have always existed. It was imagined a long time ago that in combat, the People's Liberation Army can use a large number of retired fighters such as J-5 and J-6. After being converted into drones, it can fly into the war zone during combat to attract the enemy's air defense firepower. The opponent's air defense missile consumes almost the same time, and the real attack aircraft team brings a bounce attack. In fact, this is just the initial idea. If the opponent's air defense has dense firepower and sufficient ammunition, this tactic will become a fuel-adding tactic.
In fact, the feasible way to use it is to transform the retired J-6 fighter into a suicide drone. After all, during wartime, the consumption of tactical missile , long-range rocket launcher, and cruise missile is very large, as well as these suicide drones.On the one hand, it alleviates the rapid consumption of precision guided weapon to avoid insufficient ammunition; on the other hand, precision guided missile can give priority to attacking important targets, while J-6 drones can use their flight capabilities to independently choose other targets to strike.
is different from the suicide drone used by the Russian army. The J-6 drone is modified using the fuselage of the fighter, and the cost is very low. You only need to install a long-range control system for it. The aircraft's combat range can exceed 1,500 kilometers. The J-6 fighter itself can reach 1,690 kilometers without carrying the fuel tank, because there is no need to consider returning after filling up the fuel. The drone operator only needs to control the aircraft to fly over the target and then direct the fighter to crash into the target, which can cause a devastating blow to the enemy target.
If a part of powerful ammunition is mounted on the plane, the damage caused will be even higher. The J-6 combat opportunity will remove the cockpit equipment, such as ejection seats, oxygen supply systems, etc. The Aviation Cannon and other equipment will be removed. When necessary, it can carry 2 250 kg aviation bombs . The J-6 modified drone attack capability is no less than that of a long-range cruise missile. Of course, electronic warfare pods can also be mounted under the wings, which can be used in complex electromagnetic environments, and can quickly strike the opponent's radar system and air defense missile system.
US media believes that the PLA has deployed a large number of J-6 drones at airports on the southeast coast. Since these drones are not suitable for open-air parking, you only need to count the number of bunkers at the airport from the satellite picture to roughly infer the number of drones. Currently, there are nearly 100 bunkers discovered in the United States. If each bunker contains three drones, then the number of drones currently deployed by the PLA around the Taiwan Strait is about 300. If the order is issued in the future, these hundreds of drones will immediately fly over Taiwan and launch a comprehensive attack on various military targets in Taiwan.
The retired J-6 fighter jet is more convenient to convert into a drone and is very simple to maintain. Hundreds of modified drones can be permanently stored in reinforced fortifications. If a combat operation occurs, these drones can strike quickly. The fighter can even pull out of the hangar without even more preparation time. Thanks to the J-6 fighter itself as a supersonic fighter, these unmanned attack aircraft can quickly fly over the target.
J-6 modified drone is a best of both worlds. While retired equipment is not wasted, the number of attack weapons has also increased. In this way, Sixth Master will still serve in the People's Liberation Army for a long time, but his identity has also changed. Since the cost of these old fighter jets is extremely low, it can destroy a large number of targets with extremely high cost-effectiveness in future wars. The People's Liberation Army can use drones to tear open the enemy's air defense network first, and then send stealth fighters to carry out rapid strikes on the enemy's deep targets. After obtaining air supremacy , the J-16 fighter can carry a large number of bombs , transform into a bomb truck, bombing the main targets indiscriminately, leaving the opponent with no power to fight back.
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