And babelfished to revert back to English π
The most interesting thing is because it is for Chinese consumption, the Chengdu J-10 entry is renamed Chengdu J-XX!
This is funny especially when the future gen XX-J is mentioned later on in the report. Beyond the J-10 entry there is some interesting note on the whole industry. An older report from circa 2002 since there isn’t any mention of the FC-1.
In US national defense university expert eye Chinese air force (center)
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Third, battle airplaneThe Chinese air force is developing the multipurpose operational platform and the operational support platform. The multirole combat aircraft same ballistic missile and the cruise missile same place, may form a complete attack combat system. The battle airplane may carry the massive ammunition and carries on the attack by the many kinds of ways to the goal, but the missile actually does not have this kind of ability.
The old style operational platform like Shenyang airplane company produces J-6 and the Chengdu airplane company produces J-7II/III/E respectively is MiG-19, the MiG-21 domestic product model. By the domestic development, and J 8I and J which produces by the Shenyang airplane company a 8II airplane, airplane and so on JH-7 which by Su-30MKK, Cheng Fei J-XX, Shen Fei J-8IIC and west flies is substituting. Even Su the -27SK airplane all possibly in with has the multipurpose operational platform characteristic in the airplane competition no longer to have the superiority. Although also not clear Chinese air force whether can retires more than 1,000 J-6 airplane or several hundred J 17 airplanes, but may firmly be, certainly can stably grow as the nucleus multirole combat aircraft quantity. If the present estimated China purchases and the home production airplane quantity is the accurate speech, then to 2005, the Chinese air force altogether can have 300-400 new style or the multirole combat aircraft. Such has the formidable attack capability the air force to the Taiwan air force is one kind of serious threat without doubt, specially after suffers the Chinese missile forces army the missile and the special troops attacks, the Taiwan air force will be in the extremely dangerous situation. The at that time Chinese air force, to guards in this local United States Air Force, including in the Okinawa United States military and the 7th fleet aircraft carrier combat team all is the serious threat.
After 2005, because the Chinese air force continues to purchase the Su-30MKK airplane, or the Shenyang airplane company’s su-27 airplane production line will change the Su-30 production line, simultaneously the J-XX airplane will approve the production the quantity also to be able large scale to increase. To 2010, the new generation of home production fighter aircraft like “J-12” or “XXJ” possibly can appear, such estimate is has the enough funds based on the Chinese air force to purchase the expensive battle airplane and in the correlation arms and ammunition situation makes, certainly at the same time also should have the very high training and the logistics support level.
(1) multirole combat aircraft development plan
1. Sukhoi Su-30MKK airplane
Has purchased Sukhoi the Su-30MKK airplane possibly is the Chinese air force starts since the beginning of the 90’s to carry on the modernized advancement the most important step. After has equipped Russian Phazotron designing bureau’s ZHUK the M-E radar, the Su-30MKK airplane becomes in the Chinese air force the most advanced airplane. Certainly, in the Taiwan Straits sky also is most advanced. Had the Su-30MKK airplane, the Chinese air force had a better denial of the air operational platform. More importantly, the Su-30MKK airplane is the Chinese air force first kind can the all-weather use precision guidance weapon airplane.
The Su-30MK airplane is εεΊ§ε, took one kind the airplane which improves by the su-27UBK two-place trainer, started from 1993 to develop, after this airplane cabin for weapon control, but around the cabin could complete the flight and the weapon control duty, around the cabin all was allowed to use 2 multi-purpose monitors to carry on the control. This airplane became in 1996 India to purchase 40 Su-30K/MK/the MKI airplane technical standard.
The Su-30MKK prototype flies to March 9, 1999, announces the material from 1999-2000 year Russian aspect to look, Chinese air force’s Su-30MKK airplane different India to purchase Su-30MKI airplane. First China purchases the airplane does not have Indian advanced, lacks like the thrust force vector engine and the pretage duck wing urgently needs to the ultra evasion system. In addition, China’s Su-30MKK airplane installment phased-array radar and western navigation electricity system.
China purchases the first 20 Su-30MKK aircraft equipment range coverage was 80 – 100 kilometers, at the same time may track 10 goals NIIPN001VE the pulse Doppler radar, following paid Chinese the Su-30MKK airplane to replace Phazotron designing bureau’s ZHUK-M-S radar. This radar under the empty working pattern its range coverage is 150 kilometers, may simultaneously track 20 goals and simultaneously attack 4 goals. But the true improvement or the spatial opposite pattern, this radar detectable 300 kilometer outside destroyer, 150 kilometer outside railroad bridge, outside 25 kilometers moves tank group. Su-30MKK is loaded with uses in the empty work way infrared scanning and the tracking system, also can use the all-weather search – aiming to hang the cabin.
Su-30MKK has 12 to hang the spot, may hang carries: The Kh-59M television-controlled missile, has 200 kilometers firing distances Kh-3 the 1P anti-radiation vehicle, the Kh-29T television-controlled missile, the laser and the television bomb, and can use existing air-to-air missile like R-73, center is apart from missile R-27 and in the active guidance is apart from missile R-77. In 2001 at Moscow θͺε±, the Raduga designing bureau has demonstrated the Kh-59MK radar control anti-ship missile. Its 285 kilometers firing distances caused the person to associate the ZHUK-M-S radar, possibly enable the Chinese air force the Su-30MKK airplane to have the extremely superior anti-ship operational capacity in the future.
Because China does not want to let India understand the Chinese Su-30MKK airplane the situation, and altogether the blue city aircraft factory in exported Su-27SK to China and flew cooperative production Su-27SK when Shen with the Chinese air force has established the close relation, also caused the Su-30MKK airplane the production place choice in altogether the blue city.
2. Chengdu airplane company’s J-XX
The J-XX airplane took the multirole combat aircraft, gradually changed more and more importantly. After the nearly 20 years development, now probably has 5 or the more J-XX airplane is carrying on the test flight. To 2005, the J-XX airplane approximately may produce 30, the final output possibly can achieve 500. Looked from the performance that, the J-XX airplane may hang with the American first kind carries AIM-120 active radar missile F-16 Block 30 to be similar.
The J-XX airplane possibly profits from US’S technology. First, Israel “the lion” the fighter aircraft has mainly used the F-16 airplane technology which the General Dynamics Corporation produces, these technologies are possibly brought from Israel to Chengdu, including navigation electricity, advanced compound material and flight control system technology; The fax control system also is possibly obtained by the Chengdu airplane company. Moreover, according to comes to state from the Taiwan area news that, the Chinese aspect has earnestly studied Pakistan’s F-16 airplane, and used the related technology on the J-XX airplane.
The J-XX airplane possibly can use domestic self-made the hard helmet aiming system, and may hang carries Russian R-73, Israel’s Python-4 (“strange snake” 4) or the Chinese domestic product PL-9 missile. Center is apart from the missile to be possible to use R-27, R-77 or the domestically produced model, but the radar model at present is not clear.
Some news pointed out that, the Chinese aspect possibly intends to purchase from Russia’s reaches 300 AL-31F engine to equip the J-XX airplane much, this was possibly suggesting China to waited for the domestic appropriate ζΆ‘fan engine will equip the J-XX airplane already to lose the patience, the J-XX airplane possibly has later been able to use the thrust force vector engine and to try to strengthen its stealth performance.
3. Shenyang airplane company’s J-8II
2001 news indicated that, the Chinese air force indeed has made the improvement to the J-8II airplane, the model possibly is J-8IIC/H. This machine performance possibly is lower than American F-16 and F/the A-18 airplane. In makes the improvement after its armament system, J-8IIC/the H airplane may use is apart from the defending missile and to the place defense area outside the weapon delivery execution strike mission. When empty duty, may to attack airplane and so on Su-30MKK or JH-7 carries on the escort, also may take the demonstration airplane, attracts the American aircraft carrier combat team the attention, in order to enable the execution strike mission the airplane to approach the aircraft carrier well.
4. Xian aircraft corporation’s JH-7
Some news indicated that, the JH-7 airplane had once demonstrated in the public situation hangs carries the domestically produced ramming engine supersonic speed cruise missile, this missile is similar to France’s ASMP missile. The JH 7 airplanes also possibly hang carry the Kh-31 series missile. Perhaps the JH-7 airplane also can improve, in order to can resist the American present the fighter aircraft, it also possibly mainly uses in to carry out to the place strike mission. This airplane may carry on the low-level penetration, in order to its use to place strike weapon. The future JH-7 airplane will possibly be able to equip the distant transmission the supersonic speed air-to-ground missile, further will strengthen its attack capability.
5. Future fighter aircraft
The Chinese air force possibly later period starts the next generation battle airplane model in the 90’s which develops to be called “XX-J”. The estimate serves about 2015. Mainly is strengthens the air fight ability and the reduced radar characteristic, but the contour is similar to the F-15 airplane.
Will have the many kinds of so-called Chinese air force future the fighter aircraft plan, one kind will look like a little likes American F-22, but increased the coupling duck wing, also a little will like SU-37. These two kind of designs has all used the contour stealth design, and extremely possibly uses the thrust force vector engine. Regarding the second kind of plan, has the news to be called “is new 93” the plan, called this plan is one kind of 15 ton about airplane, the fight load is 4,860 kilograms, has all surpassed the Su-27 airplane in the very various performance.
6. Pilotless fight platform
Is same like the United States Air Force, the Chinese air force has the extremely strong interest to the pilotless air platform. The Chinese air force always is using the pilotless reconnaissance aircraft since long ago. “The expansive sky” series nobody machine is comes from US which obtains in the Vietnamese war “η«θ” nobody machine. Most advanced “the expansive sky” nobody machine has used the GPS aid to navigation system, following “the expansive sky” nobody machine not only uses in to reconnoiter, very possible also to use in the electronic information information collection. Using from Israeli technology ASN-206 small cass aircraft also by Chinese air force widespread use.
Most interesting nobody machine is Guizhou company’s WZ-2000 twin engine stealth nobody machine, this nobody machine is possibly the Chinese first kind of robot bomber. This company’s personnel stated that, the WZ-2000 external dimensions may need to make according to the user. At the same time, the Beijing aerospace university had also demonstrated one kind of virtual reality control system, it is said may use in to WZ-2000 nobody machine carries on the control.
7. Close air support
It is reported, the Q-5 airplane is carrying on the reequipment to use to put in the laser guided bomb. Some one kind is called “Q6” the airplane project to stop, this model is similar to the MIG 127 designs.
The Hong all airplane company produces the L15 trainer aircraft possibly can grow the model which attacks to the place, because this machine high sets at the wing section to be possible to cause this machine loading more weapons, its bimotor establishment is advantageous to enhances the airplane the battlefield survival. Massive Q-5 and the J-6 airplane still permissible will satisfy the Chinese near future the need. In addition the army “z 10′ ‘ the attack helicopter mass productions later also might use in to the place short-range support.
8. Bomber aircraft
The Chinese air force now probably has 100 H6 bomber aircraft, this kind of airplane started in 1959 to serve. This machine combat radius is 1,800 kilometers, but this machine equipment is obsolete, is unable to carry out under the modern combat condition majority operational mission. Starts from the Chinese navy’s H-6D airplane, the H-6 series airplane starts to attempt hangs carries the weapon which outside the defense area launches. Early C-601/the C-61 1 missile all is the type missile imitates from “the silkworm”, the firing distance is very near, can directly expose in the United States Air Force and the Taiwan air force η«εε in.
In 2000 has the news to indicate that, approximately some 25 advanced versions H-6 airplane, may use the YJ-63 television guidance air-to-ground missile which 1 series missile further develops by c-601/the C-61. Moreover, the H-6 airplane also possibly carries the new FL-2 missile. Along with the long-distance range precision guidance armament system equipment, the H-6 airplane has the possibility initiates together with the Chinese missile forces and the army to Taiwan’s first wave attack.
Some signs indicated that, the Chinese air force has the strong interest to Russia’s Su-32 fighter bomber, this machine even airplane has a stronger striking power compared to Su- the 30MKK. This machine may hang carries 2 MOSKIT (SS-N-22 “date η”) the supersonic speed anti-ship missile, or 3 YAKHONT supersonic speed anti-ship missile, has the very big threat to the American aircraft carrier combat team.
The Chinese air force possibly εΎζ³’ε倫 designing bureau’s Tu-22M3 strategic bomber is interested to Russia, considered Russia already had 4 Tu-22M bomber aircraft to rent for India, in the future several years, China will obtain 6-12 Tu-22M3 bomber aircraft was possible. This machine may hang carries the firing distance is 500 kilometer about Kh-22 (AS-6 “king fish”) the supersonic speed anti-ship missile and the new firing distance is 3,000 kilometer about stealth Kh-101 cruise missile, these all pose the enormous threat to the American aircraft carrier combat team. Because Russia receives SALT (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks) and START (reduction strategy arm pact) the limit, on the Tu-22M3 airplane the installment air refueling installment, has not caused this machine combat radius to limit about 2,150 kilometers. But said regarding China that, and does not have this limit, therefore the Chinese air force once obtains this machine on possibly installs the air refueling installment on the Tu-22M3 airplane, to further increases its combat radius. (World aerospace reads extensively)
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