Indeed. It is the first step in a doctrinal shift within PLAAF. Red Sword 2027 is going to be crazy.
J-20 5th Gen Fighter Thread VIII
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Indeed. It is the first step in a doctrinal shift within PLAAF. Red Sword 2027 is going to be crazy.
Just a CG model of a J-20 in beast mode based on that photograph, with 8x PL-15s on dual-rack wing pylons in addition to the 4x or 6x PL-15s inside the IWB. Made by Big Bun CG on Weibo.
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i thought j20 can hold 6 pl-15e internally, or has that not been in active service yet?
Not PL-15E. PLAAF does not use export variant. Internally it can carry six PL-16 which has not been revealed publicly because of weaponsbay.
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asif iqbal
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Are these missiles modified to be smaller ?
Surely they are not the standard PL15 sold to Pakistan ?
Surely they are not the standard PL15 sold to Pakistan ?
Would be interesting to know if they can drop hardpoints after firing missiles ?
Better approach might be RCS reducing hard points/pods.
Dropping stealthy pylons is still better than carrying stealth pylons because stealthy pylons RCS > no pylons RCS. Cost isn't an issue at all considering what it is for and how uncommon it would be. Creating dropable pylons and modifying latches to allow dropping under movement and closing latches with seals would be the challenge.
As for J-20S entering "mass" production. This is basically the equivalent of the USAF NGAD now that the NGAD program is considering regendering itself into identifying as a new block of F-35 with CCA command capabilities. This is precisely what J-20S role is in PLAAF. Except the USAF has not even managed to get into service this NGAD F-35 while J-20S hasn't just been in service for a number of years now but is entering production rate approaching well into the double digit per year... who knows maybe even approaching J-20's >100 units/year.
As for J-20S entering "mass" production. This is basically the equivalent of the USAF NGAD now that the NGAD program is considering regendering itself into identifying as a new block of F-35 with CCA command capabilities. This is precisely what J-20S role is in PLAAF. Except the USAF has not even managed to get into service this NGAD F-35 while J-20S hasn't just been in service for a number of years now but is entering production rate approaching well into the double digit per year... who knows maybe even approaching J-20's >100 units/year.