Chengdu next gen combat aircraft (?J-36) thread

AndrewJ

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I have a feeling even a momentarily spike in RCS in unlucky scenarios could result in a lock. Modern AESAs could focus their beam to achieve a higher than normal range sensitivity provided it knows where to look so if timed correctly it might be possible to lock on to a stealthy target even if spike in signature is temporarily.

That's exactly why everyone is talking about "A shoot B guide" scheme, aka Network-centric Warfare.
 

siegecrossbow

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I think that most people are missing the forest for the trees when analyzing the recent combat between India and Pakistan. What got CAC engineers shitfaced drunk with happiness is not so much that their product is combat proven, but that there real life evidence that their interpretation of next generation aerial warfare is correct. J-36’s radical design and combat philosophy is actually the correct path forward.
 
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