CV-16, CV-17 STOBAR carrier thread (001/Liaoning, 002/Shandong)

[def333]

According to CCTV, in May 2022, while on a far-sea mission, the Liaoning aircraft carrier was caught between two foreign aircraft carriers. In response to the serious provocation by foreign forces, J-15 fighter jets took off armed with missiles and tightly pursued the foreign aircraft, engaging in a dogfight from an altitude of 8,000 meters down to 2,000 meters, ultimately driving the foreign aircraft away. A J-15 pilot stated, "In confronting the enemy, not an inch of land or sea shall be yielded!"

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I have seen a saying：
Every production batch of the J-15 outperforms other Flanker variants in its class.

 

[Alfa_Particle]

I have seen a saying：
Every production batch of the J-15 outperforms other Flanker variants in its class.

Flankers of the same sub-generation? Definitely in terms of avionics. Only problem is the respective J-15 variant often arrives a few years later.

 

[4Tran]

I have seen a saying：
Every production batch of the J-15 outperforms other Flanker variants in its class.

To be fair, the only competition would be the J-16. The other advanced Flanker is the Su-35 and China isn't all that impressed with the ones they have. It'd still be pretty impressive if the J-15 better than a J-16.

 

[TK3600]

I thought J-15 variants are behind others until the J-15T?

 

[Alfa_Particle]

I thought J-15 variants are behind others until the J-15T?

Technically it's a weird offset. J-15s of the contemporary sub-generation are better equipped but often arrives noticeably later than other Flankers: e.g. the J-15 has better avionics (and used more advanced manufacturing techniques) than the J-11B but arrived much later. Same thing with the J-15T vs J-16.

 

[vincent]

Technically it's a weird offset. J-15s of the contemporary sub-generation are better equipped but often arrives noticeably later than other Flankers: e.g. the J-15 has better avionics (and used more advanced manufacturing techniques) than the J-11B but arrived much later. Same thing with the J-15T vs J-16.

The reason is fairly simple. There are only a few of them at the middle of a huge ocean. PLAN would want to have the best of everything at the time of development.

 

[by78]

Some images from the latest deployment to the western pacific.

 

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[by78]

Two more (taking off from ski jump).