J-10 Thread III (Closed to posting)
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Video of August 1st performing yesterday. In my opinion a better performance than the one we had three days ago:
[video=youtube;bhhlsCbigx4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhhlsCbigx4[/video]
[video=youtube;bhhlsCbigx4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhhlsCbigx4[/video]
According to CJDBY blog, J-10B will enter service soon. First batch will be delivered soon. It is confirmed to be equipped with AESA radar and will be the most advanced PLAAF fighter on e it enters service.
I wonder if Lion has anything to say about this.
I wonder if Lion has anything to say about this.
When it really enter service then we will talk about it. I will take the blog with a pinch of salt. Its nothing official yet. Given the extreme slow progress of J-10b compare to J-15. One has to wonder why it took them so long or even just a test bed for new technology.
broadsword
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The USAF are already going to upgrade their AESA on their F-16, so I'm not surprised that China is also introducing their own.
SinoSoldier
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The J-10B's radar is nowhere near as advanced as the ones on the J-15, J-16, and J-11B. Seeing that the airframe enhancements on the J-10B are also applied to the J-15 and J-16, the latter would be far more advanced than the J-10B.
I'm not sure there is any way to verify this statement until more details become known publicly.
Perhaps more importantly, we need to be careful in the use of "advanced" vs "powerful" as the J-10B 'may' have the most advanced/newest (technologically speaking) AESA vis a vis the J15/16, but due to the shear size and ability to generate higher electical output of these platforms their AESA radars will always be more powerful.
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