J-10 Thread IV
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by78
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I don't think they are over Tibet. This is a promotional photo from the movie Sky Hunter. You can see the fictional unit badge painted on the side of the intake. A high-resolution version of this was posted last summer.
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by78
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These are all old and posted before. The first two are from 2016 I believe, the last two are from 2017.
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That seems more like a ferrying operation than a combat patrol. For 1 thing I don't see any AA missiles on the pylons.
The image might not represent the actual operation. There is also a video with showing J-10Cs with full weapons load.
Hendrik_2000
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Chinese air force declares J-10C combat-ready
According to , the new J-10C fighter jet has begun to engage in operational combat missions in the Chinese Air Force since April 16 this year.
Designed by the 611 Chengdu Institute of the Chinese aircraft manufacturer AVIC, the J-10C essentially takes the design of its predecessor, the J-10B, but has a more advanced avionics suite, including a new radar scan antenna (AESA) of a brick architecture at approximately 1200 T / R, new trans-armored data links, and an armament system that supports a wider range of Air-Air and Air-Surface ammunition precision.
In 2016, the single-engine multi-role fighter entered into active service after three years of flight testing in Chengdu. Five PLAAF front-line units are believed to have started receiving new aircraft since then, some of which are mixed with the older J-10Bs.
The photos released this Monday by the Chinese army show two hunters bearing the registration 68x3x, which corresponds to the 72nd Brigade, formerly the 24th Division. It is a unit based in Tianjin Yangcun, close to Beijing, capital of China.
We can also see on one of the photos that a J-10C is flying at a very low altitude with a K / JDC01A designation pod under its DSI air inlet, and a new generation 500 GB500 laser guided bomb. kg under his left wing. These images indirectly illustrate the gradual transformation of the Chinese air force from a very territorial defense-oriented position to a much more interventionist role than before.
With this announcement on the commitment of the aircraft to operational missions, this new variant of J-10 should then reach the equivalent maturity level TRL 8 or FOC (Full Operational Capability).
A J-10C of the 72nd Brigade based near Beijing in standard interception configuration (Photo: PLAAF)
Since being admitted to active service, the J-10C has already participated in at least two major exercises of the Chinese Air Force, the 2016 and 2017 Red Flag, in which the aircraft has evolved alongside the new fighter jet. J-16 bomber of one, and of the VLO J-20 fighter on the other. The statement also indicates that more and more pilots of PLAAF are trained to fly on all three types of aircraft at once, a sign of a certain compatibility of the embedded systems of these new Chinese fighters.
suggests that the production rate of the J-10C in Chengdu would be 26 per year in 2016, against more than 40 for earlier variants of J-10 in 2014. But mentions an increase in the delivery of components by CAC (Chengdu Aircraft Corporation) - entity responsible for the production of FC-1, J-10, J-20 as well as Wing Loong drones for example - from the 4.6% for the first quarter of 2018 compared to last year, and "customers (military) have expressed new requirements for the rapid staffing of devices." It is therefore plausible that the production of J-10C is distributed on the rise
The Spotteur photos show that no less than 58 J-10C (the first prototype # 2.01 excluded) left the assembly line at Usine 132 between September 2015 and October 2017. We should therefore be close to the three regiments full of produced to date.
A J-10B photographed at Lhasa Airport, Tibet, in 2017 (Photo: jeansbird)
A J-10B with an ECM KL700A pod under the air inlet
A J-10C with new Air-Air PL-10 and PL-15 missiles.
It should be noted that the development of the J-10 program does not stop at the J-10C variant. Indeed, apart from the near-certainty of a new J-10D being studied to further improve the stealth, battery life and multi-role capability of the aircraft, a J-10C prototype was recently photographed in Chengdu with a new WS-10 Chinese motor, .
There is no doubt that the J-10 family, a mono-reactor tailored to the needs of the Chinese army, still has a bright future.
To be continued.
According to , the new J-10C fighter jet has begun to engage in operational combat missions in the Chinese Air Force since April 16 this year.
Designed by the 611 Chengdu Institute of the Chinese aircraft manufacturer AVIC, the J-10C essentially takes the design of its predecessor, the J-10B, but has a more advanced avionics suite, including a new radar scan antenna (AESA) of a brick architecture at approximately 1200 T / R, new trans-armored data links, and an armament system that supports a wider range of Air-Air and Air-Surface ammunition precision.
In 2016, the single-engine multi-role fighter entered into active service after three years of flight testing in Chengdu. Five PLAAF front-line units are believed to have started receiving new aircraft since then, some of which are mixed with the older J-10Bs.
The photos released this Monday by the Chinese army show two hunters bearing the registration 68x3x, which corresponds to the 72nd Brigade, formerly the 24th Division. It is a unit based in Tianjin Yangcun, close to Beijing, capital of China.
We can also see on one of the photos that a J-10C is flying at a very low altitude with a K / JDC01A designation pod under its DSI air inlet, and a new generation 500 GB500 laser guided bomb. kg under his left wing. These images indirectly illustrate the gradual transformation of the Chinese air force from a very territorial defense-oriented position to a much more interventionist role than before.
With this announcement on the commitment of the aircraft to operational missions, this new variant of J-10 should then reach the equivalent maturity level TRL 8 or FOC (Full Operational Capability).
A J-10C of the 72nd Brigade based near Beijing in standard interception configuration (Photo: PLAAF)
Since being admitted to active service, the J-10C has already participated in at least two major exercises of the Chinese Air Force, the 2016 and 2017 Red Flag, in which the aircraft has evolved alongside the new fighter jet. J-16 bomber of one, and of the VLO J-20 fighter on the other. The statement also indicates that more and more pilots of PLAAF are trained to fly on all three types of aircraft at once, a sign of a certain compatibility of the embedded systems of these new Chinese fighters.
suggests that the production rate of the J-10C in Chengdu would be 26 per year in 2016, against more than 40 for earlier variants of J-10 in 2014. But mentions an increase in the delivery of components by CAC (Chengdu Aircraft Corporation) - entity responsible for the production of FC-1, J-10, J-20 as well as Wing Loong drones for example - from the 4.6% for the first quarter of 2018 compared to last year, and "customers (military) have expressed new requirements for the rapid staffing of devices." It is therefore plausible that the production of J-10C is distributed on the rise
The Spotteur photos show that no less than 58 J-10C (the first prototype # 2.01 excluded) left the assembly line at Usine 132 between September 2015 and October 2017. We should therefore be close to the three regiments full of produced to date.
A J-10B photographed at Lhasa Airport, Tibet, in 2017 (Photo: jeansbird)
A J-10B with an ECM KL700A pod under the air inlet
A J-10C with new Air-Air PL-10 and PL-15 missiles.
It should be noted that the development of the J-10 program does not stop at the J-10C variant. Indeed, apart from the near-certainty of a new J-10D being studied to further improve the stealth, battery life and multi-role capability of the aircraft, a J-10C prototype was recently photographed in Chengdu with a new WS-10 Chinese motor, .
There is no doubt that the J-10 family, a mono-reactor tailored to the needs of the Chinese army, still has a bright future.
To be continued.