J-10 Thread IV

[siegecrossbow]

No matter how radar is orientated it won't be in stealth optimal shape and there won't be any RAM on it. So does that mean it would need a radome that only allow a very specific frequency and/or band to pass? And if so could that also potentially be exploited by enemy if they acquire such information?

Bandpass filters don’t only allow one frequency, it allows for a small range of frequencies. Most fighter fire control radars are X-band anyway so I don’t see what the issue is?

Tilting the radar upward makes a huge difference when it comes to RCS reduction. There is a reason why control surfaces are tilted.

 

[Strangelove]

 

[Strangelove]

 

[by78]

A closeup of a J-10B/C's DSI bump.

Another image of the DSI bump.

 

[drowingfish]

wow i gotta say J-10C probably has one of the best side-views of any fighter in the world

 

[Akame]

Can other J-10 aircraft be upgraded to C rank?

 

[siegecrossbow]

Can other J-10 aircraft be upgraded to C rank?

Radar could be upgraded but only air cooled variant. It is not worth the effort.

 

[iioklwwelo]

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Good going, finally, the bottleneck seems to have been overcome. Chengdu is pumping out tens of J-10 a year. Next stop, success in the export market.

 

[lcloo]

Good going, finally, the bottleneck seems to have been overcome. Chengdu is pumping out tens of J-10 a year. Next stop, success in the export market.

Was there ever a bottleneck?

 

[Jason_]

Radar could be upgraded but only air cooled variant. It is not worth the effort.

Even an air cooled AESA is much better than MSA. As China's J-10A/S are quite new I would say the radar most certainly would be upgraded in the mid life upgrade.