We need more larger and more clear photos and source coming, I guess it should be installed AESA radar.
J-15 carrier fighter thread
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We need more larger and more clear photos and source coming, I guess it should be installed AESA radar.
definitely it’s fits for the EMALS of 003
definitely it’s fits for the EMALS of 003
If this is indeed another, better one it clearly shows to lack the catapult gear however.
yeah h've seen this img on top81 forum
yes guess it’s still for the No.16.17 carrier
glad it’s not ，really hope the real new J15 throw pitot tube away
yes guess it’s still for the No.16.17 carrier
asif iqbal
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So batch 3 and 4 is another 24 x J15
so new are not for 003?
It means J15B is for 003
Which means they are simultaneously working on J15 + J15B ?
something isn’t adding up
why not build batch 3 and 4 in 2017,2018 when we were all asking where is the next batch
and now all of a sudden we have so many J15!
so to summarise
batch 3 + 4 = 24 aircraft for CV-17
and 36 x J15B for 003
so new are not for 003?
It means J15B is for 003
Which means they are simultaneously working on J15 + J15B ?
something isn’t adding up
why not build batch 3 and 4 in 2017,2018 when we were all asking where is the next batch
and now all of a sudden we have so many J15!
so to summarise
batch 3 + 4 = 24 aircraft for CV-17
and 36 x J15B for 003
imo this green J15 img is just an old picture，罪恶大天使 said it has improved radar and WS10h via weibo
guess J15B & J35 still have time before type003 commissioned
It would be a good idea tactically to have multiple squadrons worth of fighters and other carrier aircraft (KJ-600 AEW, J-15D EW aircraft, and Z-18/Z-20 ASW+SAR helicopters) to form up a couple (probably 3-4?) air wings, and have these air wings rotate deployments aboard the PLAN's growing carrier fleet. For the air wings that are not deployed on a carrier, their respective squadrons can use the down time on shore to rest, replenish, train, and prepare for future deployment cycle out at sea.
I believe the PLAN can get away with the current amount of J-15 fighters because the operational tempo right now is slow, moreover the carrier concept is still somewhat in it's infancy. Should a conflict or incursion break out at sea, the operational tempo will pick up and the PLAN could really benefit from the redundancy of fighters just in case they lose a haul to maintenance, accident/mishap, or in the worst case a shootdown. More J-15s could also allow the PLAN to set up a shore-based squadron/regiment dedicated to the pilot training pipeline, much like how the US Navy has Fleet Replacement Squadrons.
The 003 is barely built, it probably won't enter service till the end of next year. As such is there really a need to start pumping out a batch of J-15s that are specified for the 003? I mean we haven't even seen much development out of the FC-31/J-35 program. There really is no rush, we've got plenty of time to get the 003's air wing together. It'll all come in good time
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