NGL, Looks to be more advanced than Ghatak drone at this stage.
J-20 5th Gen Fighter Thread VIII
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We are still waiting for the Dark Sword UCAV, which apparently has gone dark for quite some time now...Make it larger still and it might give the Kizilelma a run for it's money
Can an ace RC pilot defeat rookie pilot on J-20?
It's understood - not known! - to be an a2a-optimized far- infrared(or dual band?) long-range a2a search set. IIRC we don't know if it includes laser or other heads; if the proposed F-22 IRST is an indicator - it may not. The lack of need to rotate 360 allows for the largest possible main mirror (simple geometry).
F-35 EOTS is a multirole, but really ground attack-optimized hardware, combining med- infrared sensor with a video feed and LRF/designator. IIRC you can treat it basically as an internal variant of SNIPER ATP (ATP-SE?).
It needs to be able to look back, because this is how free-fall laser-guided bombs are used (or even propelled a2g munitions, if the aircraft turns away after drop).
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The J-20 is more aerial combat oriented than a generalist like the F-35 so the current approach is sufficient for the time being. China is working on a full blown solution similar to what is used on the F-35, however. There was a paper on this in 2022. Wouldn’t be surprised if we see a fully transparent EOTS on production level WS-15 J-20.
Would it also make more sense on the twin seater version? With a fire control officer the extra ISR capability would be put to full use in a more generalist J-20.
Why is EOTS a step back? It allow for Search and track without opening the radar