J-20 5th Generation Fighter VII
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Yes, that's the revised version of canopy cover and aerodynamic shape, plus WS-15 * 2. Can we say that this is the complete version?
No TVC yet. Maybe next version.
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1. LRAAM = Long range air-to-air missile
2. ULRAAM = Ultra + LRAAM
In essence, as long as the weapon pylons and fire control system onboard are rated PL-21-capable, any fighters in the PLA can carry the PL-21. This includes the J-16 and J-20, both of which are the mainline fighter models in the current PLAAF inventory.
Regardless of whether the J-20 or the J-16 carries the PL-21 - Unless the threat environment is low and/or enemy threat can be sufficiently suppressed - None of them will be located at the front of any assault formations as vanguards. More likely than not, they will become missile trucks while being flanked and protected by other allied fighters and/or UCAVs.
Otherwise, loyal wingman UCAVs (including those similar to FH-97/A and/or Dark Sword) and even bombers (H-6, H-20, JH-XX) too can play the role of missile trucks and carry PL-21s.
Once enemy warplanes are detected faraway by allied fighters and/or UCAVs further towards the front, these missile trucks will launch their PL-21s, which can then be guided towards their targets by those allied fighters and/or UCAVs. Of course, allied AEW&C aircrafts like the KJ-200, KJ-500 and KJ-600 with typically far larger radar coverage on the theater of war than fighters too can guide the PL-21s towards their targets.
This method can be further upgraded across the board if the PLAAF and PLANAF can transfer the task of target guidance for PL-21s between multiple allied fighters and AEW&C aircrafts (perhaps also with other allied units of other PLA branches if deemed viable) spanning across huge distances within a single journey of any PL-21. This capability would be very useful when operating under substantial enemy EW jamming and suppression environment.
Of course, the method above isn't just limited to the PL-21. Other LRAAMs currently in the PLA arsenal e.g. the PL-15 and PL-17, alongside future ULRAAMs for the PLA with >500 kilometer-range too are also included in similar manners.
The usage of ULRAAMs, however, requires a very extensive, very far-reaching and very reliable C4ISTAR system that is capable of covering the entire theater of war which spans thousands of kilometers. Though, any further discussion on that should be conducted elsewhere.
If that's not the case, then I'm not sure if important lessons have been properly learnt during the planning and design stages of China's 6th-gen fighter. Anyways, any further speculation on this should be continued in the Chinese 6th-gen fighter thread.
1. LRAAM = Long range air-to-air missile
2. ULRAAM = Ultra + LRAAM
In essence, as long as the weapon pylons and fire control system onboard are rated PL-21-capable, any fighters in the PLA can carry the PL-21. This includes the J-16 and J-20, both of which are the mainline fighter models in the current PLAAF inventory.
Regardless of whether the J-20 or the J-16 carries the PL-21 - Unless the threat environment is low and/or enemy threat can be sufficiently suppressed - None of them will be located at the front of any assault formations as vanguards. More likely than not, they will become missile trucks while being flanked and protected by other allied fighters and/or UCAVs.
Otherwise, loyal wingman UCAVs (including those similar to FH-97/A and/or Dark Sword) and even bombers (H-6, H-20, JH-XX) too can play the role of missile trucks and carry PL-21s.
Once enemy warplanes are detected faraway by allied fighters and/or UCAVs further towards the front, these missile trucks will launch their PL-21s, which can then be guided towards their targets by those allied fighters and/or UCAVs. Of course, allied AEW&C aircrafts like the KJ-200, KJ-500 and KJ-600 with typically far larger radar coverage on the theater of war than fighters too can guide the PL-21s towards their targets.
This method can be further upgraded across the board if the PLAAF and PLANAF can transfer the task of target guidance for PL-21s between multiple allied fighters and AEW&C aircrafts (perhaps also with other allied units of other PLA branches if deemed viable) spanning across huge distances within a single journey of any PL-21. This capability would be very useful when operating under substantial enemy EW jamming and suppression environment.
Of course, the method above isn't just limited to the PL-21. Other LRAAMs currently in the PLA arsenal e.g. the PL-15 and PL-17, alongside future ULRAAMs for the PLA with >500 kilometer-range too are also included in similar manners.
The usage of ULRAAMs, however, requires a very extensive, very far-reaching and very reliable C4ISTAR system that is capable of covering the entire theater of war which spans thousands of kilometers. Though, any further discussion on that should be conducted elsewhere.
IMHO, very likely. Though, we just don't know how big the internal weapons bay on the Chinese 6th-gen fighters will eventually get.
If that's not the case, then I'm not sure if important lessons have been properly learnt during the planning and design stages of China's 6th-gen fighter. Anyways, any further speculation on this should be continued in the Chinese 6th-gen fighter thread.
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WS-15, or WS-10?
WS-15, or WS-10?
I got this screenshot! ... looks indeed a bit like a J-20B but the engines look still very much like WS-10Cs and I thought there were reports, no. 2052 would be grey already. So maybe an old clip of 2051 only?
PS: He updated that Tweet:
Guys in the video were commenting about how fast it looked
As an aside, is the photographer basically risking serious jail time for doing this? It looks like he's doing it while hiding in a bush!
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