Shenyang next gen combat aircraft thread

[Gloire_bb]

Actually Yankee states clearly in the podcast that there will be a CCA type drone specified for A2A/dogfight in China's 6gen system. So after the CAC/SAC 6gen program revealed I'm thinking, what would a dogfighting drone be?

Aerodynamics aren't problem, dogfighting drones(called missiles) are a thing for 7 decades now.

The more interesting thing is how to setup situational awareness in dogfight(and priority/fof logic in group fight with deteriorating comm picture), while still preferably costing less than a manned aircraft.

Otherwise what's the purpose of it, go optionally manned for same money and be happy.

 

[Neurosmith]

Cross posting from CDF. (Source: Xinhui)

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Wow. I'm assuming the protruding surfaces are the stabilizers that haven't been fully folded flat yet?

Or could this be the rumored manned CCA from SAC?

 

[talonn]

Cross posting from CDF. (Source: Xinhui)

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"Siri, Can you enhance that image"

 

[bsdnf]

Looks like a super giant J-20 without vertical stabilizer, Shengad doesn't look that big when it's in the sky.

Cross posting from CDF. (Source: Xinhui)

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[polati]

That doesn't look consistent with the previous pictures of J-XDS, where are the protrusions on the wingtips?

 

[e46m3]

I believe that image has been stretched then pixelated.

This looks more correct to my eyes?

 

[constalation]

Honestly that picture has been meddled with soo much, its practically impossible to get any worthwhile insight out of it. What's with the secrecy around SAC? Why so much?

 

[Schwerter_]

Honestly that picture has been meddled with soo much, its practically impossible to get any worthwhile insight out of it. What's with the secrecy around SAC? Why so much?

Cant comment on the picture but the secrecy we have observed from SAC is not the exception to Chinese military development, it's the norm.

 

[Awenumick]

I believe that image has been stretched then pixelated.

This looks more correct to my eyes?

What is this?

 

[sutton999]

not sure what this is and where, is this Shenyang?

What is this?

fake Picture, ignore