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China was not an aviation-industrial power at the time, and relied on foreign countries for its military aircraft, [5] but did have a fledgling aircraft industry that produced a few indigenous experimental aircraft designs and foreign aircraft designs under license, [6] including about 100 Hawk III fighter-attack planes, China's frontline fighter-attack plane of choice when war broke out in ...
Rod Lee, research director at the China Aerospace Studies Institute of the Air University, believes J-20 is intended to be primarily used for destroying high-value airborne assets, which is an alternative way of establishing air superiority. Supplemental missions may include launching anti-radiation missiles and air-to-ground munitions.
China was the Su-27's first export customer. [4] China turned to the Soviet Union for weapons following the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and the resulting Western arms embargo. China selected the Su-27 over the Mikoyan MiG-29. Three orders were made in the 1990s, and the deliveries of 36 Su-27SKs and 42 Su-27UBKs started in 1992 and continued ...
NATO reporting name Flanker-M. [209] The Flanker M is the latest version of the Sukhoi Su-35, known internally as the Su-35BM (bolshaya modernizatsiya – big modernization), and is an advanced capability multirole air superiority fighter developed from the Su-27.
Gen. Mike Minihan, who predicted war with China in 2025, is leading a massive training exercise in the Pacific involving more than 3,000 airmen from seven countries.
A J-10S operated by the Chinese Air Force, attending a military exercise in Russia. J-10CE for the Pakistan Air Force displayed at the Zhuhai Air Show 2024. J-10A: Single seat variant. The export designation is F-10A [47] or FC-20. [48] J-10AH: Naval version of J-10A. J-10AY: Aerobatics variant of J-10A. [49] J-10S: Tandem-seated trainer ...
The Shenyang J-15 (Chinese: 歼-15), also known as Flying Shark (Chinese: 飞鲨; pinyin: Fēishā; NATO reporting name: Flanker-X2, [3]) is a Chinese all-weather, twin-engine, carrier-based 4.5 generation [4] multirole fighter aircraft developed by the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC) and the 601 Institute, specifically for the People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force (PLANAF) to serve on ...
The weapon has a longer range than other American air-to-air missiles and could prove useful in a China fight. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Isaiah B Goessl