{"id":643743,"date":"2020-01-21T09:30:45","date_gmt":"2020-01-21T13:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=643743"},"modified":"2020-01-21T09:30:45","modified_gmt":"2020-01-21T13:30:45","slug":"chinese-air-force-reveals-j-20-combat-formation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=643743","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Air Force Reveals J-20 Combat Formation"},"content":{"rendered":"

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China\u2019s most advanced J-20 stealth fighter jets assigned to an ace unit have been conducting real-combat scenario training together with powerful J-16 and agile J-10C jets, the People\u2019s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force revealed, as a Chinese expert said Monday the combination can conjure a kaleidoscope of tactics to safeguard the country.<\/p>\n

In a video released Sunday that celebrates the upcoming Spring Festival, the PLA Air Force showed the first scenes of J-20 fighter jets of the Wang Hai Air Group conducting real-combat scenario training.<\/p>\n

This is an indication that the J-20 jets are making smooth progress in the air force, as their service has entered a new stage of comprehensive combat capability, military experts said.<\/p>\n

The video also showed for the first time the J-20, J-16 and J-10C, dubbed the \u201cthree musketeers of the sky,\u201d taking off and conducting real-combat scenario training together. Two J-20s, two J-16s and one J-10C formed a combat formation, according to the video.<\/p>\n

The combination of one J-20, one J-16 and one J-10C was tested in 2018, China Central Television (CCTV) reported then.
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\nAir defense expert Fu Qianshao told the Global Times on Monday that the air force has been exploring tactics with the J-20 and other fighter jets in previous mock competitive training and has gained some experience in acquiring air superiority, land attack and sea attack.<\/p>\n

While the J-20 is more advanced than the J-16 and J-10C, they share advanced technologies like avionics and active electronically scanned array radars, according to Fu.<\/p>\n

The J-16, the least stealthy of the three, can lead an attack and openly use radar to detect targets and attract enemy attention, while the stealthy J-20s can lurk nearby and launch surprise missile attacks when hostile targets engage the J-16, Fu said, noting that the J-10C, when equipped with the domestically developed thrust vector control engine, will excel at close-quarters dogfights thanks to super maneuverability.<\/p>\n

Another tactic is to first have the J-20 destroy hostile strategic hubs, including early warning aircraft and aerial tankers, using their stealth capability, and then the heavily loaded J-16 can strike enemy ground forces including mobile radar stations as the J-10C takes over air supremacy, experts told the Global Times.<\/p>\n

The J-20 has a kaleidoscope of tactics to fulfill their missions and more mock combat exercises should be conducted, Fu said, noting he also expects electronic warfare aircraft to accompany the J-20.<\/p>\n

The J-20 made its first test flight in 2011, its public debut at Airshow China 2016 and entered military service in 2017.<\/p>\n


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