Wednesday, May 20, 2015

J-20 an aircraft carrier killer?


via Defense Talk.
An online report from Russia indicated that the maiden flight of the first prototype was made in January 2011, that China has already tested the sixth prototype of J-20, and that the J-20 at its initial stage is already an aircraft carrier killer.
According to the report, it takes five to six years for a new fighter to enter service. Therefore, it is very likely that this fighter will be equipped with a full set of avionics and arms in 2017.
Read the whole article here.

They dropped the lead.  It seems that DT focused on the engines and avionics....even when the J-20 would enter service (we'll get back to that in a bit).

But what caught my eye is that the J-20 is being called an aircraft carrier killer.

A long range, semi-stealthy airplane, that flies fast, flies high and mix that with the latest anti-ship missile that the Chinese already have in inventory and it becomes obvious that the US Navy has a problem.

The Chinese are drinking our milkshake and leadership is holding the glass while they do it.

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