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With the official addition of the J-20 stealth fighter to the Chinese Air Force, India has been closely monitoring China's actions in the aviation field. Recently, India's EurAsia Times reported an article in China's Jiefangjun Daily about the operation of the "Wang Hai Brigade" in the East China Sea. During this operation, China's J-20 stealth fighters successfully identified and verified foreign fighters in the East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone. By comparing the timing of the activity, Indian media speculated that these identified foreign fighters were likely to be US F-22 and F-35 stealth fighters stationed in Japan, indicating that the J-20 has the ability to detect these two fifth-generation stealth fighters of the US military.
In addition, the J-20 also participated in live-fire training in the Taiwan Strait area, but the Taiwan military did not report the J-20's activity trajectory. This shows that the J-20 can still maintain excellent stealth performance when facing the US "Paving Claw" and other radars of the Taiwan military. Although the Taiwan military's "Paving Claw" radar claims to be able to detect large targets, in actual operations, the stealth performance of the J-20 makes it comfortable, demonstrating its superior stealth capabilities.
Former Indian Air Force pilot Vijad Thakur believes that the Opto electronic suite equipped with the J-20 stealth fighter, including an optoelectronic targeting system, a distributed aperture system and a laser ranging system, allows it to detect US stealth fighters at night even without relying on airborne radars at a distance of 80 kilometers. This ability to "discover the enemy first" has given the Chinese Air Force the initiative over the US F-22 and F-35 in actual combat, achieving a more favorable combat situation.
Military analyst Miguel Miranda said the Chinese Air Force is already on par with the U.S. Air Force in over-the-horizon operations. Although there are rumors that the Chinese J-20 obtained F-35 technology through hacking, from the actual performance, the stealth performance of the J-20 clearly exceeds that of the F-35. Moreover, the performance of the J-20 is still not satisfactory, mainly because its WS-10C engine does not yet have vector thrust. Once equipped with vector-thrust engines, the J-20 will take super-maneuverability to a new level, posing a greater threat to the U.S. F-22 and F-35.
China has been researching vector thrust engines for 20 years, and the technological gap is gradually narrowing. In the future, the superior super-maneuverability of the J-20 will make the US military face challenges, especially the F-35A, which is heavily equipped. However, the J-20 should not be seen as an isolated fighter, and the trend of "systematization" of fifth-generation fighters is becoming increasingly obvious. In the future, the J-20 will be further developed, strengthening its capabilities as an information node. In short, the J-20's air combat superiority has been confirmed, but we need to avoid falling into the mistake of simple performance comparison, and should pay more attention to the improvement of overall combat capability.
In the face of the current situation, we should focus on future military evolution. The success of the J-20 stealth fighter lies in its multi-layered, systematic design. Coupled with this, the Air Police 500 early warning aircraft, J-16D electronic warfare aircraft, and even the Navy's "China Aegis" ship have jointly built a powerful overall combat network. This "systematic" combat mode is the development direction of air operations in the future, and more efficient combat effectiveness can be achieved through coordinated operations and information sharing.
Not only limited to technology, the success of the J-20 also comes from China's persistence and investment in military scientific research. The past two decades of development have witnessed China's leap in the military field, and this continuous investment and focus will also be the driving force for continuous innovation in the future. As a manifestation of strong national strength, the breakthrough of the J-20 is a clear proof that China's military technology is constantly moving to the forefront.
In summary, the J-20's existing capabilities are sufficient to counter the U.S. F-22 and F-35 stealth fighters in air operations. However, we should not only focus on the superficial technical competition, but should pay more attention to the upgrading and optimization of the overall military system. The success of the J-20 marks a huge advance in China's military science and technology, but it is only the starting point for future development. Through sustained investment and overall coordination, China's military power will spread its wings in the wider sky.
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