The main task of anti-submarine patrol planes in the actual combat process is to complete the search and attack of submarines, but on weekdays, a large number of anti-submarine patrol planes will also carry out intensive operations at sea to practice the search for submarines, of course, these anti-submarine patrol planes have another task, that is, to improve their anti-submarine database. Some time ago, the media had reported that the PLA had conducted a close interception of an anti-submarine helicopter of the Australian Air Force over the Yellow Sea. It is understood that at that time, China used a J-10 fighter jet to intercept Australia's anti-submarine patrol aircraft. And now the information published by foreign media points out that the main reason why the PLA dispatched J-10 fighters to intercept Australian anti-submarine patrol planes with such high intensity is to desperately cover the submarines below.
In recent years, the strength of China's submarines has been continuously improving, and of course, the People's Liberation Army has also taken the initiative to publish propaganda videos about submarines. The War Research Institute believes that China's efforts to cover submarines are also to prevent Australia from improving its anti-submarine database and sharing intelligence with the United States. Once the United States, Australia and other countries improve the anti-submarine database, it will also be a big trouble for the mainland's submarines, so intercepting Australia's anti-submarine helicopters can allow the mainland's submarines to better carry out covert operations.
The War Research Institute believes that the interception of Australia's anti-submarine helicopter after approaching the Continental Army's exercise area was also completely self-inflicted. Australia knows that China has set up a forbidden area for military exercises, and ignores China's warnings, and continues to complete the reconnaissance mission of intelligence data, so what is it that was intercepted by the J-10 fighter jet? In recent years, it is not the first time that China and Australian military aircraft have had an air confrontation, because according to the information obtained by the War Research Institute, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) has also dispatched J-16 heavy fighters to intercept the Australian Air Force's P-8A anti-submarine patrol planes some time ago. In fact, in recent years, the United States has also been constantly practicing the joint operations of air fighters and nuclear submarines.
Some time ago, the United States released a set of photos, which showed that the United States used A-10 attack planes to conduct joint exercises with a number of US nuclear submarines, and according to media reports, this is a rare joint exercise between fighters and submarines in the United States. Of course, although the main task of the A-10 attack aircraft is to complete the ground strike, in terms of the ability of the A-10 attack aircraft, in fact, it is also capable of driving away some anti-submarine aircraft, and usually the anti-submarine aircraft are propeller-powered aircraft or some carrier-based helicopters, so this also makes the flight speed of the anti-submarine patrol aircraft not fast. For the A-10 attack aircraft, First, in addition to being able to carry a large amount of ground-attack ammunition, attack aircraft can also carry air-to-air missiles when necessary, and this can pose a threat to some antisubmarine patrol organs.
Regardless of whether it is true that the information disclosed by the foreign media shows that the J-10 fighter intercepted the Australian military aircraft in order to cover the submarine below, the war research believes that a large number of air forces of the PLA are actually necessary to cover when the submarine sails. Although the anti-submarine planes of the United States or other opponents' anti-submarine planes can play the role of an imaginary enemy, it is particularly important not to improve the anti-submarine database for the opponent; if the opponent continues to strengthen the anti-submarine database, then in the course of actual combat in the future, the mainland's anti-submarine planes will also face more pressure. Text/Iris