This fighter could change the landscape of modern warfare.
BEIJING: China sent two sixth-generation stealth fighter jets flying at the same time last month, causing chaos and chaos that sent major countries around the world into a state of panic. Military experts around the world are still speculating about their strength.
China’s J-36 fighter jet is said to have the potential to change the face of modern warfare. Experts say the sixth-generation fighter could serve as an airborne command center for a combat drone fleet. This would allow it to guide hundreds of combat drones in future wars.
The People’s Liberation Army of China flew these jets on Dec. 26, the 131st birthday of its founder Mao Zedong, sending a big message to its enemies. One of these fighter jets has drawn praise from many defense experts.
On New Year’s Eve, the Chinese military released a video showing photos of a new fighter jet. Military experts say this is a clear message that China is building a sixth-generation aircraft, which it has named J-36. Military experts said these aircraft use many new lethal technologies.
What can China’s J-36 fighter jet do?
John Waters, a former US Air Force pilot and F-16 pilot, said the Chinese aircraft is very special in its stealth capabilities and therefore cannot be easily detected by enemy radars. He compared it to the American stealth nuclear bomber B-21.
“These big planes don’t have a lot of acrobatics and aren’t designed for one-on-one combat,” Waters said. Another US expert, Bill Steinman, added that the era of one-on-one combat with fighter jets is now obsolete, in the era of beyond-visual-range missiles and advanced sensors.
Steinman speculated that the primary mission of China’s J-36 jets would be to attack and destroy enemy air bases. This includes fighter jets, tanker aircraft, support aircraft such as (Airborne Early Warning and Control) AWACS, and aircraft carriers at sea.
Former Australian Air Force officer Peter Leighton says China’s J-36 aircraft is similar in design to Russia’s MiG-31. Characterized by long-range and high-speed attacks.
Leighton said the J-36’s role is to protect China’s long-range strategic bombers. The fighter is also capable of providing air defense in areas where ground air defense systems do not exist. It can be deployed anywhere on the ground in alert mode to easily deal with threats of any size. New Zealand military expert Lu Guwei said China’s PL-17 missile is capable of attacking up to 400 kilometers from air to air, which is also four times the speed of sound.
Lugu said China’s J-36 aircraft will not provide superiority on the front lines, but its value will make it the centerpiece of a major combat system. This 6th generation fighter can work with other deadly air warriors, including combat drones, J-20 fighters, and J-35A fighters. In a sense, it will serve as a control tower. AWACS will support you.
He said its ultra-powerful radar and sensors would allow it to sniff out stealth fighters from far away. These aircraft will also be able to land on aircraft carriers.
