China's people's Liberation Army extended range air-to-air missile exercise
"The observer network" 16th China military online English version posted a series of "red sword 2016" military exercise photos. According to reports, it is in the West of China improved base of large scale combat maneuver, considered and United States "red flag" par series of air combat exercises. In this photo, there hung a fighter -11B fighter carrying recently in network exposure of very large pictures with long-range air-to-air missiles, it may indicate that the missile had participated in the war games. In view of this exercise, just loading force -20 fighters and ultra long-range air-to-air missile with the appearance and ultra long-range air-to-air missile designed for the important goal was similar to the f-20, F-22 supersonic maneuvering targets, whether it is among China's most advanced air-to-air missiles and Stealth fighters, "the duel"? This possibility cannot be ruled out.
Last exposure when such missiles is appears in the -16 under the wing of the aircraft, when caused by military media's surprise. According to the relevant materials, which can not only attack the most as far as 700 km of early warning machines, large targets, such as tankers, bombers, or fight against 400 kilometres in supersonic cruise and maneuvering targets substantially. In other words, the new ultra long-range missiles with a range more than already appeared twice more than double with bang-15 air-to-air missiles, active break-12 or us AIM-120C8 missiles are increased more than 4 times, and in theory can be effective against similar F-22 supersonic maneuvering capability goals.
Airport appears on the aircraft, including bombers -6U tanker, two -10 fighter and a fighter -11B fighterFighter -11B fighter left visible on and under the wing of a large air-to-air missileTop local amplification, missile and aircraft size and earlier f-16 carrying new air-to-air missile similar to the proportionNetwork spread f-16 carrying extended range air-to-air missile photoNets f- -11B carry a break-15 missile photo, showing break-15 missile size significantly smaller than the ultra long-range air-to-air missileTo participate in "red sword-2016" air police-2000 airborne early warningFighter -8F fighter participating in the exercises belly to carry electronic countermeasures podFighter -11B fighter film, the rear is a fighter -10B fighterXiphophorus 2016 games was the first batch of the f- -10B fighter deployment force first combat maneuver(Information and -20 at the Zhuhai air show performer), according to foreign media reports, satellite photos show the fighter during the Red sword drills -20 appeared in the improved base. News, schedule links of exercises -20 demonstrates to the troops show the stealth characteristics of the fifth-generation fighter, causing large forces thought vibration
(Editor: Yang Chen Hong)
2017-01-17 09:40:15
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