Chinese Flanker Family: J-11, J-16 ... Su-27SK/UBK, Su-30MKK

[LKJ86]

J-11B and J-11BS

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[LKJ86]

J-11BS and Su-27UBK

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[LKJ86]

J-11BSH

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[LKJ86]

J-11BSH

 

[kungfugymnast]

J-11BSH
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Via @军报记者 from Weibo

Why is it always unguided S8/13 rocket pods and unguided iron bombs? The J11BSH have optronic sensor pod that allows it to designate target for laser guided missiles and bombs. China has numbers of Russian visual/laser guided air to ground missiles and bombs. Where's kh29, kh25, kab250/500/1000?

 

[Deino]

Why is it always unguided S8/13 rocket pods and unguided iron bombs? The J11BSH have optronic sensor pod that allows it to designate target for laser guided missiles and bombs. China has numbers of Russian visual/laser guided air to ground missiles and bombs. Where's kh29, kh25, kab250/500/1000?

No it does not, the Flanker's IRST-device is not a target designator pod capable to guide LGBs and concerning the Russian bombs and missiles, most of them delivered are only IR-capable and not the LG-variant.

 

[kungfugymnast]

No it does not, the Flanker's IRST-device is not a target designator pod capable to guide LGBs and concerning the Russian bombs and missiles, most of them delivered are only IR-capable and not the LG-variant.

From Russian air to ground missiles encyclopedia, none of them are IR guided. They started with wire guided, tv guided, radar beam riding and later laser guided. Su-27 flanker B could designate target on HUD probably assisted by radar or IRST to launch air to ground missiles that will home in to designated target (visual on HUD). Mig29SMT standard armaments include kh29 air to ground missile. It has range of up to 10 miles. How does it track ground target at max range then? Only limited to large structure?

If US 80's & 90's MFD onwards, you could switch to ground search radar to display objects detected on the ground for you to select and track then launch AGM65D/G IR guided. Alternatively, you could turn off radar and use the FLIR to zoom and designate/lase target to launch AGM-65 from 9 miles away. You may target SAMs & AAA first then go after targets that can't retaliate. The target will show as designated on HUD where you could also place pickle to drop bomb. Russian avionics lacked of these but newer ones could be better. Maybe China fighters will come up with US equivalent avionics

 

[LKJ86]

J-16

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[kungfugymnast]

J-16
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Does J-16 come with LANTIRN/SNIPER style FLIR pod for zooming and designating or lasing target for laser guided missiles or bombs?

 

[LKJ86]

J-16

Via 解放军报

 

[LKJ86]

J-11B

Via @东部战区 from Weixin

 

[LKJ86]

J-11BS

Via @空军在线 from Weibo

 

[IblinI]

Don't know if this has been posted here before, a J11B upgrade with AESA.

 

[kungfugymnast]

Don't know if this has been posted here before, a J11B upgrade with AESA.

Do you find white radome looks nicer or black radome on J-11? I find black matte radome doesn't match PLAAF fighters cammo paint. Dark gray would be better. J-11 should replace their radars with new AESA.

 

[LKJ86]

J-11BS

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