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

[Deino]

Su-30MKK are upgraded to J-16 standard.

This is not confirmed and in fact it does not look that way ... they got indeed an MLU, but there not up to J-16 standard.

 

[siegecrossbow]

This is not confirmed and in fact it does not look that way ... they got indeed an MLU, but there not up to J-16 standard.

They are still using twist cassegrain radars. A documentary on PLANAF claims that J-10A has the advantage in BVR combat.

 

[LKJ86]

J-16

Via 解放军报

 

[LKJ86]

J-11BS and J-11B

Via @空军新闻 from Weixin

 

[LKJ86]

J-16
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Via 解放军报

 

[LKJ86]

J-16

Via @西部空天 from Weixin

 

[Deino]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1389182718278348801

 

[siegecrossbow]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1389182718278348801

His wife is actually an aircraft engineer from the SAC. I guess their marriage story went something like this:

Golden helmet pilot -- during the combat exercise I found this and this and this issue with the aircraft radar and control response time.

J-16 engineer -- no frickin way. This has been thoroughly covered during test flight.

Golden helmet pilot -- oh yeah? Wanna bet?

J-16 enginer -- how about this. I'll MARRY you if the problems you stated are actually real!

 

[LKJ86]

J-16

Via @兵器知识杂志 from Weixin

 

[DANGER-ZONE]

J-16
View attachment 733338
Via 解放军报

What's that under the right intake's hardpoint, some sort of POD ?

 

[Deino]

What's that under the right intake's hardpoint, some sort of POD ?

Right is a KG700 (or 600?) ECM pod

 

[LKJ86]

J-16
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Via @兵器知识杂志 from Weixin

J-16

Via www.81.cn

 

[LKJ86]

J-16

Via www.81.cn

 

[LKJ86]

J-16

Via @万全 from Weibo

 

[Deino]

Based on an image just released by Kanwa Defense Review 漢和防務評論 it seems as if the PLAN Naval base at Huangdicun has what appears to be five J-16 multirole fighters.

Given their light grey colour scheme I don't think these are PLAN Su-30MK2 but indeed J-16 ....
... however so far the PLAN does not operate thsi type.

(Image via Kanwa Defense Review 漢和防務評論 / Facebook)

PS .. these are just ordinary J-15s