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Chinas Aviation Industries (AVIC) has further developed the existing JH-7A Flying Leopard deep interdictor/strike aircraft into two specific dedicated airborne platforms: one for suppressing hostile air defences (the SEAD role), and another for undertaking ELINT functions in lieu of launching SEAD-based air campaigns.
To be employed by the Peoples Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF), these two variants have been in production since 2006. The original tandem-seat JH-7A bomber, which began entering service with the PLAAF in late 2004, comes equipped with a CETC-developed and built JL-10AG monopulse pulse-Doppler X-band multi-mode radar, digital fly-by-wire flight control system, and twin WS-9 Qinling turbofans (certified in July 2003) that are fully indigenised afterburning variants of the Rolls-Royce Spey MK202 turbofans. The JH-7A has 11 hardpoints, including six underwing, twin wingtip-mounted (for carrying within-visual-range PL-9C air combat missiles), two under the engine air intakes, and one centreline pylon. Together, these pylons can carry the PL-9C, the 70km-range YJ-91/Kh-31P Krypton supersonic anti-radiation missiles, LT-2 laser-guided bombs and FT-/LS-family of GPS-guided bombs.
A data-link pod carried underneath the portside engine air intake provides enemy radar emission/direction-finding cues to the YJ-91/Kh-31P. For all-weather strike sorties, the JH-7A comes equipped with a belly-mounted K/CDC-01 target acquisition/laser designator pod to paint targets for 500kg and 1,000kg laser-guided bombs.
FORCE - A Complete News Magazine on National Security - Defence Magazine
To be employed by the Peoples Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF), these two variants have been in production since 2006. The original tandem-seat JH-7A bomber, which began entering service with the PLAAF in late 2004, comes equipped with a CETC-developed and built JL-10AG monopulse pulse-Doppler X-band multi-mode radar, digital fly-by-wire flight control system, and twin WS-9 Qinling turbofans (certified in July 2003) that are fully indigenised afterburning variants of the Rolls-Royce Spey MK202 turbofans. The JH-7A has 11 hardpoints, including six underwing, twin wingtip-mounted (for carrying within-visual-range PL-9C air combat missiles), two under the engine air intakes, and one centreline pylon. Together, these pylons can carry the PL-9C, the 70km-range YJ-91/Kh-31P Krypton supersonic anti-radiation missiles, LT-2 laser-guided bombs and FT-/LS-family of GPS-guided bombs.
A data-link pod carried underneath the portside engine air intake provides enemy radar emission/direction-finding cues to the YJ-91/Kh-31P. For all-weather strike sorties, the JH-7A comes equipped with a belly-mounted K/CDC-01 target acquisition/laser designator pod to paint targets for 500kg and 1,000kg laser-guided bombs.
FORCE - A Complete News Magazine on National Security - Defence Magazine
