The biggest problem of FC-31 is its positioning in the market. Sensor fusion with narrow, directional data links are already off-the-shelf products in China for quite a few years. J-20 has them all. The prerequisite and the starting point of sensor fusion is an AESA radar. There is no need to implement sensor fusion if you don't have an AESA radar.
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The biggest problem of FC-31 is its positioning in the market. Sensor fusion with narrow, directional data links are already off-the-shelf products in China for quite a few years. J-20 has them all. The prerequisite and the starting point of sensor fusion is an AESA radar. There is no need to implement sensor fusion if you don't have an AESA radar.
Lol..catch with who? Europe don't even know how to make a true 5th gen stealth fighter jets. RCS reduction plus adding decent size internal weapon bay proves too much of a difficulties for them. It's more of Chinese teaching them how to make advance thing. Some of the most advance computer, satetille are made in China. I don't know why you think China still need catch up from Europe? Even our Y-20 can easily lift a decent size MBT (67tons) while Europe A400 still the most can lift 39tons payload. Asking Chinese to seek Europe assistance is more of a downgrade than upgrade.
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reported on forum WS-19 about 95kN afterburn, future enhance version possible reach 100 KN+, not sure what status now, possible have demo unit in Zhuhai Airshow
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That's just a copy of the AGM-158
As I know this company has no capability in and has not been qualified by the Chinese government for developing missiles. However they develop and manufacture a couple of different types of stealth material. Their product was endorsed in public by Yang Wei, who is the design lead of J-20 as you probably know.
In contrast Wuhan Guide Infrared Co Ltd, which is an infrared imaging sensor developer, bought out a state owned missile factory and transformed it into a missile R&D institute. Hence they got qualified and reportedly started making missiles now.
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That's just a copy of the AGM-158
JASSM with "Chinese Characteristics"; good platform for kinetic strikes or Jammers just like the USN (The picture in the back suggests this may replace the J-15 as the nest generation carrier fighter)
No it is just a FC-31. The company is advertising its stealth material only.
That's just a copy of the AGM-158
You shouldn't be surprised.
If China provided Pakistan the JASSM equivalent. That changes everything in the region.
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You didn't read the follow-up posts.
Which ones I missed?
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You missed that the company is not a missile maker. They just advertise their stealth technology material. The problem of stealth missile is not that they can't make it or not. But about that they are prepared to waste the expensive Stealth material on missile or not; as you know that missile can only be used once.
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