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Hyperwarp

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People, where do we put ground based radars? Is it under air force or army?

YLC-29 (Passive radar) - Does anyone have the full brochure?
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has a lot of similarities with the JY-50 (Passive radar)
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Cela semble être les premières photos du S-400 dévoilées par l'armée chinoise, notamment le TEL 5P85TE2 (Merci à
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pour l'identification). L'unité en question appartient au Théâtre d'opérations du nord, où le S-400 et le HQ-9 sont opérés ensemble.

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This seems to be the first photos of the S-400 unveiled by the Chinese army, including the such 5P85TE2 (thanks to @Strike_Flanker for identification). The unit in question belongs to the Northern theatre of operations, where the S-400 and HQ-9 are operated together.

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Cela semble être les premières photos du S-400 dévoilées par l'armée chinoise, notamment le TEL 5P85TE2 (Merci à
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pour l'identification). L'unité en question appartient au Théâtre d'opérations du nord, où le S-400 et le HQ-9 sont opérés ensemble.

Translated from French by
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This seems to be the first photos of the S-400 unveiled by the Chinese army, including the such 5P85TE2 (thanks to @Strike_Flanker for identification). The unit in question belongs to the Northern theatre of operations, where the S-400 and HQ-9 are operated together.

D2woKYHUcAAAbyy.jpg

D2woMbUVYAAEEdo.jpg

D2woMWgUgAAx912.jpg

Not sure whether any aircraft could escape from a combination of S-400 and HQ-9x series
 
now I read
Taiwan blasts China for ‘reckless and provocative’ fighter jet incursion
  • It is highly unusual for Chinese jets and warships to cross the so-called median line in the Taiwan Strait, a widely agreed upon boundary
  • Taiwanese news media said the last time Chinese jets had crossed the line was in 2011
Updated: 12:28am, 1 Apr, 2019
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Taipei hit out at China on Sunday for what it said was a “reckless and provocative” incursion by two fighter jets across a largely respected line dividing the two sides in the Taiwan Strait.

The Defence Ministry said Taiwan scrambled its own aircraft on Sunday morning and broadcast warnings after two J-11 fighter jets crossed over the “median line” within the waters that separate the island from the mainland.

“At 11am, March 31, 2 PLAAF J-11 jets violated the long-held tacit agreement by crossing the median line of the Taiwan Strait,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Twitter.

“It was an intentional, reckless and provocative action. We’ve informed regional partners and condemn China for such behaviour,” the ministry added.

China has ramped up the number of fighter and warship crossings near Taiwan or through the straits in recent years, rattling nerves on the island at a time when relations are at a low point.

But it is highly unusual for them to cross the so-called median line, a widely agreed upon boundary that passes through the middle of the straits.

Taiwanese news media said the last time Chinese jets had crossed the line was in 2011.

That incident was portrayed by both sides as an inadvertent mistake by two jets responding to a nearby US spy plane.

But on Sunday, Taipei described the latest incursion as a deliberate act.

Presidential Office spokesman Alex Huang called the flights “provocative and damaging the cross-straits status quo”.

The flights come a week after the US sailed a destroyer and a coastguard ship through the Taiwan Strait, angering Beijing.

Although the straits are an international waterway China often hits out when US or other western navy ships pass through them.

Beijing sees Taiwan as part of its territory awaiting unification, even though the two sides have been ruled separately since the end of a civil war in 1949.

Washington diplomatically recognises China over Taiwan but remains the island’s chief military ally and arms supplier.

Earlier this month Taiwan said it had made a formal request to the US for new fighter jets.

Since 2002, the US has repeatedly denied such requests, fearing a possible backlash from Beijing.

But in that time China has massively increased spending on its armed forces, including highly advanced fifth-generation jet fighters.

That has left Taiwan with an ageing air force that analysts say is outgunned and in desperate need of an upgrade.

China has significantly stepped up diplomatic and military pressure on Taiwan since the Beijing-sceptic President Tsai Ing-wen took office in 2016, including staging a series of military exercises near the island.

She will be fighting for reelection in January 2020.

Last week Tsai made a brief stop in Hawaii to deliver a speech, prompting China to lodge an official protest with Washington.
 

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Russia mulls offering the Su-57 to China.

Supposedly costing 50 million USD apiece, the Su-57 would be significantly cheaper than J-20 and a purchase would quickly bolster number the 5th gen in the PLAAF.

It would also present an unique opportunity to share development in another country’s stealth fighter. This would be the first time ever where a nation with it’s own stealth fighters got their hands on a foreign stealth design to test and practice against.

Some perspectives on this?
 

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Russia mulls offering the Su-57 to China.

Supposedly costing 50 million USD apiece, the Su-57 would be significantly cheaper than J-20 and a purchase would quickly bolster number the 5th gen in the PLAAF.

It would also present an unique opportunity to share development in another country’s stealth fighter. This would be the first time ever where a nation with it’s own stealth fighters got their hands on a foreign stealth design to test and practice against.

Some perspectives on this?



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Deino

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Is from March 31, if it is a joke, then it is really stupid as no one expects it to come on March 31.

Lots of different media saying the same thing, so you are claiming they coordinated together?

No - and please forgive my arrogance - most news media are plain stupid and repost whatever they find as long as it generates a lot of clicks, noise and chatter.

IMO I would start with the original report: Even if indeed posted already yesterday, I would simply down-rate it as a stupid report posted by an unreliable source.

Even more, why should China / the PLAAF buy the Su-57 when not even the RuAF introduced it in substantial numbers and the own J-20 is ready?

It simply does not make any sense and - especially similar reports in the Russian media - are IMO more a desperate marketing plot similar to their attempts to sell the Su-57E to Turkey or the ME than a realistic idea.
 

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Russia mulls offering the Su-57 to China.

Supposedly costing 50 million USD apiece, the Su-57 would be significantly cheaper than J-20 and a purchase would quickly bolster number the 5th gen in the PLAAF.

It would also present an unique opportunity to share development in another country’s stealth fighter. This would be the first time ever where a nation with it’s own stealth fighters got their hands on a foreign stealth design to test and practice against.

Some perspectives on this?

In my opinion, China would be a fool to take that offer, or even to consider such offer.

Yes, the Su-57 is cheaper than the J-20. However, it’s still significant amount of money, the kind of money that can be used to manufacture more J-20. Even if a Su-57 costs half of a J-20, NOT buying 100 Su-57’s would allow China to make 50 more J-20’s.

Although a single plane of a Su-57 may cost less, integration with the existing Chinese weapon and electronic systems may cost way more. Additionally, training pilots and ground crew separately for separate fighters would also be very costly.

Even if China doesn’t want to make any more J-20’s, they can still invest the money for more future fighters. Please keep in mind that China is not only thinking about their current situations, but where they will be 100 years from now. They want to have their own completely independent weapons programs. Keep buying foreign systems will be detrimental to their ultimate goal. I’m not saying the Chinese systems are better. However, to become better, they need to throw away the crutches and go through the growing pain like everyone else has.
 
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