Over the last few years with the Introduction of the J10 family, the unveiling of the J15 and now the J20, plus rumours of other new planes under way, I come back to a question that I ask time and time again.
The old J7 and J8 regiments are more than ready for replacement and this has to be the biggest single issue on the PLAAF planners minds. Recent developments have indeed brought this issue back to public attention and Typhoon has talked about it as part of his latest J20 related blog entry
So what are the options for replacing this old legacy fleet? and how far can technology shrink the number of units required to provide China with an enhanced capability.
Is the J-17 the answer? Will it be a new plane altogether? To what degree could many pure Air Defence needs be answered by very low cost UACV's
Are any answers staring us in the face yet?
Discuss
The old J7 and J8 regiments are more than ready for replacement and this has to be the biggest single issue on the PLAAF planners minds. Recent developments have indeed brought this issue back to public attention and Typhoon has talked about it as part of his latest J20 related blog entry
So what are the options for replacing this old legacy fleet? and how far can technology shrink the number of units required to provide China with an enhanced capability.
Is the J-17 the answer? Will it be a new plane altogether? To what degree could many pure Air Defence needs be answered by very low cost UACV's
Are any answers staring us in the face yet?
Discuss