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Hurricane Mutation!The U.S. military retreated to the Asia-Pacific region, the J-20 surged up, and the global military trend turned a page
Imagine that you are at the forefront of a military drama, starring in a modern armament drama performed by the J-20 and F35. This scene is unpredictable, it seems that the F35 on the American stage is galloping away from the Asia-Pacific region, while China's J-20 has suddenly emerged. It makes you want to dig deeper into the story behind this and see what it all means.
First of all, we have to understand that this is not just a superficial tactical adjustment. The Air Force is considered a vital link in the overall military system, determining a country's strategic military strength. For many years, the United States has been the leader in the global air force, however, in recent years, the Chinese Air Force has greatly improved its strength through the installation of new fighters such as the J-20, J-16, and J-10, as well as the addition of new military transport aircraft such as the Air Police 2000, Y-20, and Y-30, and has formed a certain strategic deterrence capability.
The rise of the J-20 has broken the air superiority that the United States has always had. As the main fighter of the Chinese Air Force, the large-scale installation of the J-20 makes it the only stealth fighter in the world to compete with the American F22. This undoubtedly subverts the deployment strategy of the United States, the main fighter F22 in the Asia-Pacific region. The F22 has always been a sharp weapon in the air of the U.S. Air Force with its pure stealth performance, but the rise of the J-20 has made the F22 lose the meaning of its continued existence, because neither the F22 nor its latest F35 can effectively restrain the J-20.
This situation has forced the United States to re-examine its military landscape, especially its military deployment in the Asia-Pacific region. Recent information revealed that the deployment of the US Air Force in Okinawa has undergone a major change, with all permanently stationed F15C fighters being withdrawn, and F35 fighters also ceasing permanent deployment and switching to rotational models. As a result, the fighters deployed on the bases in Okinawa are no longer stealth fighters, which has brought certain constraints to air superiority and stealth capabilities.
Some people may ask, why is the US military so adjusted?The reason for this is the large-scale installation of the J-20. The United States is well aware of the threat of the J-20, so in the current situation, no matter what kind of base, it is difficult to escape the strike range of the Chinese Rocket Force. As a result, the U.S. Air Force chose to withdraw all the deployments on the "bright side" and deploy them at light airfields in Okinawa, perhaps to a certain extent, to reduce the risk of the destruction of stealth aircraft.
However, this is not just a tactical adjustment, but also involves what the United States calls "air spoiler tactics". The redeployed F15 Tomahawk fighter could become a stumbling block for the US Air Force. Although there is a certain improvement in stealth performance, due to its large size, the stealth effect is not very ideal, and it is easy to be reconnaissance by the J-20. And no matter how it is optimized, the F15 Tomahawk fighter will also be difficult to fight fairly with the J-20, and it may become an easy "result" for the Chinese Air Force in future wars.
What is more noteworthy is that the F22 and F35 fighters used by the United States are not without the possibility of being defeated by the J-20. Not long ago, the United States and China's F35 Tomahawk fighter jets met in the air, and this F35 was not aware of China's existence until it was "intercepted" by Chinese pilots. This incident exposed that the US F35 does not have the ability to actively reconnoitre, nor can it detect the existence of the enemy in the first place, increasing the possibility of it being "defeated" by the J-20.
This series of changes marks a certain change in the military balance between China and the United States with the large-scale installation of the J-20. The absolute superiority of the United States has been shaken, and those F22 and F35 Tomahawk Hawk Tomahawk Hawk Tomahawk fighters that were considered "invincible golden bodies" in the past are no longer the "invincible golden bodies" in the eyes of Chinese pilots.
In the face of this situation, the United States may realize that the J-20 is not the product of China's "vexatious trouble", but the strength that China should have. Perhaps this will also lead to more exchanges and cooperation between the United States and China in the military field. At this time of challenge and opportunity, we are witnessing a new chapter in the global arms race. All this is remarkable, because in this game, it is not only a duel of aircraft, but also a contest of national strength.