The latest fighters of the three countries are a bit "imperfect"!What the hell is going on?
I can feel your curiosity calling!As the saying goes, new technology is new trouble, but have you ever thought that those cool fifth-generation fighters are actually a bit "imperfect"?Today, we will unveil this mystery and see what "shortcomings" the flying fighters of the United States, Russia and China have.
First of all, let's get involved - the American F-35, I heard that this is the treasure of Lockheed Martin. Although it can take off for short distances, land vertically, and have participated in patrols in Europe and the Pacific, don't think this is perfect. According to the report, at the beginning of this year, this guy actually completed more than half of the task, which has to make people suspicious.
Even more worryingly, a report by the Office of Accountability shows that as of March 2023, a full 55% of F-35 fighter jets are capable of combat missions. My eyes widened, what is this?Is this a fighter or an ornament?
And, you know what?The problems with the F-35 project don't end there. To say that there is a shortage of spare parts, proper training and technical data is simply a "dramatic" military blockbuster. It's as if you spent a lot of money on a movie, and the theater forgot half of the plot for you.
Getting back to business, now let's talk about the Russian Su-57, this "Faron" classmate. He is Russia's "fighting rookie", although a little noisy, but not much accomplished. The source said that he was called "Ferron" on the NATO side, giving people an awkward feeling. Although the official ** touted that it will increase to 22 by the end of 2024, and it will rise to 76 in 2028, there is really a question mark whether these guys can complete the task on time.
As we know, the first show of this plane was in the skies over Syria in 2018, and it was stared at like a star by foreigners at that time. But if you really want to talk about your performance in the war, it's a bit of a chicken, and few people dare to mention it. To put it bluntly, it's a bit unpolished in "** mode, with high radar visibility and a lack of subtle performance, as if ** is a little worse.
Some people say, why doesn't Russia use the Su-57 in Ukraine?No, there is an expert from the Royal United Services Institute Bronke bluntly said that Russia itself has not figured out what the stealth performance of this aircraft is. Another interesting thing is that the Su-57 can only carry old R-77 air-to-air missiles, if this is not a shame?
Don't rejoice too soon, we're going to talk about the Chinese J-20. This one was just launched, and six years after the first flight, it was "used for combat purposes". I heard that China has produced more than 200 J-20 aircraft and is planning to upgrade, including the installation of domestic WS-15 engines.
But here's the problem, the WS-15 engine is a hard bone, why can't China's defense industry handle it?A former U.S. Navy intelligence officer said: "The J-20 engine is a big headache, but it also reflects that China is still lagging behind the West in the field of high-tech manufacturing." "It's not rough to say, that is, although China's technological progress is very good, it is still a little unable to keep up with the engine, stealth materials and metallurgy.
Although the J-20 successfully used a pair of WS-15 engines last summer, a senior researcher named Damm warned that the reliability of the thing was questionable, and that it would have to be maintained frequently during its service life, and that it might have to be replaced frequently, which would cost a little more. Don't think that just one "aircraft is enough," said Bona Cheng Shi, "an aircraft is not just an aircraft, but also missiles, tactics, logistics and service infrastructure. "When you do that, the maintenance costs are high.
Therefore, although we are novice China, although we hold the new sharp knife of J-20 in our hands, we have to see if this blade can be sharpened forever.
In general, that's it. The U.S. F-35 program is frequently maintained, Russia's Su-57 stealth capability is questioned, and China's J-20, although trendy, has not yet solved the problem of engine reliability. By the way, the report of the Audit Committee says that the combat readiness of the F-35 fighters is also not optimistic, alas, these aircraft, don't worry anymore.