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Veteran upgrades!The J-15 fighter had a makeover, which attracted a lot of boos and applause, and the fighter made waves again!
Once upon a time, China's J-15 fighter became the backbone of the sea-based aircraft, however, time does not wait, and it is gradually facing the fate of upgrading. This time, we will unveil the upgrade journey of the J-15, the possibility of its future development.
First of all, looking back at the development of the J-15, this fighter bears the heavy responsibility of China's aircraft carrier fleet. However, the design limitations of its glide take-off make it somewhat inadequate in terms of comprehensive combat effectiveness and combat radius. What is the reason for this?
The design of the J-15 fighter draws on the framework of the J-11B fighter, coupled with the limitation of sliding take-off, which makes its combat performance relatively lagging behind. With the development of the times, a new generation of carrier-based aircraft such as F35C, FA18EF, and Rafale M fighters have emerged, and the J-15 fighter has obviously been unable to fully adapt to the current fierce arms competition.
In order to solve this problem, China began to develop an upgraded version of the J-15B fighter. This version has been fully upgraded on the basis of the J-15, using the mature design and technical equipment of the J-16 and J-11D. This includes adjustments in radar, avionics systems, and other aspects, striving to make its comprehensive performance meet the standards of the fourth-and-a-half-generation fighters, and even achieve an all-round improvement in multi-purpose combat capabilities.
It is worth mentioning that the upgrade of the J-15B fighter is not a simple technical improvement, but also a thorough improvement of the overall fighter performance. The new nose IRST, radome, leading edge wings and other parts have undergone large-scale improvements, and at the same time, distributed atmospheric sensing equipment has been introduced, and the design of the airspeed tube has been eliminated. This series of changes has made the comprehensive performance of the J-15B not only close to the J-16 fighter, but even a qualitative leap in some aspects.
In addition to hardware upgrades, China has also developed an electronic warfare model on the basis of the J-15 fighter, that is, the J-15D. This model is comparable in configuration to the American EA18G electronic warfare aircraft. With the help of electromagnetic catapult, the J-15 fighter can also achieve "large payload" to participate in the seizure of battlefield air supremacy or sea strike missions. This allows the J-15 fighter to respond to various threats more flexibly in different mission scenarios.
However, we cannot ignore that despite the significant progress made by the J-15B fighter after the upgrade, the J-15 fighter in service still faces some problems. Even the first batch of J-15 fighters have only been in service for 11 years, and they have just entered the middle of service, which is far from the time when they will take a back seat. The lag problem of its comprehensive performance needs to be solved urgently.
In the development of military equipment, mid-term upgrading and improvement is the norm in the air force units of the Navy. China has gradually upgraded and improved the J-10A, J-11B, J-7 and other fighters in service in the early 21st century, and gradually upgraded to the standards of J-10AG, J-11BG and J-7A2. For example, the United States' mid-term upgrade and improvement of F16 fighters and FA18D fighters, and Russia's upgrade of Su-30 fighters have played a positive role in improving the performance of fighters.
For the J-15 fighter, the mid-term upgrade and improvement will become an important topic in the future. Although the frame of the fighter is difficult to readjust, the overall combat capability of the J-15 can be further improved by replacing the active phased array radar, upgrading the avionics system, and updating the flight control system. Although the upgraded J-15 fighter is difficult to fully compete with the newly designed J-15B fighter, the improvement in detection range, reaction speed and flight control system will greatly improve its performance.
In general, the upgrade of the J-15 fighter is not only a summary of the achievements of the past ten years, but also a plan for the development of the future sea-borne aircraft system. In the global arms race, the constantly upgraded and improved J-15 fighter will continue to play an important role in China's navy. In the future, we will also witness the finalization, mass production and formal service of the J-15B fighter, which will further strengthen China's strength in the field of carrier-based aircraft. Please look forward to the future and a new chapter in the construction and development of various fighters in China.