Surprisingly, the J-16D is actually able to pose the greatest threat to the American fifth-generation aircraft. Many people think that China's J-20 can compete with the fifth-generation aircraft F-22 and F-35 of the United States, after all, both are the main fighters of the next generation, and both have excellent capabilities, which is undoubtedly very important for future wars. This is a very good ** ability, which can make the enemy unable to find himself, but he can find the enemy, which is a great advantage. To use an analogy, it's like an ordinary person fighting a blind man.
If it is used on the F-22, F-35 and J-20, it will be like two ** people facing each other, and even in some ways, their ** capabilities will be weakened in front of the J-20.
However, there was an article on the Bulgarian Military Network that surprised everyone, in fact, the Chinese J-16 is the most threatening.
According to a report by the global network, an article recently published by the "Bulgarian Military Network" pointed out that the J-16 D fighter of the Chinese Air Force has also attracted attention from the outside world, and even some experts believe that the J-16 D poses the greatest threat to the US F-22 and F-35. Some may wonder how analysts could have come to such a conclusion"Bulgarian Military Network" said: In fact, this is due to the unique electronic countermeasures capabilities of the J-16D that make it stand out. To put it mildly, although the J-16D does not have the best capabilities like the J-20, F-22 and F-35, in a dangerous area, its survivability and perception of the surrounding space are not inferior to the best fighters. All in all, the role of the J-16D in electronic warfare cannot be ignored.
The J-16D is one of the members of the J-16 family, but this is an electronic fighter. During this time, the hottest topic about PLA fighters was probably the J-16 D. In January this year, the Global Times reported that J-16D participated in the Taiwan Strait Circumnavigation Taiwan Xi for the first time, and according to the Global Times, the purpose of J-16D was to gain the initiative in electromagnetic control on the battlefield.
Because it is responsible for electronic warfare, the biggest difference between the J-16D and the J-16 is that the J-16D can carry a variety of equipment: two wingtips can be installed**, two wing ends can be installed**, and multiple pods below can be installed with different electronic reconnaissance equipment, communication jammers, radar jammers, etc.;However, the J-16D still maintains the combat performance of the J-16 series fighters, so the J-16D can also carry air-to-air missiles for air combat.
In future wars, the J-16D will play a vital role, first of all, it can use its powerful electronic warfare capabilities to effectively strike at the enemy's air defense system, such as through electromagnetic interference, physical destruction and other means, so that the enemy's air defense system is paralyzed, so as to open up a channel for itself.
Secondly, the J-16D can interfere with the enemy's communications and radars, interfere with the reception and transmission of the enemy's information, and even directly destroy the enemy's command system with powerful electronic **.
Third, the J-16D can play a greater role in peacetime reconnaissance missions, such as during combat patrols in the Taiwan Strait, it can greatly collect electronic signals from the Taiwan military. In addition, the J-16D can also create a tactical illusion, that is, the radar of the Taiwanese military shows a signal that a large number of J-16s are showing up in the Taiwan Strait, and the PLA can use this to observe the emergency response of the Taiwanese military.
The J-16D of the PLA is similar in performance to the American "Growler" E A-18G electronic warfare. It can carry out full-frequency electronic suppression and jamming of the enemy, and can strike at satellites, radars, mobile ** and airborne equipment communications. Li Zhengjie, a retired major general of the Taiwan military, once described the combat effectiveness of the J-16D in a program in Taiwan as follows: As long as they fly over the island of Taiwan, Taiwanese people cannot watch TV or use mobile phones.
Some people may ask: Having said so much, it is all aimed at ground attacks and reconnaissance, and it has nothing to do with the Air Force. This is a wrong idea, and the reason why it is said in such detail is to emphasize its electronic warfare capabilities, as well as the fact that in air combat it can make it impossible for the enemy's ** warships to conduct any communications and reconnaissance. Taiwan's "China Times" once reported a news that the F-22, the strongest in the US Air Force, lost to an E A-18G electronic fighter in the Xi, and the performance of this aircraft is almost exactly the same as that of the E A-18G, which makes people think about it. Imagine what would happen if the J-16D and American F-22 and F-35 fighters met in the air?If even the other party's detection device fails, then its ** ability will be useless. Will there be analysts who say that the J-16D is the biggest threat to the United States?The American magazine "The National Interest" published such an article in 2018: J20 forget it!The J-16 D electronic fighter will scare the Americans even more.
But the Bulgarian Military Network also points out that this active jamming is a characteristic of electronic fighters, which can release a large number of signals. With this in mind, the F-22 and F-35 possess passive detection capabilities and are quite capable of spotting the J-16D at great distances. Although the J-16D can pose a great threat to the F-22 and F-35, the best options for the Chinese people should be the J-16D and J-20.