Chinese J-16DElectronic warfareThe aircraft attracted widespread attention at the end of November 2023 with an article titled "Chinese J-16DElectronic warfareAirplanes, a nightmare for the US Navy!The article was published in The National Interest magazine and was written by retired military officer Brant Eastwait. The retired officer's reputation carries a certain weight in military circles, and he gave a comprehensive and detailed introduction to the J-16D. This aircraft is an electronic modification based on the J-16, and after the modification, its information combat capability has been significantly enhanced. Iswaite believes that the J-16DElectronic warfareNot only does the aircraft have excellent stealth, but they are also capable of confusing the enemyMissilesto reduce the likelihood of being locked out.
At the same time, the aircraft's on-board radar system remains and can be mounted on the Thunderbolt-15 long-range air-to-airMissiles, maintaining the advantage of long-range fire strikes. The article points out that the J-16D already has the ability to cooperate with a variety of Chinese aircraft, including coordinated electronic countermeasures with the Air Police 500 early warning aircraft, and coordinated firepower strikes with the J-20 and J-10C. Steph evaluates the J-16DElectronic warfareThe role of aircraft in front of the aircraft carrier formation, it is believed that it has a strong electronic jamming capability, which can cut off information sharing between the first and the worst, and pose a serious threat to the US aircraft carrier formation.
1. The modified design of the J-16D
J-16DElectronic warfareThe aircraft is an electronic modification based on the J-16 fighter. The modification mainly focused on the infrared tracking system and the cannon part of the nose, and transformed it into an electronic combat system, thus greatly enhancing the information-based combat capability. This retrofit design is based on pairsModern warfareIn-depth research and understanding of requirements. Due toModern warfareThere is less demand for fighters in hand-to-hand combat, and the importance of cannons is relatively low. WhileElectronic warfareThe aircraft is highly stealthy and confuses the enemyMissilesability, which reduces the likelihood of being locked on, and no longer needs to rely on cannons to interceptMissiles。At the same time, in pursuit of the fighter's firepower strike capability, the J-16D retains the original airborne radar system, and can mount the Thunderbolt-15 long-range air-to-airMissiles, maintaining the advantage of long-range fire strikes.
2. The comprehensive performance of the J-16D is outstanding
J-16DElectronic warfareThe comprehensive performance of the aircraft has been further highlighted. First of all, the J-16D adopts the platform of the J-16 fighter, which is a fighter based on the imitation of the Su-27 and J-11 fighters, and has a good platform foundation. The J-16 fighter inherits the excellent characteristics of the Su-27 and integrates China's top technology, and even adopts itJ-20Part of the technology, which has reached the level of four and a half generations of fighters. Secondly, as a medium-sized twin-engine multi-purpose fighter, the J-16 has a large load capacity, and its bomb load even exceeds that of the "F15" fighter, which is known as the king of air combat. This provides the J-16D with more modification options to preserve the performance of the fighter itself. Coupled with the unique maneuverability of the Soviet-style Flanker fighter, a reasonable modification can maintain a certain maneuverability.
The article notes that the J-16DElectronic warfareAircraft are fatal to US ** ships. The U.S. ** ship was carriedAegisThe combat system, which integrates anti-ship, command, interception, and anti-submarine, closely links the aircraft carrier formation. If there is one that can disconnect the connection between **, cut off the information-sharing advantage of the ** formation, then the aircraft carrier formation will become very vulnerable. J-16DElectronic warfareThe aircraft has a strong electronic jamming capability, which can unleash electronic attack means and disable various intelligent devices.
In contrast, the workhorse of the United StatesElectronic warfareThe aircraft EA-18G emphasizes electromagnetic attack and electronic surveillance, and is not well designed in terms of electronic protection, so it cannot achieve comprehensive protection. In addition, although the US early warning aircraft can provide real-time information on targets, their maneuverability is limited, and they play more of a role as an air command platform. For comparison, the J-16DElectronic warfareThe aircraft can work together throughout the whole process, acting as:J-20The "eye", using its superior information capabilities, will be long-range air-to-airMissilesperformance to the extreme.
To sum up, J-16DElectronic warfareWith its excellent performance and capabilities, the aircraft has become a kind of aircraft that retired American military officers have specially written about it. theElectronic warfareThe ability to cooperate with other Chinese fighters also makes the J-16DElectronic warfareAircraft became an indispensable part of the combat system of the Chinese Air Force. For the US Navy, the J-16DElectronic warfareThe threat of aircraft cannot be ignored, especially in aircraft carrier formation operations. It has powerful electronic jamming and attack capabilities, which can cut off information sharing between **, making the aircraft carrier formation vulnerable and vulnerable to attack. Therefore, in the face of the J-16DElectronic warfareThe threat of aircraft, the United States needs to strengthen confrontationElectronic warfareand find effective countermeasures to cope.