The two-seat version of the J-20 is coming again, and the Chinese Air Force will usher in a radical change. Recently, the latest developments of China's two-seat version of the J-20 fighter have been circulated on social media, and a two-seat version of the J-20 fighter has been painted with the iconic Air Force low-visibility livery, which means that the two-seat version of the J-20 fighter is in the final testing stage, and there is only one step left before it is delivered to the Air Force, and it is likely to join the Air Force in service.
As the world's first two-seat version of the stealth fighter, the J-20 fighter went directly to the front of the United States and Russia, and took the lead in launching the two-seat version of the stealth fighter. China, the United States and Russia have each developed fifth-generation stealth fighters, the United States has developed F-22 and F-35 fighters, and Russia's Su-57 fighters, none of which have launched two-seat versions.
The J-20 fighter launched a two-seat version, which will be the world's first heavy-duty stealth two-seat version of the fighter, and at the same time the overall performance has been improved, and it is known as a fifth-generation semi-stealth fighter. The J-20 fighter is a long-range supersonic stealth fighter independently developed by China, compared with the single-seat version of the J-20 fighter, what are its benefits?
The two-seat version can not only perform air operations, but also take into account the division of labor and cooperation, and play an important role in the implementation of multi-purpose operations, the front pilot concentrates on controlling the fighter, and the rear pilot focuses on controlling various guidance **, using division of labor and cooperation to improve combat efficiency. China's most advanced fourth-generation and a half generation fighter, the J-16 fighter, is also a two-seat version of the fighter, the advantage is to enhance the air combat performance, can complement each other to play the greatest potential.
Secondly, the two-seat version of the J-20 fighter can also play the role of a trainer to better train pilots, with experienced instructors riding as co-pilots to guide new pilots in training and improve new pilots' flight skills and tactical awareness. At the same time, the fighter is built into a fighter-bomber, this situation also exists, the Russian Air Force has developed the Su-27 fighter-bomber on the basis of the Su-34 fighter-bomber, and the US Air Force has also developed an improved version of the F-22, that is, the famous FB-22 fighter-bomber, trying to build the F-22 version of the fighter-bomber.
However, the fifth-generation stealth fighter-bomber of the US military, FB-22, did not move from drawings to reality, but caught up with China later, crossed the river by touching the eagle sauce, directly slapped the eagle sauce to death on the beach, installed the J-20 fighter in the column, and developed a two-seat version of the J-20 fighter.
The two-seat version of the J-20 fighter can be called 5The 5th generation fighter was originally developed with the intention of commanding "loyal wingmen", that is, to command "loyal wingmen". This J-20 fighter is a two-seat version of the J-20S fighter, which adopts a tandem two-seat layout and assumes the platform for manipulating the "loyal wingman", and forms a group with the drone to carry out strike missions.
China, the United States and Russia are developing sixth-generation fighters, and the fundamental factor for the delay in their appearance is that it is difficult to get it in a short time beyond the sixth-generation fighters, and the B-21 stealth bomber is called the sixth-generation aircraft by the U.S. military, but it is difficult to verify whether it meets the sixth-generation aircraft standard, and the most ideal way is to improve the combat performance of the fighter, including enhancing artificial intelligence and "loyal wingman".
In future air combat, over-the-horizon combat will play a vital role, and in order to avoid being the first to expose the position, "loyal wingmen will fly to the front and perform the most dangerous missions." In the concept of "loyal wingman", China is at the forefront of the times, subverting the future of air warfare, compared with the US military to regard the "loyal wingman" as an air ammunition depot, China's "loyal wingman" to enhance the stealth fighter's situational awareness range of the task.
China's "loyal wingman" is equipped with avionics equipment such as active phased array radar, which transmits the encrypted information identified and processed to the J-20S fighter, playing the mission of "all-rounder" on the battlefield and assuming the command platform of "loyal wingman".
If the two-seat version of the J-20 fighter joins the Air Force, it can cooperate with the FH-97A or Attack-11 UAV to undertake air operations, perform combat, electromagnetic suppression and other tasks, which can be called a "battlefield stepping stone", accelerate the unmanned cooperative air combat combat system of the People's Liberation Army, and bring a new combat system to the Chinese Air Force.
At the same time, it is rumored that the two-seat version of the J-20 fighter will be built into a fighter-bomber, taking into account the J-20 air combat priority, taking into account the sea and ground capabilities, and can replace the J-16 fighter without stealth ability, and form a full-scale combat fleet with the J-20 fighter to enhance the effectiveness of the assault, this idea cannot be ruled out.
The two-seat version of the J-20 fighter is known as the "fifth-generation and a half-generation fighter", enhancing situational awareness, firepower, etc., and commanding the "loyal wingman" in the air.