According to the article published by the U.S. "Power", China's stealth drone Attack-11 boldly appeared on the Wuhan cement aircraft carrier test platform, which may be the strongest hint so far, indicating that the Attack-11 may become part of the future liberation of the ** carrier wing, with the current level of strength of the US military, it is obviously not capable of this ability of the PLA.
Cement aircraft carrier, also known as full-size aircraft carrier test platform, during the transformation of the Liaoning ship, China built a "cement aircraft carrier" in Wuhan, at first was ridiculed by Western countries, that China can not build a real combat aircraft carrier, can only play aircraft carrier model, but how can the Chinese mind the West understand, the development and construction of aircraft carriers is a huge project, need to demonstrate as many as a thousand kinds of technology, and such a test platform can complete a variety of test tasks, including the installation of the aircraft carrier deck, carrier-based aircraft take-off, radar layout, Radio transmission and other related tests, etc., to this day, this cement aircraft carrier still plays an important role, in addition to the Liaoning ship, Shandong ship has some applications, China's latest model Fujian ship is still used, and later the West understood that China is the smartest "student".
According to the "Power"**, recently, the satellites of the Wuhan cement aircraft carrier ** went viral on major platforms, and the photographed ** clearly showed a flying wing stealth drone appeared on the cement aircraft carrier, the outside world speculated that this UAV is Attack-11, including J-15 carrier-based aircraft and J-35 fighters all appeared on the cement aircraft carrier, "Power" ** believes that this is a big signal.
The appearance of the Attack-11 on the cement aircraft carrier has attracted so much attention and attention from the American media, which has to talk in detail about the protagonist Attack-11. The first public appearance of the Attack-11 was in the 70th anniversary military parade, according to the analysis of the United States**, the appearance of the Attack-11 compared to the early prototype, in many ways, this is because around 2013, about the Attack-11 prototype related ** appeared. The second ** below is an early prototype of the Attack-11, it can be clearly seen that the engine exhaust device is completely exposed, and the engine exhaust device is basically invisible in the first **, and through comparison, it can be found that the tail has also changed a lot compared to the early prototype, and the fuselage has a stronger sense of streamlining, and this change is to improve the ability of the UAV to evade radar, that is, stealth performance.
At that time, CCTV also made a special explanation of this new stealth drone, saying that the main task of the attack-11 was to carry out deep cross-cutting strikes on key targets. This explanation illustrates at least four issues:
1. Attack-11 has strong stealth capabilities;Clause.
Second, the bomb load of the Attack-11 is not small, because in order to achieve a strike on key targets, the bomb load will naturally not be small;Clause.
Third, based on stealth capabilities and bomb load, the future use of this UAV is diverse, and it is not impossible to perform strike missions autonomously or on ships;Clause.
Fourth, in addition to carrying out strike missions, it can also carry out reconnaissance and other tasks. In addition, the slogan platoon of the official introduction of Attack-11 reads: China's self-developed UAV with high stealth, strong penetration and precision strike capabilities can perform tasks such as offensive air superiority operations and air defense suppression in a high-threat and strong confrontation environment. It can be seen that the Attack-11 has extraordinary performance, extraordinary effect, and extraordinary significance.
According to a series of subsequent public information, the above four analyses have indeed been confirmed. At the 2021 air show, a mock-up of the Attack-11 was presented, which had two open internal ** compartments, each of which contained 4 precision-guided munitions. According to the scale of the model, the Attack-11 can carry up to 8 Feiteng-5 precision air-to-ground guided bombs, with a total bomb load of about 2,000 pounds. Previously, the U.S. military believed that the Attack-11 was very ordinary, and there were remarks that it was just an imitation of the RQ-170 drone, but it was soon slapped in the face, and the U.S. military found that the Attack-11 can perform long-range reconnaissance missions, and the most important thing is that it has a powerful strike capability. According to relevant statements, the range of the Attack-11 is about 4,000 kilometers, and the maximum speed is 1,000 kilometers per hour.
Through the above analysis, the Attack-11 should have air supremacy combat capability, and if the J-20 is equipped with several more Attack-11s, it can form a relatively complete air formation, and in the actual combat state, it can seize air supremacy at the first time. And it should be noted that the cost of the attack-11 as a UAV, compared with manned fighters, is bound to be low, which means that China can produce it in large quantities, which is very important. Based on this analysis, it can be considered to a certain extent that the Attack-11 is a "stand-in" and "reduced version" of the H-20 , Also at the 2021 air show, in addition to the Attack-11 model, the most concerned by the outside world is the location of the Attack-11, located in the C position of the large booth, the entire large booth except for the Attack-11, the rest are 20 series fighters, and everyone knows very well that the most should appear in the C position is the H-20 fighter, and the Attack-11 appeared in this position, coupled with its almost perfect flying wing layout and stealth ability, it is not an exaggeration to think that it is the "stand-in" of the H-20.
The Attack-11 and J-35 that appeared on the cement aircraft carrier this time are reminiscent of the 003 aircraft carrier that just carried out electromagnetic catapult some time ago, that is, the Fujian ship. Testing-related progress and the appearance of Attack-11, it is very likely that the next step is to attack-11 on the 003 aircraft carrier, which is very probable, once the relevant tests are mature, this plan is just around the corner, because there is no need to worry about the problem of take-off and landing, the previous relevant information has shown that the 003 aircraft carrier will use electromagnetic catapult technology, so it seems that if the Attack-11 is on the ship, take-off is not a problem at all. Moreover, it will play an important role in the future of the PLA aircraft carrier and carrier-based aircraft wing, and the PLA's anti-access and area denial capabilities will be further improved. For anti-ship missiles and cruise missiles, in order to achieve precision strikes on targets, real-time data transmission and monitoring are naturally indispensable, and UAVs can achieve this capability.
And with the arrival of UAVs on ships, it means that the information transmission of the entire aircraft carrier formation and the ability to detect targets will be greatly improved. In addition to the ability to transmit information, in actual combat situations, if the UAV carried by the aircraft carrier is used, the risk and situation of manned fighters can be reduced, which plays a great role in liberating manpower and improving combat effectiveness. At the same time, in terms of combat radius and stay in the air, carrier-based UAVs also have advantages, if compared with manned fighters, UAVs can surpass the former in terms of bomb load, and even change the pattern of air combat. In addition, with the cooperation of unmanned fighters and manned fighters, the advantages of the entire aircraft carrier formation can be brought into full play, and in this case, superior forces can be formed to carry out joint strikes on targets.
According to the author's understanding, the 003 aircraft carrier is likely to achieve the Attack-11 on the ship, and another noteworthy point is that the J-35, which is considered to be the sixth generation fighter to a certain extent, although it has not yet been officially unveiled publicly, but in terms of its use, it is specially prepared for the 003 aircraft carrier, if it is combined with the carrier-based version of the Attack-11, it is very likely to form a "loyal wingman" mode, at that time, with the Air Force J-20, the entire military strength of the PLA will be greatly improved. The US "Defense News Weekly" once commented that the Attack-11 and the Wuzhen-8 are classified as "aircraft carrier killers", assuming a situation, the J-20 and the Attack-11 cooperate to strike at the opponent's aircraft carrier formation, first knock out the outer escort ships, and then make full preparations for the final hunt of the J-20.
This time, the U.S. military saw the Attack-11 appear on the cement aircraft carrier, and began to be really anxious, mentioning that the U.S. military should also vigorously develop the X-47B to carry out similar plans, but what the author wants to say is that what the PLA can achieve, the U.S. military may not be able to achieve, in the field of unmanned aerial vehicles, China is far ahead, and the United States can only aspire to it.