Soon, the biennial Singapore Airshow will begin. According to foreign reports, China confidently exhibited several highlights at the air show, including the famous ARJ-21 and C-919. And in terms of military equipment, the Z-10 ME, which appeared for the first time in European and American arms, also attracted the attention of many people. Prior to this, the J-10 ME had already received a good rating of five stars in Pakistan. Therefore, this Singapore Air Show, the competition is more intense, and it is imperative to win this, and want to seize more opportunities for the military industry.
As a modification, the main mission of the Z-10 ME was to overcome the "heart disease" faced by the earlier models. Looking at the development of the Z-10, we envisioned the Canadian PT6C-67C as an alternative. However, because of American intervention, this engine was blocked, and we had to replace it with a turbo 9 h engine of our own production. Although the Turbo-9 can only meet the requirements of 980 kW, its power limits still limit its structure and loading capacity. For example, the original Z-10, due to insufficient power, did not install devices such as millimeter-wave radar.
However, the new Z-10ME is equipped with a self-developed high-power engine, which greatly improves its comprehensive performance. This modification not only greatly improved the bomb load and reconnaissance performance of the first class, but also increased its competitiveness in combat. The main improvement of the J-10 ME has three points. First of all, the system is equipped with a new type of antenna-based millimeter-wave active phased array, which has better comprehensive performance than the American Apache Longbow radar. With the help of this new type of radar, the Z-10 ME can monitor a large area of the combat environment and achieve accurate positioning of targets for several new "Blue Arrow"-7 millimeter-wave radar-guided anti-tank guns developed by China. This means that it can simultaneously strike multiple targets, greatly improving its survival and combat effectiveness in combat.
Secondly, the J-10 ME has been improved and improved in all aspects. In addition to the aforementioned use of high-performance indigenous engines, the aircraft also has enhanced protection around the cockpit, which greatly improves the survival rate of the pilot. This improvement in performance is of great significance to ensure the safety of combat personnel, especially when encountering enemy artillery fire.
In addition, the FQ-10ME also uses an engine-facing exhaust port, which reduces the aircraft's infrared radiation and enhances the aircraft's stealth performance. By changing the two-sided mounting method of the original Z-10 basic model, it can effectively play the role of the rotor underwash area, and at the same time greatly reduce the infrared radiation at the engine exhaust port. This improvement can make it more difficult to be detected by infrared rays, increasing its survivability in the wild.
Although it is only a medium-sized combat aircraft, its technical level is not inferior to all heavy combat aircraft, and in terms of equipment, the J-10 ME is equipped with a variety of non-theater attack devices, making it have a variety of combat capabilities. In addition, the aircraft can also carry air-to-air missiles for air combat and anti-drone attacks, which greatly improves its combat effectiveness.
You know, in terms of design concept, the Z-10ME is much more advanced than the average military ***. No longer limited to reconnaissance or simple anti-tank warfare, the system has evolved into a treetop-height "node" that simultaneously undertakes attacks and intelligence sharing against the enemy. Such a design idea allows *** to work in tandem with u** in future wars to fight against a variety of complex combat threats, not just replace.
In the current situation of the development of China's first use of the world's leading enterprises, the use of this new type of development method is of great significance to the development of China's leading enterprises. Although foreign experts are convinced that in the future, the battle will be more dangerous and will be replaced by professional armed forces.