When the spring flowers are in full bloom, the Air Force's "Wang Hai Brigade" frequently appears in various reports with its first batch of J-20** fighters equipped with the whole army. This elite force not only explored the flight limits of the J-20, but also cultivated a group of seed pilots, so that its application technology is improving day by day.
Wang Hai Brigade "J-20 fighter.
In an interview with CCTV, the team members made a bold statement that they continued to occupy an advantage in the air contest with foreign armies, which made people excited. This shows that the J-20 has accumulated enough strength to occupy a leading position among the fifth-generation fighters in Asia.
However, in the same CCTV report, the J-20 of the "Wang Hai Brigade" encountered the sudden intervention of foreign military aircraft when performing combat readiness patrols, forcing the J-20 to respond urgently when it was not fully formed.
Pilot Wang Lei recalled that a total of six J-20s took off in three batches and carried out patrol missions after the assembly in the agreed airspace. However, just as the formation was assembled, foreign planes quickly interspersed and launched a provocation against our fighter formation. After ground command and dispatch, 6 J-20s quickly surrounded the foreign aircraft, forcing it to turn around and evacuate, demonstrating the J-20's strong deterrent capability against any potential challenger.
This incident is thought-provoking, showing that even the J-20, which is hard to find, may be leaked in the face of advanced detection technology. According to the pilot's account, the precise coordination of the ground command allows the J-20 to quickly respond to provocations by foreign aircraft, which may imply that the J-20 may carry a Lombard lens when performing missions to ensure that the ground control center can track its movements.
J-20 with Lomb lenses.
J-20 fighter formation.
The details of this encounter have led to speculation that foreign forces seem to have grasped the J-20's movements and are waiting for an opportunity to intervene. Whether this is due to the interception of radio communications, or the advanced level of radar technology of the opposing side, is unknown. But there is no doubt that if a similar situation occurs in actual combat, even a high-performance fighter like the J-20 will face huge risks.
J-20 fighter.
J-20 Lomb lens.
The J-20's stealth capabilities have long been so renowned that even their own radars will be difficult to catch without the help of additional equipment. Therefore, in peacetime training or low-risk missions, the J-20 may be equipped with a Lomb lens so that the ground control center can monitor its position, which is conducive to command coordination and later analysis. Another possibility is that in daily confrontation or expulsion of foreign military aircraft, the addition of a Lomb lens can create confusion and protect the J-20's stealth parameters from accurate analysis by the enemy.
Only in actual combat can the strength of the J-20 be reflected.
Aerial interception and expulsion operations carried out in peacetime usually go through a process of gradual reduction of distance. The enemy can use the maximum distance of detecting the J-20 to speculate on its stealth performance. However, the fighter is designed to significantly reduce the distance that can be detected, for example, although the F-22's radar can detect targets at a distance of 300 kilometers, when targeting the J-20, its effective range may be reduced to within 70 kilometers. Therefore, aerial provocations are mostly reconnaissance behaviors, which are designed to analyze the stealth performance parameters of the J-20 through daily contact; If the J-20 is equipped with a Lomb lens, the data on its actual stealth performance will not be easy for opponents to obtain.