At the Saudi Defense Expo, China once again demonstrated the significant achievements of Saudi Arabia with the J-35. (abbreviated as J-31).
Shen Fei's engineers have disclosed that the J-35 will be divided into one aircraft and four types, which belongs to the fifth-generation stealth fighter and the fifth-generation stealth fighter of the United States, that is, the only fifth-generation stealth fighter in the world that can be exported abroad.
But foreign media said that no one noticed J35 at all, and some people joked that J35 was a copycat.
Is there any mistake?
First of all, the output of ** is not only a matter of scientific and technological content, but also involves the interests of the country and geopolitical relations, such as China's supply to the United States, then the United States, India, Japan, South Korea and other countries will definitely not buy.
Secondly, China's sales of J35, under pressure from the United States, some countries will not buy it at all, like Argentina, which wanted to buy the Thunder before, but was threatened by the United States and did not dare to buy it.
The J35 was the strongest competitor of the U.S. Air Force in 1993 when it developed the JASF certified airliner, and since then, the F-35 has become the focus of the United States.
By the end, many small countries no longer need such a powerful fighter as the J35, or simply cannot afford to buy it. India's main target now is Pakistan, which has the J-7, J-7, French Mirage 3, and the new American F-16. India has a lot of fighters, such as the Tornado, Su-30, Mirage 2000 and MiG-29, none of which will use the F35.
To say that this is plagiarism, this is too exaggerated, the research and development of a fifth-generation fighter has extremely high requirements for the technical strength of various countries, just like South Korea has a full set of design drawings for F35, but South Korea cannot, because South Korea does not have its own wind tunnel, and cannot obtain relevant aerodynamic data.
J-35 is a twin engine, the engine is the core component of the aircraft, it directly affects the performance of the aircraft, especially the aerodynamic shape of the aircraft, there is a clear difference between a single engine and a twin engine engine. The aerodynamic performance of an aircraft directly affects the success or failure of an aircraft. The content, method and process of aerodynamic design of fighter aircraft are an important part of each stage in the development process of fighter aircraft.
A single-engine fighter is one engine, while a twin-engine fighter is a fighter with two engines, two engines, which can fight long distances, can fight continuously, can conduct multiple battles, and can also conduct multiple battles, with greater survivability. The advantages of a single attack are mainly reflected in the initial operation, and it can also come in handy for some small means that require flexibility.
Compared to the F-135, its aerodynamic performance has been greatly improved to meet a wider range of requirements. Although the power of a single engine cannot be compared with that of the F-135, the power of the twin engines is greater, allowing the J35 to reach 2The ultimate speed of Mach 2 is far higher than that of the F-3516 times the speed of sound. The F35, on the other hand, does not have the ability to surpass the speed of sound due to structural limitations.
As a new-generation air-space fighter with supersonic cruise performance, its primary role is to increase the defense area, destroy the enemy's air power, and then gain air superiority, greatly improve the survival probability of various reconnaissance and reconnaissance units, ensure their effective operations in naval warfare, and ensure the stability of various anti-ship trajectory ultra-high-speed cruise missiles.
The F35 does not have supersonic performance, so its advantages in air combat are not obvious, so the F35 needs to be equipped with a variety of ** for stealth operations, or as a front-line reconnaissance and strike force.
Although they are all fifth-generation fighters, their features and capabilities are completely different.
Finally, the appearance of J-35 in the Middle East, more like a deterrent to the United States, if the Taiwan Strait is regarded as China's weakness, then the Middle East is also a weakness of the United States, the United States is dominated by Middle East oil, the international order dominated by the US dollar, and J-35 arms are sold to the Middle East, which is bound to have a huge impact on the power of the Middle East, after all, most of the terrorist organizations in the Middle East have the support of the United States behind them, once the Middle East countries dispatch drones to fight terrorism, it is "self-respect" and break the geographical environment of the Middle East.
In addition, there are still a large number of troops stationed in the Middle East, and if the J35 sells arms to the Middle East, then the United States' voice here will be greatly weakened.
Pakistan's air power is originally inferior to India, once Pakistan buys J35, Pakistan's air power and India's air power will be greatly improved, India will also send a large number of troops to the India-Pakistan border, which will greatly reduce the pressure on China's western region, in case of a war in the sea, Pakistan's control over India will be more convenient.
Third, although China's J-35, it does not mean that China is going to the United States J35, which is also out of a strategic consideration, it can be said that the investment in J35 has greatly enhanced our air force, and even has the possibility of competing with F35.