PLA Eastern Theater Command replaces legacy aircraft with more J-16 fighter jets
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230526/pla-eastern-theatre-command-replaces-legacy-aircraft-with-more-j-16-fighter-jets-1110598704.html
PLA Eastern Theater Command replaces legacy aircraft with more J-16 fighter jets
PLA Eastern Theater Command replaces legacy aircraft with more J-16 fighter jets
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command recently replaced a batch of legacy aircraft with additional J-16 heavy fighter jets, a type of advanced combat aircraft frequently spotted during routine exercises and patrols around the island of Taiwan.
2023-05-26T09:10+0000
2023-05-26T09:10+0000
2023-05-26T09:10+0000
military
China
flat
world times
/html/head/meta[@name=”og:title”]/@content
/html/head/meta[@name=”og:description”]/@content
https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e5/0b/18/1090981011_0:0:3573:2011_1920x0_80_0_0_0c127f6e29b8630e163642d9239c2a37.jpg
After an air force-affiliated brigade from the PLA Eastern Theater Command completed an intergenerational conversion to J-16 fighter jets, an air group from the brigade recently conducted its first flight training with the new aircraft. , China Central Television (CCTV) reported on Friday. Several J-16s took off from a training airfield in the northern part of eastern China’s Jiangsu Province, headed for a target region and carried out a series of training maneuvers, marking a milestone key for the conversion of the brigade to flight. the most advanced new aircraft, as the pilots started the actual flights after the ground simulator trainings, CCTV reported. “The new J-16 aircraft has a more outstanding aerodynamic configuration and better control performance [compared with previous aircraft,]Zhang Zhencheng, the brigade’s deputy chief of staff, said in the CCTV report. This forces the pilots to overcome some of their old flying habits to get the most out of the new aircraft, Zhang said. intergenerational conversion indicates that the brigade is likely converted to J-16s from aircraft of previous generations, such as older J-7 or J-8 fighter jets, a Beijing-based military expert told the Global Times on Sunday. requested anonymity This means a huge step forward for the brigade in terms of combat capabilities, the expert said, being China’s second most powerful fighter jet after the stealth J-20, the J- 16 is a Generation 4.5 multi-role heavy combat aircraft capable of both air combat and ground attack, and can also form a formidable partnership with the J-20, taking advantage of its strong payload-carrying capability. , analysts said sightings of the aircraft type during routine PLA exercises and patrols around the island. This article was originally published by Global Times.
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230525/chinese-war-simulation-finds-top-us-carrier-group-could-be-destroyed-with-certainty-1110574081.html
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230524/egypt-saudi-arabia-reportedly-looking-to-buy-chinese-weapons-1110569811.html
China
2023
News
en_GB
asia, military, china, people’s liberation army, chinese army, eastern theater command, chinese fighter aircraft
asia, military, china, people’s liberation army, chinese army, eastern theater command, chinese fighter aircraft
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command recently replaced a batch of legacy aircraft with additional J-16 heavy fighter jets, a type of advanced combat aircraft frequently spotted during routine exercises and patrols around the island of Taiwan.
Several J-16s took off from a training airfield in the northern part of eastern China’s Jiangsu Province, headed for a target region and carried out a series of training maneuvers, marking a milestone key for the brigade to convert to flying the new, more advanced aircraft, as pilots began actual flights after ground simulator trainings, CCTV reported.
“The new J-16 aircraft has a more outstanding aerodynamic configuration and better control performance [compared with previous aircraft,]said Zhang Zhencheng, the brigade’s deputy chief of staff, in the CCTV report.
This forces pilots to overcome some of their old flying habits to get the most out of the new aircraft, Zhang said.
The cross-generational conversion indicates that the brigade likely converted to J-16s from aircraft of previous generations, such as older J-7 or J-8 fighter jets, a military expert based in J-16 told the Global Times on Sunday. Beijing who requested anonymity. .
This means a huge step forward for the brigade in terms of combat capabilities, the expert said.
China has retired legacy aircraft in a bid to modernize its fighter jet fleet, with the J-7 and J-8 both on the list, according to media reports.
Widely considered by analysts to be China’s second most powerful fighter after the stealth J-20, the J-16 is a type of 4.5 generation multirole heavy combat aircraft capable of both aerial combat and ground attack. It can also form a formidable partnership with the J-20, taking advantage of its strong payload capacity, analysts said.
Prior to the last fielding, a decent number of J-16s had already entered service with the PLA Eastern Theater Command, with the Taiwan Island Defense Authority reporting frequent sightings of the aircraft type during routine exercises and patrols around the island.
This article is originally published by Global Times.
sputniknews Gt
