A LITTLE INFORMATION ABOUT THE BEST OF THE 5TH GENERATION
Tracking with great interest the chronology of the development and evolution of 5th generation tactical fighter aircraft within the walls of the design bureaus of the world's leading aerospace corporations, one can most reliably determine their future strategic concept of operations in the global theater of operations. The most technologically advanced, multifunctional, and also embodying the best features of the existing fighters of generations "4 ++" and "5", without a doubt, can be considered the domestic project of the promising aviation complex of front-line aviation PAK-FA. Active ground strength tests, as well as work on determining and minimizing the EPR of machines of the T-50 family in an anechoic chamber took place until January 2010 on the basis of a structurally similar sample T-50-KPO and a complex full-scale stand (SPS) T-50-KNS … All refinements in the aerodynamic design of the airframe and the radar signature (including the types and number of elements made of radio-absorbing materials) were taken with the expectation that the first flight prototypes would not be inferior to such machines as the Su-30SM and Su-35S in terms of flight technical and tactical qualities, and in visibility corresponded to the overseas brainchild from the company "Lockheed Martin" - F-22A "Raptor".
Thanks to the later start of work on the PAK-FA project, Sukhoi Design Bureau specialists had a unique opportunity to follow the so-called “bloc formation” of the American stealth fighter F-22A, which with the integration of each new upgrade / increment package (Increment) received additional combat qualities in the performance of both strike operations and operations for electronic reconnaissance and air superiority. This gave an excellent opportunity to preserve and the superiority of the technological perfection of our machine over the US one. So, for example, the Block 35 Increment 3.3 upgrade package, which provides for equipping the AN / APG-77 airborne radar with two additional side-looking AFARs, is already successfully embodied in the "hardware" on our T-50: we are talking about two additional small-sized BO centimeter radar X-band N036B-1-01L and N036B-1-01B, which are part of a single onboard radar complex Sh-121 together with the main radar N036 "Belka", and an auxiliary radar of the decimeter L-band N036L-1-01 (in socks wing). BO stations N036B-1-01L and N036B-1-01B at T-50, as well as auxiliary stations at Raptor, have the same configuration of location (on both sides in the rear part of the nose radio-transparent fairing). They eliminate the main disadvantage of fixed AFAR-radars - a small sector of view in the azimuth plane, which is 140 degrees for H036, and 120 degrees for AN / APG-77. As you know, on-board radars with passive phased antenna arrays have a mechanism for rotating the aperture, due to which they are able to "look" at about 30 degrees. into the rear hemisphere, as implemented in the Irbis-E (Su-35S) radar.
The presence of auxiliary side-looking radars with AFAR will give the T-50 and F-22A several advantages at once:
A very important detail is that the field of view of airborne radar systems (BRLK) with AFAR with additional BO radars (N036 "Belka" and AN / APG-77 "Increment 3.3") is approximately 25% larger than the field of view of PFAR-radar ("Irbis -E "), equipped with a mechanical turning of the antenna array (300 versus 240 degrees, respectively). The total functional and long-range capabilities of the Sh-121 complex today have already outstripped the characteristics of the AN / APG-77, which will turn the future serial T-50 into a skillful hunter in the air theater of the XXI century. In addition, all avionics of the Russian "stealth" fighter are built on an open architecture, which will facilitate the integration of additional modules and software for anti-ship, anti-radar and other strike operations. The older Block 10/20 Raptor hardware took Lockheed Martin engineers and programmers much more time to upgrade than Sukhoi engineers would need to upgrade the T-50.
The only slightly controversial points in the level of perfection of the T-50 PAK-FA are the future performance indicators and the resource of the promising second-stage engine "Product 30", which will replace the AL-41F1 turbojet engine on production vehicles, as well as a fairly high infrared signature of engine nacelles with an open architecture (as on all modifications of the Su-27 family). It is reported that the TRDDF "Product 30", first launched within the walls of the Experimental Design Bureau (OKB) them. A. Lyulki, November 11, 2016, must have an afterburner thrust of 17,500-18,000 kgf. All stages of engine refinement on the ground pass without unpleasant nuances, but the reliability of the work must be confirmed during flight tests on one of the prototypes of the T-50 of the 2nd stage. The new engine "Product 30" will give the T-50 the opportunity to surpass the American "Raptor" in thrust-to-weight ratio by 5-6.7%, reaching 1.17 kgf / kg at 100% fuel load (11100 kg) and more than 1 ton missile armament in the air-to-air configuration. This will allow the T-50 PAK-FA to easily "twist" the F-22A, even in close air combat on verticals.
To date, it is known that the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation will purchase a T-50 PAK-FA squadron for the Aerospace Forces by 2020. Even taking into account their highest performance characteristics, 12 vehicles are not capable of providing a full-fledged defense of even one vast strategic direction of the air borders of the Russian Federation. Only some sectors of the southern or Baltic ON can be covered. To meet the needs of the Aerospace Forces in all conventional theaters of the CSTO, as well as in the Arctic VN, 90-120 promising T-50 fighters are needed. Such a low rate of construction and transfer of vehicles to combat units is explained by the fact that the original plan does not fit into the realities of the military budget of the Russian Federation, given the negative forecasts in the new economic realities. We can only hope that later the situation will change for the better. Until that moment, in order to achieve the greatest efficiency in air operations, the only right decision will be to include T-50 units in the Su-30SM and Su-35S fighter squadrons and air regiments.
As you can see, in the next 5 years, our Aerospace Forces will be able to oppose the main enemy with a very small number of 5th generation vehicles, which is a negative signal in the formation of a worthy air defense component of the XXI century. The situation is saved by the fact that the most ambitious trillion-dollar American project "JSF" with its F-35A / B / C is distinguished by serious tactical and technical shortcomings in comparison with our "Thirty" and "Thirty-five", which more than correspond to the generation of "4 ++ ". And what can we say about the formation of the 5th generation aviation in our closest neighbor and strategic partner, the PRC?
TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL TASKS FOR 5th GENERATION CHINESE AVIATION PROJECTS ARE DUE TO THE FUTURE THREATS FROM THE US IN THE APR
China, which regularly experiences harassment from the US Navy in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, and is also forced to regularly develop sophisticated strategic concepts of confrontation with the "anti-China coalition" "USA-Japan-Vietnam-Australia-India-Taiwan-Republic of Korea", where more zealously and on a large-scale undertaken work on the design and refinement of aircraft of the 5th generation. The PLA command makes huge bets on increased efficiency in the zone of the so-called "three chains". As you know, it is represented by three strategic lines ("chains").
The first close line "Okinawa-Spratly-Philippines-Taiwan", located about 600 km from the coast of the PRC, poses the greatest threat to the Celestial Empire, since it is on this complex of islands and archipelagos that the largest amount of the US Navy's military infrastructure is located, the main shock "fist" of which are regularly operating in the region aircraft carrier strike groups, which are transferred to the disposal of the 7th operational fleet of the US Navy in addition to the AUG with the flagship - the atomic aircraft carrier CVN-73 USS "George Washington". The second line "Guam-Saipan-Ogasawara" (still the Western Pacific Ocean) is located at a distance of 2000-3000 km. The main threat to China among this chain, naturally, is the island of Guam.
Guam, falling under the category of "Autonomous Non-Aligned Territory of the United States", is for China the closest and most powerful foothold for the US Navy and Air Force, which has:
Guam is the main transshipment base and national logistics center for the US military in the western Pacific Ocean, which will always maintain the combat resilience of the US Navy and Air Force operating throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. In addition, the naval base of Guam and the commercial port of Apra provide the basing of an entire squadron of warehouse vessels, allowing the deployment of an entire USMC expeditionary brigade in just a few days. Ships can be easily converted into amphibious units capable of transferring several thousand marines along with equipment to the shores of the Philippines or the Spratly archipelago. An important detail here is precisely Guam's proximity to the unstable regions of Southeast Asia and the East China Sea. If, as an example, we present the escalation of hostilities between the PRC, Vietnam and the Philippines over the belonging of some islands of the Spratly archipelago, then we have the following operational picture: in order for the "equipped" universal amphibious assault ships of the US Navy (as part of the IBM) to reach a "hot spot" when leaving Seattle takes about 310 hours; when leaving the naval base Guam - only 80 hours.
Before reaching the "second chain", at a distance of about 1500-2000 km from the coast of the Celestial Empire, the dominance of the Chinese Navy and Air Force in the APR completely ends. Here, the American AUG and KUG, represented mainly by dozens of Arley Burke-class URO-class destroyers, have a huge numerical superiority, successfully probing the depths of the Pacific Ocean for the presence of not-so-quiet Chinese MAPLs and SSBNs using the latest modifications of the AN / SQQ-89 sonar stations (V) 14/15. Moreover, the modernized Chinese H-6K medium-range subsonic bombers, although they have an increased combat range of up to 3,500 km and a depth of strike with CJ-10A strategic cruise missiles - about 5,500 km, will never be able to overcome the dense layered air defense of the American fleet, which can be built between the first and second "circuits" in just 2-3 days. The radar signature of the H-6K, which, according to the most optimistic estimates, reaches 30-50 m2, will not give a fraction of a chance to overcome the "air shield" formed by the shipborne SM-6 air defense systems, using more modern missiles with active radar seeker RIM-174 ERAM. The very meager aircraft carrier of the Chinese fleet will also not give any advantages in the operational efficiency of the PLA in the APR: even with two aircraft carriers, which the Chinese fleet will soon possess, it will not be possible to fend off the potential of 5-7 American Nimitzes. Therefore, the most effective solution is the earliest start of production lines for the assembly of tactical fighters and bombers of the 5th generation.
As for medium and long-range missile bombers, the Celestial Empire has very bright prospects in this sector. The requirements for high operational efficiency in striking American strategic military targets in Guam and Hawaii (the "third chain" according to the Chinese concept) dictated rather high tactical and technical characteristics for the stealth missile bombers H-20 and YH-X. Both projects are distinguished by a high supersonic flight speed of the order of 1, 8-2M for a sudden and quick "breakthrough" of American naval air defense systems. The H-20 missile carrier is a medium-range vehicle with a range of about 3,000 km. The airframe of the machine, the design of which is distinguished by a large proportion of composite materials and radio-absorbing coatings, has practically no right angles. Moreover, to reduce the RCS, the upper configuration of the location of the air intakes was used: this solution helped to reduce the radar signature of the aircraft for land-based and sea-based radar systems. N-20 has the ability to operate without refueling within the "second" chain (to the island of Guam).
The YH-X strategic bomber is an even more advanced machine. The radius of action, reaching 6,000 km, will allow its crew to carry out longer operations within the "second chain", with the expectation of additional maneuvers and the choice of the optimal trajectory bypassing the areas with the greatest saturation with American sea-based air defense-missile defense systems. For direction finding of these means, YH-X will be equipped with the most advanced passive sensors for electronic and optoelectronic reconnaissance. Moreover, the YH-X will be able to launch strategic cruise missile strikes against the naval infrastructure of the US Navy in Hawaii. And no matter how unpleasant it is to talk about it, the tactical and technical assignment known today for the YH-X project is no less ambitious than for our PAK-DA project, if only because the Chinese concept will get a speed comparable to the Tu-160, and ours will fly at a speed that slightly exceeds the performance of the Tu-95MS. And although our specialists are trying to close their eyes to this defect with the increased combat load of the PAK-DA, the harsh reality dictates a completely different approach - in the century of active development of hypersonic WTO, both the projected launch vehicle and the air attack means must have a high supersonic flight speed. Oddly enough, both Russia and the United States abandoned this concept. But it would be very foolish to console ourselves looking at the States, since their budget will allow us to build 20, 30, and even 80 expensive subsonic LRS-Bs, while we can only hope to build and transfer to heavy bombing squadrons at least 15-20 PAK-YES! We look at the plans voiced by the Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Yuri Borisov to reduce the T-50 PAK-FA series until 2020 from 52 to 12 vehicles, and draw conclusions. In service with the Navy, ILC and the US Air Force, today there are already 314 5th generation fighters (131 Lightning in 3 versions and 183 Raptor)
There is no need to talk about serial production of Chinese H-20 and YH-X in the next 2-3 years either. Nevertheless, here in the field of large-scale production of 5th generation aviation, the movement is much more lively than ours. It was achieved mainly by work in the field of fine-tuning the 5th generation tactical fighters J-20A, which by the year 20 will hold all American naval facilities on the islands of the "first chain" in real fear, as well as exert high psychological pressure on the command of the Armed Forces Taiwan, Vietnam, Japan and South Korea.
TASKS OF THE BLACK EAGLE
According to Chinese sources in the last days of the outgoing 2016, the Chengdu aircraft manufacturing group has launched the third production line for assembling promising stealth fighters of the 5th generation J-20A. The news, at first glance, is unremarkable. But if you think about the fact that each "branch" produces 12 aircraft per year, then by the middle of 2020, subject to a stable pace, the Chinese Air Force will have about 120 "Black Eagles" in service; in another 2 years, their number will reach 200 units. All in all, it is planned to transfer 500 new generation fighters to the Air Force. A significant detail is that the pace of production of the J-20A will obviously outstrip the rate of arrival of promising F-35B and F-35C fighters in the carrier-based squadrons of the Navy and the US Marine Corps, while the Super Hornets and not are considering upgrading to the Advanced Super Hornet modification. This is preparing a very unpleasant surprise for the new White House administration.
The first bad call for Washington was the start of mass production of the J-15S and J-16 two-seat multirole fighters. The functional level of these products reaches the parameters of the Su-30SM, with the exception of OVT. It is known that these aircraft are equipped with a modern airborne radar with an active phased array, due to which the chances of the outcome of long-range aerial combat with the American F / A-18E / F carrier-based fighters are equal. And the importance here is not only the new Chinese airborne radar, which is almost at the same level as the AN / APG-79, but also the perfect long-range air-to-air missile PL-21D, equipped with a ramjet engine and ARGSN according to the type of air-handling unit MBDA "Meteor". The PL-21D has a range of up to 150 km, and is capable of intensive maneuvering even in the final flight phase due to the increased ramjet operation period, in comparison with the rapidly consuming solid-propellant charge of a missile such as the AIM-120D.
The second signal is the receipt by the Chinese Air Force of the first batch of 4 super-maneuverable multipurpose Su-35S fighters under a contract for 24 aircraft, signed in November 2015. Even one received link of these fighters is capable of 1.5-2 times to strengthen the combat potential of such machines as the Su-30MKK, or J-16 in one or another air direction. The Thirty-fifths, which are part of the Chinese fighter squadrons, can both conduct long-range and close air combat, and perform the function of an AWACS and RTR aircraft, detecting the leading reconnaissance of American anti-submarine aircraft at a distance of more than 400 km. It is known that the instrumental range of the N035 Irbis-E radar is 525 km, which reflects the approximate detection range of the US Navy's P-8A Poseidon long-range anti-submarine aircraft. It is no secret that the "minds" of Chengdu and Shenyang in the coming months will begin to study in detail the design and principles of operation of the main radio-electronic units "Flanker-E +", where the Irbis-E radar is in a special place for testing. Having familiarized themselves with the solutions implemented in it, the Chinese will be able to increase the quality and combat effectiveness of their own radars with PFAR and AFAR, intended for the J-20A.
The J-20A itself can no longer be subjected to such harsh criticism that wandered among observers and analysts at the time of the first flight of the Project 718 product, which took place on January 11, 2011. Based on several video reports made by the Chinese TV channel CCTV + and amateurs at the Airshow China-2016, we can safely say that the maneuverability of the J-20A is not as bad as many previously thought, analyzing the airframe layout, wing area, and also the type installed power plant. The angular rate of turn is only slightly inferior to the high-precision front-line fighter-bomber Su-34. In close air combat, the J-20A, with no thrust vector deviation (OVT) system, may well show the angular velocity of a steady turn, equivalent to the advertised American F-35A: this can be seen in the CCTV + video at the moment of takeoff of the Black Eagle, and then an abrupt transition into a vertical climb. The vertical turn of the vehicle is very energetic and without the "viscosity" inherent in heavy tactical fighters. Of course, there are no air-to-air missiles in the internal armament compartments during the air show, and the fuel tanks are only partially filled, but the vehicle's nimbleness has definitely exceeded expectations.
It is all about the low wing loading, which with a normal take-off weight is only 287 kg / m2: this is achieved by a huge wing area of 80 m2, including the bearing front horizontal tail (FGO). A good angular rate of turn is maintained due to the fact that the bearing qualities of the PGO compensate for the center section of the J-20A, which is shifted outside the aerodynamic focus. Moreover, from the root part of the leading edge of the wing, small aerodynamic slugs extend to the VGO, contributing to flight with large angles of attack. The thrust-to-weight ratio of the J-20A with 2 bypass turbojet engines WS-10G (with a total thrust of 30800 kgf, with a normal takeoff weight of 23 tons) is 1.34 kgf / kg. With full fuel tanks (10 tons) and 2 tons of weapons in the internal compartments, the thrust-to-weight ratio is 1.062, which is even higher than that of the Su-34.
A large percentage of lightweight composite materials in the airframe design makes it possible to achieve sufficient thrust-to-weight ratio even when using the conventional version of the AL-31F turbojet engine installed on the Su-27, Su-30MK2 and J-10A fighters. So in dogfight, despite all the criticism, the "Black Eagle" is quite capable of standing up for itself in a battle with the same SKVP F-35B. In the confrontation with the more maneuverable F / A-18E / F and F-35C, of course, it will be much more difficult for the pilot of the J-20A to achieve superiority, but the machine is not intended for these purposes, since the PRC Air Force is betting on another light, stealthy tactical fighter here. J-31, developed by the company "Shenyang".
As for the armament of the J-20A for close maneuvering combat, the main role is played by promising short-range air-to-air missiles PL-10E. The product was designed by the Scientific Research Institute of Optoelectronic Technologies of Luoyang in 2013, and was demonstrated to a wide audience at the Airshow China-2016 exhibition. According to representatives from the developer, the PL-10E will become the most advanced air combat missile in the PRC Air Force. The rocket is built according to the standard for the XXI century scheme "load-bearing body" and is distinguished by the presence of developed trapezoidal wings, shifted to the tail from the center of mass of the rocket; small destabilizers are visible in the bow, and in the tail - "butterfly" aerodynamic rudders of a large area with small stepped notches. It is obvious that there is a crossing of the designs of the Russian R-27 and European IRIS-T. The PL-10E rocket is equipped with a powerful dual-mode solid-propellant rocket engine, which allows the use of a gas-dynamic thrust vector deflection (OVT) system for most of the flight path. The missile is capable of maneuvering with overloads from 50 to 70 units. and turn 180 degrees in pursuit of an air enemy. The flight range reaches 20 km.
After the charge of low-smoke solid rocket fuel is burned out, the control of the PL-10 is completely transferred to the tail aerodynamic rudders of large aspect ratio. The “butterfly” shape of the planes performs almost the same role as on our R-27R / ER “ALAMO” family - it minimizes the so-called “reverse phenomenon”: when the PL-10E missile maneuvers at high angles of attack, the central wings create perturbations of a stable aerodynamic flow, which moves on the aerodynamic rudders and destabilizes the maneuvering process. The narrowing of the planes of the aerodynamic rudders to the point of contact with the body helps to minimize the effect of side aerodynamic flows from the wings on the rudders.
Data on the number of ranges of operation of the IKGSN PL-10E have not yet been disclosed, but it is known that the rocket uses the most modern microprocessor element base. For pilots of the J-20A stealth strike fighters, the PL-10E will be a worthy support in a collision with the more maneuverable American fighters of the 4 ++ / 5 generations. Even if the situation reaches the BVB between the J-20A and the F-35C, and the Lightning begins to twist the Black Eagle, the Chinese pilot will always have the opportunity to strike the promising PL-10E airborne explosive technical qualities are significantly ahead of the AIM-9X.
The list of tasks of the J-20A includes mainly the conquest of air superiority in battles at long and ultra-long range, the interception of promising strategic bombers LRS-B, the interception of AWACS and RTR aircraft E-3C "Sentry", E-8C "J-STARS", and also RC-135V / W "Rivet Joint". In addition, the J-20A will become an integral part of the air defense aviation component to combat the strategic reconnaissance aircraft RQ-4B "Global Hawk" of the US Air Force, as well as their naval modifications RQ-4C, performing reconnaissance in order to detect Chinese submarines and surface warships in the waters of Biendong and the Philippine Sea. To this end, the Chinese G20's arsenal includes the PL-21D airborne missile system, as well as promising ultra-long-range (350-450 km) air combat missiles with an unknown code, which were tested at the end of this year on board the J-16 multipurpose fighter. The launch of this secret missile has not yet been reported; it is likely that the modes of operation of the active radar homing head were practiced for training air targets directly on the carrier's suspension. Structurally similar to the HQ-9 type SAM, the new ultra-long-range URVV has the same range of tasks as the Russian KS-172S-1 missile from the Novator design bureau.
A positive feature of the launch of air-to-air missiles at high-altitude reconnaissance drones and other stratospheric objects is the maximum possible effective flight range, which is achieved due to the presence of the interceptor missile, throughout the entire flight path, in the rarefied layers of the atmosphere with a minimum velocity loss coefficient. The only drawback of these missiles is their large dimensions, due to which they can be placed on the J-20A only on the outer underwing points of the suspension, which will entail an increase in radar signature up to about 1 m2 (the estimated RCS of the J-20A reaches 0.6 m2). So, even one J-20A air regiment will be able to quickly and efficiently deprive the US Navy of the main airborne reconnaissance and target designation assets within a radius of 1600 - 1900 km, significantly reducing the strike effectiveness of state AUGs almost to the borders of the island of Guam. The first J-20A regiment will appear in the Chinese Air Force by mid-2018.
The second task is to drive the US and Japanese naval forces away from the seas surrounding China. This will require a much larger number of J-20A, at least 2 strike air regiments (60 vehicles), as well as support by DF-21D ballistic anti-ship missile systems with a range of 2000 km. A completely adequate question may arise here: "Why endanger the lives of the flight personnel of the Chinese Air Force, as well as lose expensive 5th generation aircraft, when it is quite enough to launch only 15-20 DF-21Ds on the American naval group?" The answer is simple: the anti-ship Dongfengs alone will not be enough. Despite the fact that the PKBR DF-21D (CSS-5), as well as its newer version DF-26 will be equipped with 3-unit MIRVs with individual guidance and anti-aircraft maneuvering of each of them, even 60-80 warheads may not be enough to completely suppress US military activity in the Western Pacific. The US Navy's anti-missile base is today built on Ticonderoga and Arley Burke-class missile cruisers and missile control (URO) destroyers. Up to 20-30 ships of this class equipped with Aegis BIUS can be sent to this part of the Pacific Ocean. Today, this ship's composition is undergoing a modernization program aimed at improving anti-missile qualities, as well as anti-aircraft capabilities against targets far beyond the radio horizon.
In particular, work is underway to integrate the RIM-161B interceptor missiles, as well as the RIM-174 ERAM anti-aircraft guided missile interceptors, capable of destroying both ballistic and aerodynamic targets at a distance of up to 370 km. So, for example, on December 14, 2016, near the Hawaiian Islands, a version of the SM-6 Dual I rocket launched from the Mk 41 URO destroyer DDG-53 USS "John Paul Jones" was able to successfully intercept the head of the IRBM in the final flight phase (just a few kilometers from the ocean surface). The ship is equipped with an improved version of the "Aegis baseline 9. C1" combat information and control system, "sharpened" for the destruction of long-range ballistic and aerodynamic air targets, and including additional software and hardware packages for the new ship-based anti-missile system SBT ("Sea-Based Terminal "). This suggests that the updated Aegis is quite capable of intercepting a large number of warheads (BB) of the Chinese DF-21D: as you remember, each Aegis unit is capable of simultaneously firing at up to 18 targets of varying complexity, and there will be dozens of such units. Beijing really cannot do without the striking capabilities of the next generation J-20A tactical fighters.
Two J-20A regiments, partially suppressing the American aerial electronic reconnaissance in the necessary sector of the APR, are capable of sowing real panic among the American admiralty. If the warheads or warheads of DF-21D missiles approaching from exoatmospheric space are very easy to detect by multifunctional AN / SPY-1A / D radars without the help of AWACS aircraft, then track a dozen J-20A flights that are “approaching” the American KUG / AUG is practically "at the crest of a wave", and even with off the radar, it will be practically unrealistic until the moment when the cars "show up" because of the radio horizon (for AN / SPY-1D it is 28-32 km).
But the "Black Eagles" do not have to approach the naval enemy right up to the radio horizon line, since the range of high-precision missile armament of these "tactics" allows them to open fire at a distance of 100 km from the target (when launched from a height of 12 km) and at a distance of 40-60 km (when launched in low-altitude flight mode). The basis of these weapons is the YJ-91 supersonic anti-ship missiles, which are a good copy of our Kh-31A / AD anti-ship missiles. The range of the YJ-91 is 50 km, and the flight speed is about 2.7M. The internal armament bays of the J-20A can accommodate no more than 2 of these missiles. But the total number of YJ-91s in service with the two regiments will be 120 missiles, which will be sent to more than one American destroyer and cruiser. The launch of the YJ-91 in low-altitude flight can be carried out from a distance of 45-35 km.
A mixed range of weapons can also be used, presented as a supersonic YJ-91 anti-ship missile system, and a more interesting example of the advanced WTO of the Chinese defense industry - the CM-102 anti-radar missile, first presented at the Airshow China-2014 aerospace exhibition in Zhuhai. The rocket, built according to the "carrying body" scheme, has a developed trapezoidal wing of low aspect ratio with tail aerodynamic rudders, there is a structural similarity with the 9M38M1 anti-aircraft guided missile of the Buk-M1 complex. The design speed of the SM-102 is at least 3, 5 - 4M, and the range is 100 km. When used from low altitudes, the effective range is about 35-45 km, and the approach speed is about 2-2.5M (taking into account the deceleration). It will be difficult to intercept the "star raid" of these missiles due to the small radar signature. As for the accuracy of the product, the coefficient of circular probable deviation (CEP) is approximately 7 m, which is enough to cause critical fragmentation damage to the AN / SPY-1D radar canvases at the time of the rupture of an 80-kg HE warhead.
The use of a mixed range of missile weapons by the J-20A pilots puts a checkmate on American naval strike groups. A situation arises when, in order to avoid hits from the SM-102 anti-radar missiles, the operators of the Aegis systems need to temporarily disable the AN / SPY-1 radar, since the missiles are equipped with a passive RGSN; but they cannot do this, since the YJ-91 echelon, using active radar seeker, is moving simultaneously with the SM-102 - these missiles must be intercepted, and disabling the radar will also lead to defeat.
The situation for the US Navy is really hopeless. And this is not a complete list of promising missile weapons that the Chinese Air Force can use. On the way are compact hypersonic aircraft-gliders equipped with microwave electromagnetic warheads, as well as warheads with EPR in thousandths of a square meter, the flight performance of which will not fit into the minimum limitations of modern anti-missile defense systems in service with the Navy and the Army for a long time. USA. The expected series of 500 5th generation J-20A fighters will be issued by about 2026, after which Beijing will gain complete superiority over all enemy ship groupings in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, without exception.
