It is needless to say what role the new generation of fighters can play in war.
In this era of fierce competition, every major country is stepping up research and development to update its own military equipment, after all, no one knows better than us the truth that if you fall behind, you will be beaten.
As a fighter jet on the battlefield, it will naturally attract the attention of many people.
At present, the most interesting thing is the research and development of the sixth generation fighter, and every time this project releases a little news, it will attract people to be excited.
Since the last J-20 came out, it has attracted widespread attention, and it is a baby bump in fighters.
The J-20, both on the outside and on the inside, embodies the sweat and wisdom of mainland scientific researchers.
Some time ago, Shen Fei had a shot of the J-31B carrying the side bomb bay in the promotional video, which caused a sensation at the time and reminded people of the historical Shenyang Aircraft Industry Group.
The research and development of the sixth-generation aircraft has also been concerned, and it is rumored that it also uses Dongfeng-17 technology, such a strong news, naturally makes those military fans excited.
Recently, on the occasion of Shen Fei's 73rd anniversary, it released a commemorative medal.
One of the most unforgettable is that the image of the fighter at the top is different from all the previous fighters in the mainland, and many speculate whether this will be Shen Fei's sixth-generation fighter?
However, before that, Cheng Fei had released a rumor, and in a certain promotional video, there was also a flash of the image of a fighter, which also caused military fans to boil, so how good is the sixth-generation aircraft?
First, the advanced sixth-generation aircraft
As a new generation of fighters, the sixth-generation fighter is superior to other fighters in terms of performance, including our proud J-20, so it is not surprising that it is equipped with some advanced technology.
Because the sixth-generation fighter has not yet been officially unveiled, many people do not know the real details of it, and many people can only guess and imagine it through the words of the official media.
However, according to relevant articles and videos, the technology carried by this fighter is likely to be the same as that of one of the mainland's heavy weapons, the Dongfeng-17 missile.
You must know that this is one of the reasons why the DF-17 can become a heavy weapon, with such technology, the flight speed of the sixth-generation fighter is likely to reach a terrifying five times the speed of sound.
And since the Dongfeng-17 military parade appeared in 19, it has shocked the world with its hypersonic strike capability.
Its ability to achieve ultra-high speed is due to the waverider design, which makes the DF-17 a nightmare for the enemy.
What is a waverider? In fact, to put it simply, at the front end of the aircraft, a sharp cone is shaped.
Its role is to use the strong shock wave generated during the flight, which in turn pushes the speed of the aircraft.
In this way, the air resistance can be reduced, so that the DF-17 can cruise in the air at hypersonic speed, and the target at a distance of 2,000 kilometers can be accurately hit by the DF-17, which is a very terrifying range.
This means that in just 10 minutes, the DF-17 can hit a target thousands of kilometers away, while the local missile interception system cannot react at all, and can only be passively beaten and ineffective.
Such a technology, if it can be applied to other military fields, will undoubtedly produce revolutionary changes.
If the sixth-generation fighter is equipped with such technology, it will definitely attract the attention of the world and make history at the same time.
As long as such technology can be applied perfectly, it will also form a deterrent to the United States.
The United States is now vigorously promoting anti-missile systems such as land-based Aegis and Standard-6, which are very weak in the face of hypersonic weapons.
This is a good thing for us, who are being targeted by the United States, as long as we can take the lead in this round of the arms race, I believe that China does not need to think so much about other issues.
If the sixth-generation fighter uses really hypersonic technology, it is very likely to change the current pattern of air combat, and the air battlefield will not be confined to the atmosphere, but will extend beyond the atmosphere.
In addition, as a new generation of fighters, the stealth technology of the sixth generation fighter will make leaps and bounds.
Detection technologies such as radar and infrared are difficult to detect sixth-generation fighters, so many tasks will be captured.
I believe that the emergence of the sixth-generation fighter will certainly safeguard our legitimate rights and interests, and we will have more say and initiative in promoting regional peace and world stability.
Second, the development process of China's fighter aircraft
If China can have such advanced fighters, it must be inseparable from the Shenyang Aircraft Industry Group and the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group.
They are the twin stars of China's aviation industry, and have developed many aviation aircraft for the motherland.
I believe that everyone will not forget that the 17 fighter planes that roared past at the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China were the result of their continuous and repeated flights, and the founding of New China was announced.
In fact, these fighters were not developed and manufactured by China itself, and at that time there was no technology and environment to independently manufacture fighters, and most of them were American P-51 "Mustang" fighters and Chinese Jianjiao-1 trainers.
In the real sense, China's first fighter was the J-5 fighter manufactured by Shen Fei in 1956 by imitating the MiG-17 fighter, which opened the prelude to China's independent research and development and manufacturing of fighter jets.
In the last century, China's fighter planes were basically products imitating Soviet fighter jets, and their technology was not completely independent and independent, and there was still a gap between them and the world's leading countries.
In the face of such a situation, generations of scientific researchers have been ashamed and brave, and have successively developed J-10, J-11 and other third-generation aircraft, until the 21st century J-20, J-31 and other fourth-generation fighters The technical level is enough to attract the attention of the world.
In the research and development of sixth-generation aircraft, Shen Fei and Cheng Fei are on the "bar" again, and both have disclosed their sixth-generation aircraft design plans in details, which makes many military fans compare.
Judging from the information exposed so far, Cheng Fei's plan should be more conservative, focusing on the atmosphere of the main battlefield of the current air battle, focusing on higher mobility and stealth, which can be regarded as an upgraded and enhanced version of the J-20.
Shen Fei's plan is much more radical, wanting to use wave-riding body technology to make the fighter fly at ultra-hypersonic speed, break through the shackles of the atmosphere, and achieve extra-atmospheric operations.
From here, it can be seen that the two companies have different philosophies in the development of sixth-generation fighters, but relatively speaking, both have the same goal, which is to design a world-class fighter.
However, this situation is also a good thing, as the top two institutions in the industry, the exploration of different fields of sixth-generation fighters will be of great benefit to the research and development of new generation fighters in the future.
Some people may say that the design schemes of Shen Fei and Cheng Fei are so different that it is difficult for a fighter with the advantages of both to appear, so can't it be possible to concentrate on exploring the same field?
In fact, the two may not be incompatible, as a fighter designed based on different environments, the two face different situations, but in fact, it does not affect the two to complement each other's strengths.
In just a hundred years, the mode of war has changed dramatically, but it can be seen from the Russian-Ukrainian battlefield that it is now a modern military strike, and no one can guarantee what the future will be.
Diversified development is conducive to timely response to the future battlefield environment, and perhaps one day we need to face the simultaneous operation of both inside and outside the atmosphere, and then we can perfectly cope with the challenge.
Secondly, with the advancement of technology, it is very likely that the atmosphere outside the atmosphere will become a new battlefield, and if we do not have the bargaining chips in this field, we will inevitably suffer.
And now limited by technological development, the fighter cannot take care of both levels at the same time, but in the distant future, it may not be impossible to combine the advantages of the two to give birth to a more advanced new generation of fighters.
Healthy competition can stimulate the motivation to move forward, and under the-for-tat confrontation between Shen Fei and Cheng Fei, I believe that in the near future, there will be two different sixth-generation aircraft, soaring above the blue sky of the motherland.
Third, sixth-generation fighters are hard to find
Judging from the current disclosure of the sixth-generation aircraft plan, the development direction of the sixth-generation aircraft is becoming clearer and clearer.
Although it has not yet officially appeared in the public eye, success is no longer far away, and perhaps there are still technical difficulties to overcome.
Recently, Wang Haifeng, the chief designer of the J-20, who is known as the "father of China's stealth aircraft", was interviewed, and revealed some information about the sixth-generation aircraft during the interview.
As a leader in China's aviation industry, Wang Haifeng's message is undoubtedly authentic, and he has also presided over the development of many major models such as J-10 and Thunder, and it is very likely that the research and development of sixth-generation aircraft is also related to it.
In the interview, he said frankly that some of the fighter application technologies such as manned/unmanned cooperation, artificial intelligence, extremely high stealth, omnidirectional detection, laser weapons, adaptive engines, and hypersonic weapons are relatively mature, and some are still in the exploration stage.
These revealed information deserve our attention, because the sixth-generation fighter is likely to really fly outside the atmosphere, not only Shenfei is doing research and development in this area, but other institutions are also doing this.
Wang Haifeng was not ambiguous about the issues that military fans wanted to know the most, and said that the research and development of the sixth-generation fighter had been put on the agenda, proving that the sixth-generation fighter was not groundless.
However, it is still a luxury to see the sixth-generation fighter in a short time, and it took more than ten years for the J-20 fighter to be officially unveiled from the project to the project.
And so on, it will take time for the sixth generation fighter to appear.
epilogue
China's development from scratch, from backward to advanced, is inseparable from the hard work and sweat of research and development personnel, from the beginning of the poor and white to the current sixth-generation fighters, China's steps are very steady.
From the different design concepts of Shen Fei and Cheng Fei, I can feel the collision between different trends of thought.
The road to the development of the sixth-generation fighter is full of ups and downs, and it is not something that can be achieved overnight.
From the J-5 to the J-20 and then to the sixth-generation fighter, Chinese fighters have walked a rugged road and marched towards a broad road, and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is not long after.
Resources:
Baidu Encyclopedia: "The History of the Development of Chinese Fighters"
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History of Red Sun: 2024-07-06 "China's Sixth-Generation Aircraft Photos Exposed! Using the technology of Dongfeng-17, Shen Fei is very radical this time! 》