With the J-35 completing its maiden flight on the Liaoning, a new situation is opening. Under such circumstances, India experts bluntly said that the Indian army must seize the time to do one thing.
The J-35 made its first flight on the Liaoning, and the PLA footprint will be farther and farther
Earlier, CCTV disclosed a shocking news: China's new carrier-based aircraft successfully flew on the Liaoning ship. According to the analysis of military experts, this new fighter is likely to be the mainland's next-generation main carrier-based aircraft, the J-35. This progress marks that the J-35 is gradually moving towards a critical juncture in the formation of combat effectiveness, which is expected to further enhance the combat power of the Chinese Navy.
The main combat aircraft of the Liaoning is the J-15, which is a fourth-generation heavy fighter with good performance, but there is a certain gap with the fifth-generation aircraft in terms of stealth capabilities and electronic countermeasures. The addition of the J-35 will greatly make up for these shortcomings and bring a qualitative improvement to the combat effectiveness of the Liaoning ship.
(J-35 model on the deck of the Liaoning ship)
As China's first fifth-generation carrier-based fighter, the J-35 not only has super stealth capabilities, but also can carry more advanced air-to-air and air-to-ground missiles, and can flexibly adapt to various complex battlefield environments, which can be said to be a well-deserved all-rounder.
After the Liaoning ship is equipped with the J-35, it will not only be able to strengthen its wings in long-range strikes and air supremacy operations, but also occupy certain advantages in a complex battlefield environment, including dealing with fifth-generation aircraft from the United States, Japan and other countries.
At one time, it was believed that the J-35 was specially designed for the future electromagnetic catapult aircraft carrier, and would be mainly equipped with China's third aircraft carrier, the "Fujian". However, the reality is that the J-35 can not only take off from an electromagnetic catapult aircraft carrier, but also easily take off from a sliding aircraft carrier, and the application range of the J-35 has been further expanded.
(J-35)
When the J-35 is equipped with the Liaoning, Shandong, and Fujian ships, it will greatly improve the overall combat effectiveness of China's aircraft carrier battle group, and will also lay a solid foundation for the Chinese Navy's future strategic projection and global presence.
Indian expert: The Indian army must do one thing now
The launch of the J-35 has put pressure on countries that have been eyeing China, including India, which has always dreamed of surpassing China. Recently, India expert Asish · Danwar issued an article saying that the J-35 has extremely strong combat power and will soon show its strength in the India Ocean region.
Danwar pointed out that compared to the J-15 in service, the J-35 is lighter, and this lightweight design brings significant improvements in flexibility, combat range and payload capacity, which will greatly improve the combat effectiveness of Chinese aircraft carriers. He further warned that the entry into service of the J-35 will strengthen China's global power projection and could change the strategic balance between the India Ocean and the Pacific region, posing a huge threat to India.
(LCA Tejas fighter)
In order to deal with this threat, India experts suggested that the Indian military accelerate the production of LCA "Tejal" series fighters and purchase more France-made "Rafale" M fighters, especially to promote the "Rafale" M into the India naval aviation sequence. But it is difficult to do this, and India's LCA program began in the 80s of the last century, and after more than 40 years of development, the performance is still mediocre. Even after completing the glide jump test in 2015, it still failed to gain the trust of the India Navy and was unable to confront Chinese fighters at sea.
As for the Rafale fighter, although India sees it as a killer weapon, in reality it is only a fourth-and-a-half-generation fighter with some fifth-generation subsystems, and its advanced nature is limited. Compared with fighters such as the J-35 and F-35, which really have stealth and situational awareness, the Rafale is at a significant disadvantage. It can only be said that India is unable to participate in the United States F-35 program and regards China as an adversary, so it tries its best to enhance the status of the "Rafale".
(Rafale-M carrier-based fighter)
All in all, there is still a considerable gap between India's current strength and China, and it is still too early to try to compete with China in the sea and air confrontation. In fact, no matter how the J-35 improves the combat power of China's aircraft carriers, it will not affect India's status. The two are not on the same track at all, and naturally there is nothing to compare.