China made a big splash in 2025, defeating a series of Western aircraft, impressing the whole world!
In this year, the J-10CE fighter exported to Pakistan set a record of "destroying six Indian aircraft without any loss", including the French "Rafale" fighter, which was unanimously regarded as the ace of the South Asian sky by the West.
Subsequently, the J-16 fighter engaged in a close-range "dogfight" with foreign stealth fighters in the East China Sea, even performing a barrel roll maneuver, successfully locking onto two foreign stealth fighters at the same time. Dare to guess, what is this foreign stealth fighter? It's probably those two models.
At the end of the year, the Liaoning aircraft carrier's naval aviation forces once again achieved success, with the J-15T fighter locking onto the Japanese F-15J fighter 148 kilometers away in the East China Sea. In a continuous 31-minute lock-on, it demonstrated an overwhelming technological advantage.
The J-15T is equipped with a gallium nitride active phased array radar with a maximum detection range exceeding 400 kilometers, while the AN/APG-63(V)1 flat plate slot radar used by the F-15J fighter has a maximum detection range of only 160 kilometers.
These combat examples actually reveal a key trend in modern warfare: the performance of a single weapon platform is no longer the only factor determining victory, and the completeness of the combat system is more critical.
Pakistan, through comprehensive military cooperation with China, has established a complete weapons equipment system. All types of combat platforms of the Pakistani military, including early warning aircraft, fighter jets, and ground radars, have been integrated into a "single network" woven by data links.
Previously, people compared the performance of individual weapons, but now they compare the power of the system. In this aspect, China has clearly taken the lead. This has led to a change in the view of countries including Europe and the United States towards China.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1851561259884698/
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