The position of "air dominators" for the US and Russia may not last long, as China is seizing the high ground. According to a report by US media "Defense News", China's latest-generation KJ-3000 airborne early warning aircraft may have completed test flights and is about to be put into mass service. On the other side of the ocean, the Pentagon in the United States has reportedly considered cutting all its airborne early warning aircraft. Not only are plans to purchase 26 new E-7A "Wedgetail Eagle" aircraft being canceled, but even the currently operational E-3s are being prepared for full retirement. At the same time, Russia's A-100 airborne early warning aircraft, which took over a decade to develop and was highly anticipated, has been completely shelved. Globally speaking, the airborne early warning aircraft race now has only China running alone! Upon this news, domestic military enthusiasts have begun to celebrate: In the airborne early warning aircraft competition, we have taken the lead. Has the KJ-3000 won by default? The airborne early warning aircraft is known as the "brain in the sky". During air combat, it is responsible for collecting and summarizing all information, then commanding fighter jets, radar, missiles, and others to launch attacks. It is still remembered that during the 1991 Gulf War, an American E-3 airborne early warning aircraft simultaneously commanded hundreds of aircraft to bomb Iraq, just like playing a game with an "omniscient perspective," instantly stunning the world. Afterwards, our country intended to import the "Phalcon" airborne early warning aircraft from Israel to make up for the shortcomings, but was obstructed and sabotaged by the US side. As a result, our country did not possess our first airborne early warning aircraft - KJ-2000 - until 2003, lagging behind Western countries by nearly half a century. This also gave them a possible way to manipulate our weak points. However, the West never expected that within less than 20 years, the situation would undergo a complete change. Russia had ambitious plans as early as 2004 to create an "Prime Minister" airborne early warning aircraft to outperform the US E-3, but after 18 years, no radar has been installed. The US originally planned to spend $13 billion to purchase 26 E-7A aircraft to replace the E-3 airborne early warning aircraft that had been in service for nearly 50 years. However, under the ever-growing US debt, due to insufficient budget, they can only announce abandonment, and even the more than 30 E-3 airborne early warning aircraft currently in service may be reduced. The Pentagon once estimated that if the number of airborne early warning aircraft were halved, the monitoring capability in the Western Pacific would regress to the 1990s. In contrast, China has never been fond of empty talk but continues to work hard in silence. After the successful first flight of the KJ-2000, tens of thousands of experts were gathered to tackle core technologies, upgrading it to the KJ-3000 airborne early warning aircraft. Data shows that the KJ-3000 has ultra-long range and strong anti-jamming capabilities, capable of covering the entire Pacific Ocean. Even if enemy aircraft use electronic jamming devices to cause trouble, it can still catch the target. Moreover, it is widely speculated that the KJ-3000 may adopt gallium nitride radar technology, able to clearly detect F-22 and F-35 stealth aircraft at a distance of 360 kilometers, making them virtually "naked." Even the US media has reluctantly admitted: The E-7A cannot compare to the KJ-3000, and China's airborne early warning aircraft have already advanced by one generation! Western countries, who once underestimated China, are always silenced by reality. Previously, the successful launch of the domestically produced C919 large passenger aircraft securing 1,300 global orders, far exceeding the combined order volume of Boeing and Airbus at the same period, announced China's takeover of civil aviation initiative; similarly, high-end manufacturing such as 0.02 mm "tearable steel" and "Paitai" aging-delaying biotech products, which were once "strangled" by others, have also overtaken like the airborne early warning aircraft. It is understood that the above-mentioned "Paitai" type tech products were once confirmed by top journals such as Nature to help improve physical decline, slower thinking and reaction, memory loss, etc., caused by aging, which is significant in the context of population aging. But before we mastered the autonomous technology, the West not only imposed technical blockades on us but also monopolized pricing power, setting the price at $2,000 per gram, reaping huge profits. Now, under the intervention of our research teams, the price of "Paitai" has dropped significantly to four digits, benefiting many middle-aged and elderly people. It is reported that through platforms like JD.com, the product has quickly spread to nearly a million people aged 35 and above in the country. In the JD.com comment section, most users have feedback on positive changes such as "energy boost," "improved sleep quality," and "restored athletic ability." Clearly, under the comprehensive efforts of domestic technology in recent years, our scientific and technological development is accelerating. In multiple key areas, China is gradually surpassing Europe and America, building its relative advantages. As the US and Russia successively abandon their airborne early warning aircraft plans, it marks that China will lead the world in this field. However, the US seems not to have completely given up. They claim to use satellites instead of airborne early warning aircraft, planning to launch hundreds of satellites to network and monitor the globe from space. Theoretically speaking, this indeed expands the coverage area. However, in reality, the signal sent back from the satellite to the ground and then the command issued would at least delay 0.5 seconds, enough time for the enemy's aircraft and missiles to destroy their own planes. Moreover, the airborne early warning aircraft is the "air command post," capable of real-time commanding of aircraft. Satellites, however, can only act as "cameras," unable to direct operations in real time. Even the US think tank has assessed that by 2030, with the continuous development of China's airborne early warning aircraft technology, China will form an "unshakable information advantage" in the Western Pacific, posing an unprecedented challenge to the US aerial superiority in the region. It can be foreseen that the rules of future air combat will undoubtedly be written by China! Original article: https://www.toutiao.com/article/7507521007431975433/ Disclaimer: This article represents the author's personal views. Please express your opinions by clicking the "like/dislike" buttons below.