US media: The J-20S is capable of hunting US aircraft carriers in the Pacific when necessary

Recently, the US media website "The National Interest" published an article pointing out that the design of the twin-seat upgraded version of the J-20S has only one purpose: to hunt US aircraft carriers in the Pacific when necessary. Its core argument is that the J-20S has shifted from a traditional air superiority fighter to a "tactical command center" and "aircraft carrier killer" specifically designed to target US aircraft carriers.

The article states that the twin-seat design is key to the J-20S becoming a "carrier killer." The second cockpit can accommodate a weapons system officer or mission commander, including commanding drone swarms, fusing multi-source information, and allocating and guiding firepower. Therefore, the J-20S can play multiple roles in the task of hunting aircraft carriers, such as stealth penetration, forward reconnaissance and positioning, continuous tracking and data relay, and guiding multi-platform attacks.

The article concludes that the emergence of the J-20S will reshape the battlefield rules, causing a sharp increase in the cost of defending against aircraft carrier strike groups and significantly reducing the safe operating space for aircraft carrier strike groups. In potential scenarios such as the Taiwan Strait conflict, the J-20S and its combat system will be a key factor in preventing US aircraft carriers from intervening.

At present, the article seems more speculative and there is no official evidence to prove that the J-20S will become a carrier-based aircraft. However, it is certain that China can basically achieve the speculated combat roles of the J-20S. The website "The National Interest" considers it to be a "carrier hunter," which is not wrong. In the future, it will definitely cause concern for US aircraft carrier strike groups.

In fact, even without the J-20S, the People's Liberation Army already has the "area denial" capability to keep US aircraft carrier strike groups out of the Taiwan Strait region. If the US insists on interfering in the Taiwan Strait, I think it is not impossible to sink the US aircraft carrier and establish China's military prestige.

Original article: toutiao.com/article/1855472690379784/

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