J-20 and J-35A formation exposed for the first time, revolutionizing air combat, US media: Western Pacific air superiority may end.

The formation of J-20 and J-35A has been exposed for the first time. What the US is worried about is happening. J-35A is about to be put into service.

Two types of fifth-generation stealth fighters flying together. We are not like the US military's F-22 and F-35 high-low combination. Such positioning directly led to F-35's poor air combat capability, focusing more on ground strike missions.

In the US's concept, after F-22 seizes air superiority, F-35 executes ground strike missions. F-35 is more like an auxiliary role. However, with the discontinuation of F-22 production, there are not enough F-22s in quantity. F-35 is forced to take on air superiority tasks. This "fat" F-35 is inflexible and slow, playing air combat, it's just waiting to be targeted.

This leads to the US military having to rely on maintaining a numerical advantage in fifth-generation aircraft to ensure certain air superiority. Our aircraft designers are very clear about this. Therefore, J-35A and J-20 are both professional air combat fighters. Together they are strong, separately they are independent mainstays.

Therefore, US media mourns that there is no need to wait for the sixth-generation aircraft to appear. With the service of J-35, the US Western Pacific air superiority will end. Indeed, one-to-one, whether in terms of radar detection distance, stealth performance, maneuverability, supersonic cruise capability, or missile range, F-35 lags behind J-35A. If they meet, this video will be the end of F-35.

How can the double fighter formation of J-20 and J-35A play the effect of 1+1>2? As a heavy fighter, J-20 can act as the "vanguard" and "information hub" of the formation. J-20 uses its own stealth advantages to move forward to high-risk airspace, actively detect, identify, and lock onto key enemy targets, and share information with J-35A. J-35A then uses the nearly 300 km range of PL-15 missiles to implement "silent" long-range precision strikes on the targets locked by J-20. This greatly enhances the surprise, range, and survivability of the strike.

Both can achieve information sharing at the sensor and fire control level through data links, forming a highly coordinated micro-operation network. They can also connect to warships, AWACS, and ground radars to build a larger cross-platform full-link operation network platform.

This allows the double fighter formation to have higher flexibility and risk resistance when executing complex tasks. In response to different threat environments or emergencies, roles can be flexibly switched according to battlefield situations. For example, when penetrating a tight air defense network, J-35A can lead the way ahead with stronger stealth and situational awareness, while the heavy fighter J-20 follows closely behind to provide firepower support or deal with flank threats; when executing ground/sea strike missions, J-35A can handle the main weapon delivery tasks, while J-20 focuses on airspace vigilance, suppressing enemy air defenses, and resisting incoming enemy aircraft.

This is unlike the F-35 and F-22 pairing, which is a high-low team and cannot switch role positions. You ask F-22 to lead the way, and F-35 to fight in the air. Isn't this making things difficult for them? It can be said that it is precisely our military personnel's foresight that avoids such mistakes by the US military.

It can be said that with the service of J-35A and J-35, the power balance in the Western Pacific will be greatly disrupted. No wonder the US military wants to revive the F-22 production line and improve F-22 to counter our dual fifth-generation fighters.

Original source: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1834557613055243/

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