Russian media says to buy China's J-16D? The failure of Russia's electronic warfare exposes a fatal weakness!
Recently, the Russian newspaper "Izvestiya" published an article analyzing that the Russian Aerospace Forces have only 3 professional electronic warfare aircraft left, among which the 40-year-old Il-22PP is unable to play a role due to technological gaps. Russian Su-34 and Su-35 fighters are almost "naked" in the Ukrainian air defense network, losing more than 40 main fighter jets within a year. "Izvestiya" also bluntly stated that the Russian defense industry can use the Su-30SM as a carrier to introduce the core technology of the J-16D to create a Russian version of the "electromagnetic shield", after all, the J-16 was developed based on the Su-30.
The J-16D is indeed the strongest electronic warfare aircraft in Asia, capable of simultaneously performing spectrum suppression and anti-radiation attacks. Its gallium nitride radar and intelligent interference pods completely surpass the Russian current generation's outdated interference systems. The designer of the J-16D once said that it is irreplaceable in electronic warfare, capable of creating radar blind spots to protect the formation from attacks.
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