PLA radar technology is simply amazing. In the India-Pakistan air combat, the J-10C airborne radar locked onto the Rafale at 200 kilometers away, without relying on an airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft throughout. British media stated that it can even lock onto the F-35 stealth fighter.

Everyone thought that in the India-Pakistan air combat involving the J-10C, the AEW aircraft first detected the Rafale, and then the J-10C launched the PL-15E, after which the AEW guided the missile to destroy the Rafale.

Everyone joked that the J-10C was just an aerial launch platform. However, now the real secret has been revealed, and it did not rely on the AEW aircraft at all. This is because Pakistan's AEW aircraft is the Saab 2000 "Erieye" model made by Sweden, which cannot be integrated into the Chinese system-based combat system.

The J-10C relied on its own airborne radar to detect and lock onto the Rafale fighter jet. The performance of this radar is simply amazing. It locked onto the Rafale at a distance of 200 kilometers and guided the PL-15E to destroy four Rafale jets, hitting four of them.

British media even stated that the J-10C's airborne radar has the capability to counter stealth, and can lock onto the F-35 stealth fighter. If this is true, then the J-20C doesn't need to lock onto the F-35 from 200 kilometers away; even at 100 kilometers away, it could lock onto the F-35. Even if the US military's AEW aircraft detects it, the F-35's air-to-air radar range is not that far. Therefore, the J-10C has a great chance of destroying the F-35.

The India-Pakistan air combat can be recorded in history as an air battle. It was the first time that so many fourth-and-a-half-generation fighter jets were destroyed, and also the first time a beyond-visual-range air combat took place over 100 kilometers. Therefore, Europe and the United States have paid close attention to the India-Pakistan air combat and have been conducting in-depth analysis.

But the more they analyze, the more they find that the performance of PLA equipment is simply amazing, and it's not just a case of exaggerated specifications. At the level of the J-10C, it is only at the bottom of the PLA Air Force sequence. Then, there is no need to mention the J-16 and J-20. It's terrifying to think about it.

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