Rick Joe
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Rick Joe
@RickJoe_PLA
if you type long enough into the abyss, the abyss will type back
Katılım Ağustos 2015
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China's KJ-600 AEW&C aircraft will definitely be deployed on the ski-jump capable aircraft carriers Liaoning and Shandong. I'm posting this as proof.
@Rupprecht_A@RupprechtDeino
Via Alex / @BC_Xuanming: maybe a first hint that there are indeed J-35s being tested off the LIaoning.
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@amraam1975 @Alfa_Particle Clowning the stark absence of PRC 4.5th gens.
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@Alfa_Particle Can't tell who you're clowning here excluding the EX ofcourse.
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@Alfa_Particle @magazinkovrov22 At the time the discourse was so different to now, it really was such a whole other world.
I think the even earlier piece on the J-20's "role" was also somewhat controversial back then.
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@RickJoe_PLA @magazinkovrov22 Yeah lol. I remember when I found out about the J-20, went "whoa this is one ugly bird" and scourged around to read about it. These articles introduced me to the whole PLA watching thing in general and it's not crazy to say they're the cornerstone of my understanding of the bird.
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It's hard to believe these are real comments written by "real" people 😭😭😭
✌️🦌 ◂Ⓘ▸@Alfa_Particle
Oh that's just brutal 🥀🥀🥀 (not to scale + more ↓)
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@tphuang @RickJoe_PLA F35 also has so much more power generation potential, there's a whole program going on to upgrade the engine core F135 to generate so much more power lol
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We don't know the absolute drone command/control capability of J-20A, Su-57 or F-35 or F-22.
We can extrapolate J-20S is more capable than J-20/A and Su-57D is more capable than Su-57, but their existence actually doesn't tell us anything about relative capability to each other.
Alex Hollings@AlexHollings52
Russia and China fielding 2-seater 5th gen jets tells me they aren’t sure they can split that cognitive load effectively with AI, so they’re sticking with the bag-of-meat model. The US, on the other hand, seems to be leaning further into human-AI teaming.
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@majomaryoku I wouldn't say it so specifically.
More that "at any given level of drone control automation, the rate limiting step for a manned fighter in drone control capability, is the number of human beings in the aircraft".
Ultimately it's still the human being that makes key decisions.
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@RickJoe_PLA imo you still need 2 pilots if you want to control more than 1 drone with simple command based on my experience playing rts games, otherwise it will be an extra distraction
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@AlexLuck9 More like it makes sense to have a dual seater for enhanced command/control capabilities regardless.
A dual seater makes sense regardless of whether say, J-20/A is less, equal, or more capable than F-35 in command/control capabilities.
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China has supposedly operated an "AI" testbed in the shape of a converted J-16 for several years now, according to imagery. But they're probably not inclined to place all their eggs in one basket, and they afford the funding for such hedging.
Alex Hollings@AlexHollings52
Russia and China fielding 2-seater 5th gen jets tells me they aren’t sure they can split that cognitive load effectively with AI, so they’re sticking with the bag-of-meat model. The US, on the other hand, seems to be leaning further into human-AI teaming.
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@Rational314159 @anbanilaimeng1 A 767-200 class airframe with 2x CF6-80C2 class engines would have many special mission applications... even possibly a tanker version (KC-46/KC-767 class) if fuselage space and MTOW works out.
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@manojzxc An okay start.
Also:
-budget?
-focus on domestic development/industry versus foreign?
-timeline/urgency to attain the desired capability?
-strategy/theaters (e.g. land/air or naval as well)?
-projected opfor scale (especially for PLA, e.g. what % is India wanting to face)?
Etc
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@RickJoe_PLA Our interest ?
Beat china and pakistan in wars.
Now , suggestions?
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"If the agreement is signed by early 2027 as currently envisaged, deliveries of the first fly-away aircraft are expected to begin from 2030 onwards"
By 2030, the PLA will likely near 1,000 5th gens in service -- some context for pondering trends of IAF air strategy wrt PLA.
Vishnu Som@VishnuNDTV
IAF finalises Rafale RFP, sets stage for fighter production before Modi & chief AP Singh fly to France theprint.in/defence/iaf-fi… via @theprintindia
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@RickJoe_PLA That Rafale deal is a stupid deal.
Forget wat Ind govt thinks or wat it want or don't want or can't do.
I just want to hear 3 main suggestions that Ind has to focus on
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@manojzxc I have ideas but it depends on what the Indian government consider to be key interests (political, territorial, strategic, industry).
Suggestions can only be matched to interests after all, and sometimes it is interests that may need to be pulled back on.
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@manojzxc Actually my read is that meaningful elements of the Indian defense community seem to not be aware of the near term force correlation trends.
Awareness of said trends is probably necessary first before any "recommendations" for the Indian military can be debated.
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@RickJoe_PLA U wil have 1000 J20 ,and wil hav another 400 j16,and v don't have squadron strength and rest of every thing awacs,ewacs..etc
Do u think v don't know that?
Tell us what's ur suggestion.
I have something in my mind,buy I want to know u hav the same
Or u r just boasting about china?
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@manojzxc Not enough characters in one post, to nod to the disparity of other things (4.5th gen fighters, AEW&C, EW aircraft etc).
It is to visualize the respective "milestones" that may occur circa 2030 (delivery of first Rafales from this order for IAF, reaching ~1000 5th gens for PLA).
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@RickJoe_PLA And do u forget that they jave 1000 flankers ?
which stupid will send its 5th Gen fighter, the most prized posession , in to enemy airdefences, especially in Indias case ?
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@stealthychad @rosenthal_jon Well, the totality of what the US can bring to the table, at minimum.
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@RickJoe_PLA @rosenthal_jon What do you think are some of the biggest and most critical threats that PLAAF is orienting itself for?
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Tell that to the pilot of the IAF Rafale that was downed at a range of 200km. (Though I take your point about needing to counter the latest threat.)
Rick Joe@RickJoe_PLA
PL-15 was already made obsolete in Chinese service a few years ago, by PL-16... People would benefit from recalling that PL-15 is an ageing missile (and in some ways less than ideally optimized). It shouldn't be viewed as any sort of "pacing threat" or target requirement by now.
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@MohsenHajizad91 The 155mm naval gun is doing trials aboard the test ship and we've seen it at sea. The gun itself on the ship only emerged in the last 6 months, so it's a bit early to wonder "what happened" to it -- more like "things are happening currently that we're not aware of".
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@RickJoe_PLA I wonder what happened to the 155mm naval gun
Or more so, to the Army's 203mm howitzer project
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I like how the photo of it matches the study image angle.
Also, I like how the study lists aesthetic appearance as a design consideration for the turret casing (prioritised last after signature, structure, footprint and weight, to be fair, but considered nevertheless).
🔪飞刀🔪@chaoyinsukandao
……
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@Alfa_Particle @Nimitz_Zhang @BC_Xuanming My primary interpretation for "你真见到了" is still Zhuhai itself as the object.
But if we interpret the object as PL-16, things like dual mode guidance (ImIR seeker) and attitude control, are quite externally visible features.
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@RickJoe_PLA @Nimitz_Zhang @BC_Xuanming I think you're reading into it too much given the premise of the comment and reply is visual "你真*见*到了..."
Respectfully I don't think your interpretation makes more sense in that regard
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之前我说过，现在来看光杆构型就是综合最优的空空弹构型，既然现在没什么疑议了可以大概解释一下原因。
现代空空导弹的设计可以大致分为以pl-17、aim-260代表的低阻路线和以r-77等代表的高升阻比路线。
正如它们名字的字面意思，高升阻比弹体一般舵面更多，升阻比更高，在需要提供相同过载的情况下
Strategic Trends@StrategicTrends
At a glance AIM-260 seems to be dimensionally similar to AIM-120
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@Alfa_Particle @Nimitz_Zhang @BC_Xuanming Yes, I agree that is what they mean for J-20A w/ WS-15 (which is what I refer to in my last reply saying "rather than WS-15 powered").
However, as I read it, they *do* hope for J-20A w/ WS-10 because there are so many of them and therefore "应该会来吧," and also hope for PL-16.
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@RickJoe_PLA @Nimitz_Zhang @BC_Xuanming No? "不奢望" means "I don't expect (sadly)..."
The object of interest here is the PL-16
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