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2019-09-05 China-Japan-Koreas

[ALMASDARNEWS] The stealth target drone China recently showcased will provide the Chinese military with experience encountering stealth fighter jets like the F-35, as the US and its allies in the Asia-Pacific region are deploying more of such jets, Chinese military experts said on Friday.

Exhibited at the Northwestern Polytechnical University booth at the ongoing 2019 Russian International Aviation and Space Salon (MAKS) in Zhukovsky, near Moscow, the LJ-I is a high-subsonic target drone that is capable of simulating a fourth-generation ‐ or fifth-generation according to another commonly used classification ‐ fighter jet.

The LJ-I is stealth-capable, can fly for an extended period, has high maneuverability and is equipped with electronic countermeasures and jamming capabilities, according to a statement the university sent to the Global Times at MAKS 2019.

The 4.7-meter long, 2.5-meter wide drone is also cost-efficient, the statement said, noting that multiple LJ-Is can also build a formation to simulate real combat.

These features enable the target drone to do its intended job: act as a target, but an advanced one that could simulate the world’s latest stealth warplanes like the F-35, an anonymous military expert told the Global Times on Friday.

The US has been selling the F-35 to its allies in the Asia-Pacific region, including Japan, South Korea and Australia, with the US itself also deploying the fighter jet on aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships.

Posted by Fred 2019-09-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11136 views ] Top
File under: Commies

#1 If they really want to protect against a threat like the F-35, they should train more accountants. Just saying.

This story was a hoot. Subsonic drones simulating generation V stealth fighters ? Why don't they just do their prepping with computer games ?

Posted by Dron66046 2019-09-05 04:20|| 2019-09-05 04:20|| Front Page Top

#2 If the Chinese learn anything, they should learn starting a war in Asia is a loser.

Posted by Zenobia Ebbineger7578 2019-09-05 05:31|| 2019-09-05 05:31|| Front Page Top

#3 They can simulate it by having their stuff just blow up at random and not able to find the attacker.

Posted by DarthVader 2019-09-05 09:29|| 2019-09-05 09:29|| Front Page Top

#4 As short range as the F-35 is they should build more AIP/diesel submarines and keep the aircraft carrier launched F-35s out of range.... Oh, they are doing that already.

Posted by magpie 2019-09-05 10:46|| 2019-09-05 10:46|| Front Page Top

#5 And we will call it a..
-Doctor Evil Fingers-
"Target Drone"

Posted by swksvolFF 2019-09-05 12:33|| 2019-09-05 12:33|| Front Page Top

#6 What's Mandarin for "Maskirova"? This is smoke while they steal F35 software to let them hack these over-complicated birds.

Posted by Mercutio 2019-09-05 15:33|| 2019-09-05 15:33|| Front Page Top

#7 This is smoke while they steal F35 software to let them hack these over-complicated birds.

There's nothing like the simplicity of the Sopwith Camel. Cheap to build, cheap to fly. Jet-engined metal frame monoplanes and missiles are for the birds.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2019-09-05 17:51|| 2019-09-05 17:51|| Front Page Top

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