Search results

Right. I think they are using it as an excuse to back out of the deal without incurring a penalty fee.

Right. But my point is that if the Thai relent and want the version China has on the Yuan, they technically can't based on the contract.

I read the issue is that the Chinese engines operating on Yuan class for over a decade are still based on German design, so they are covered by German IP despite the fact that it is entirely made in China. The domestic alternative offered to Thailand is a completely different design, which may...

https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/update-chinas-liaoning-sorties-more-than-100-aircraft-near-japan-taiwan

Just because it is jagged doesn’t mean it is WS-1. Compare the nozzle diameter with a person and you can tell that it is way smaller. This is not accounting for the fact that there are two layers of nozzles, something not seen in WS-10.

They are medium thrust engines.

FC-31 is an Air Force bird targeting export and possibly domestic use. J-35 is a carrier aircraft but it is based off the FC-31. Relationship is a bit like Su-27 and Su-33.

Rumor has it that the nickname for J-35 is blue shark.

It’s a play on words. Being a half shark (鲨）half hawk （雕）creature, it sounds similar to 傻叼，which if I am not mistaken is a term for idiots in colloquial Chinese.

One of the earlier Shaheens for sure. China stopped sending J-10A to those.

In before someone posts politicians not for export.

L-15 is a lot more sophisticated. With proper propulsion and upgrades it could go supersonic and fire BVR missiles, neither of which is possible with the K-8.

This image is about as relevant to the topic as what the Indians have been posting.

If you use chrome it'll translate to English when prompted.

@Windjammer it was a J-10, unknown which variant, detected from several kilometers away by sophisticated Indian biological visible light spectrum sensors and later, indigenous radars...

Where are the monitor lizards when you need one.

https://www.zona-militar.com/2022/07/20/la-fuerza-aerea-argentina-continua-con-el-proceso-de-seleccion-del-futuro-cazabombardero/

Probably lens distortion since the engine is AL-31.

or monitor lizards while sober.