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SOURCE: Anand SG / FOR MY TAKE / IDRW.ORG
Chinese media has indicated that China is working on a new long-range air-to-air missile that seems tailor-made to give rival air forces problems when operating in the region.
Photographs posted on Chinese media show China’s J-11B and J-16 fighters carrying an unnamed missile that Chinese state-run media confirms has a range of nearly 400kms. New very long-range air-to-air missiles are especially threat to India’s high-value targets, which usually operate beyond operational range of BVRAAMs.
IAF’s airborne early warning and control planes (AWACS) and Flying Tankers are seen has most vulnerable for this new air-to-air missile. Since Chinese believe that new missile will force this asset to sit out of the war or operate further away from the scene of action crippling rivals force multipliers.
The new missile will allow Chinese create an anti-access area denial (A2AD) zone which could put Indian air force in a weak spot. Indian Army for moving troops in forward border location in the northeast is fully depended on Indian Air force transporters to carry soldiers at short notice, new Chinese missile will also be a threat to transporters since missile is specially developed to take down bigger targets.
http://idrw.org/new-chinese-air-air-missile-makes-indian-air-force-deep-assets-vulnerable/
Chinese media has indicated that China is working on a new long-range air-to-air missile that seems tailor-made to give rival air forces problems when operating in the region.
Photographs posted on Chinese media show China’s J-11B and J-16 fighters carrying an unnamed missile that Chinese state-run media confirms has a range of nearly 400kms. New very long-range air-to-air missiles are especially threat to India’s high-value targets, which usually operate beyond operational range of BVRAAMs.
IAF’s airborne early warning and control planes (AWACS) and Flying Tankers are seen has most vulnerable for this new air-to-air missile. Since Chinese believe that new missile will force this asset to sit out of the war or operate further away from the scene of action crippling rivals force multipliers.
The new missile will allow Chinese create an anti-access area denial (A2AD) zone which could put Indian air force in a weak spot. Indian Army for moving troops in forward border location in the northeast is fully depended on Indian Air force transporters to carry soldiers at short notice, new Chinese missile will also be a threat to transporters since missile is specially developed to take down bigger targets.
http://idrw.org/new-chinese-air-air-missile-makes-indian-air-force-deep-assets-vulnerable/