F-35 is Liaoning's worst nightmare, says Global Times

[mota bhai 2,675]

The US F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is capable of combating China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, reports Huanqiu, the website of China's nationalistic Global Times tabloid.

In a hypothetical aircraft carrier battle between China and the United States, the main fighter jets would include the United States' F-35C fifth-generation multirole fighter developed by Lockheed Martin and China's J-15 carrier-based jet developed by Shenyang Aircraft Corporation.

The F-35 is equipped with extremely powerful offensive capabilities for both land and sea combat, with a weapons load of eight tonnes and the capacity to carry four AIM20C and AIM-9X mid-range and short-range air-to-air missiles.

In an attack on the Liaoning the F-35 could carry joint strike missiles developed in Norway, which have a range of 290 kilometers. The J-15, on the other hand, could carry two YJ8-3 anti-missiles with a range of only 180 km.

In terms of radar technology, the US has the clear upper hand with its AN/APG-81 AESA radar developed by Northrop Grumman, which has a thousand transceivers with the ability to simultaneously search for 23 moving targets, including 19 targets in just 2.4 seconds, after which it would turn to tracking mode.

Even against China's J-20, the stealth, twin-engine fifth-generation fighter aircraft prototype being developed by Chengdu Aerospace Corporation, the F-35 would still be the first to detect its opponent due to its superior radar.

http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20140429000104&cid=1101&MainCatID=11

[Jacque67 7,328]

China could never beat the US!

[GandD 5,966]

Are there even F-35's present in the 7th fleet?

[luckytxn 2,264]

There are none deployed anywhere.

Are there even F-35's present in the 7th fleet?

[GandD 5,966]

There are none deployed anywhere.

Prob just lots of f-18s

[Pooky 3,791]

The US F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is capable of combating China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, reports Huanqiu, the website of China's nationalistic Global Times tabloid.

In a hypothetical aircraft carrier battle between China and the United States, the main fighter jets would include the United States' F-35C fifth-generation multirole fighter developed by Lockheed Martin and China's J-15 carrier-based jet developed by Shenyang Aircraft Corporation.

The F-35 is equipped with extremely powerful offensive capabilities for both land and sea combat, with a weapons load of eight tonnes and the capacity to carry four AIM20C and AIM-9X mid-range and short-range air-to-air missiles.

In an attack on the Liaoning the F-35 could carry joint strike missiles developed in Norway, which have a range of 290 kilometers. The J-15, on the other hand, could carry two YJ8-3 anti-missiles with a range of only 180 km.

In terms of radar technology, the US has the clear upper hand with its AN/APG-81 AESA radar developed by Northrop Grumman, which has a thousand transceivers with the ability to simultaneously search for 23 moving targets, including 19 targets in just 2.4 seconds, after which it would turn to tracking mode.

Even against China's J-20, the stealth, twin-engine fifth-generation fighter aircraft prototype being developed by Chengdu Aerospace Corporation, the F-35 would still be the first to detect its opponent due to its superior radar.

http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20140429000104&cid=1101&MainCatID=11

The Liaoning is not a viable combat vessel. It has a ski-jump, suitable for a STOVL asset, yet is equipped with CTOL Sukhoi Su-33 Flanker variants, which need a catapult to launch with a useful fuel/weapons load. It's a training platform, nothing more.

Are there even F-35's present in the 7th fleet?

Not yet. There are no operational Thunderpig squadrons aboard US carriers at this point in time. All USN fast movers are F/A-18 variants.

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The Liaoning is not a viable combat vessel. It has a ski-jump, suitable for a STOVL asset, yet is equipped with CTOL Sukhoi Su-33 Flanker variants, which need a catapult to launch with a useful fuel/weapons load. It's a training platform, nothing more.

Not yet. There are no operational Thunderpig squadrons aboard US carriers at this point in time. All USN fast movers are F/A-18 variants.

I was waiting for you to weigh in.