What is China's lack of carrier-based aircraft carrier: -15 F to risk being out of service

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Imitation from the F-Su -33 -15, service after facing the threat of being eliminated. (Data plan)
U.S. "Super Hornet" aircraft carrier although a third-generation fighters, but more capable multi-purpose, and the airborne equipment is more advanced, far more than the actual combat strength Su -33. (Data plan)
The latest face of U.S. F-35C carrier-based aircraft, the F -15 will face while serving in the formal elimination of the threat. (Data plan)
The first 10 years of the 21st century, is the most exciting military enthusiasts, the most urgent and most "sad" for 10 years. 10 years, the "aircraft carrier in August on board units," the legend has become a "carrier board units in mid-August," the legend. While waiting to no avail, when the outside world, "Varyag" aircraft on the scaffold gradually become more up. Perhaps the era of China's aircraft carrier coming up! However, the Chinese navy with aircraft carriers but important step toward the deep blue, sea and air to really make this ability into full play fort, I am afraid we will face many difficulties and some lack of carrier-based aircraft models is one of them.

A large family

In 1917, the United Kingdom with a cruiser converted into the world's first aircraft carrier, capable of carrying 20 aircraft aboard a warship is not only opened a new chapter in the history of naval equipment, also contributed to the emergence of a new aircraft family, the new Family is the family of carrier-based aircraft carrier. Today, a total family of carrier-based aircraft carrier has experienced four stages of development, that stage of propeller aircraft, jet stage, the integrated carrier phase and the conventional carrier-based aircraft fleet with the V / STOL aircraft carrier phase. With the X-47B unmanned aircraft gradually developed a series of unmanned aerial vehicles, unmanned aircraft will usher in the era.

Through years of development, carrier-based aircraft is no longer as before, mainly fighters and attack aircraft, has gradually developed into a fighter, attack aircraft, early warning aircraft, anti-submarine aircraft, reconnaissance aircraft, electronic warfare aircraft, refueling aircraft, helicopters and transport aircraft, and other componentsComprehensive fleet, they complement each other, together form the air, sea, underwater, a powerful electromagnetic capability. During the Cold War, the United States developed a comprehensive combat capability of the strongest combination of carrier-based aircraft, the carrier air wing includes early warning aircraft, fighter aircraft of the air heavy, heavy attack aircraft, light fighter / attack aircraft, electronic jamming aircraft, anti-submarine patrol machine, the main anti-submarine helicopters and other aircraft types, and also equipped with air refueling aircraft, transport planes, search and rescue helicopters and other auxiliary models. With the Cold War, a wide variety of U.S. Navy aircraft carrier lost its dedicated, funding and logistical support under the pressure, the United States developed a number of multi-carrier aircraft, and achieved remarkable results.

In several other countries in a modern aircraft carrier, because of limited tonnage of aircraft carriers, the number of carrier aircraft carrying the heavy nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier far less, in the development of new generation aircraft carrier, also highlighted the performance of multi-purpose fighter . For example, the French "Rafale" fighter, Su -33 fighter and the Russian MiG-29K fighter jets, can have a good in the air combat capability, while strong on both land and sea attack capability. Indian Navy in the most recent selection of a new carrier-based aircraft appear bid "Gripen" Navy-type and "Typhoon" Navy-type, are also equally good overall combat capability. Purpose of carrier aircraft, under the new situation has become the mainstream development of carrier-based aircraft carrier.
Systems integration development under the carrier fleet

In general, fleet air defense aircraft carrier battle groups should have the fighter, attack aircraft, early warning aircraft, antisubmarine aircraft, electronic warfare aircraft. In addition, the carrier fleet must also have provided training for pilots carrier training aircraft. Through the realization of the complementary advantages of each aircraft, aircraft weapons platform will be integrated into numerous operational effectiveness of a powerful system daunting. From the current situation, by taking a compromise approach, China's existing resources can barely organize a fragile aircraft carrier battle group system, and in the event of unexpected events, can not afford to deal with other big powers to impose a threat to the aircraft carrier. The following will be required carrier-based aircraft carrier with the Chinese carrier fleet may lack the ability to briefly.

F/A-18 fighters before the air defense fighters, have a special focus on carrier-based fighter aircraft for air superiority, a typical example is the F-14 "Tomcat" fighter jets. But from a strictly literal sense, F-14 carrier-based fighter aircraft and its predecessor F-4 carrier-based fighter is not pure sense of the air fighter, they all have some of the land and sea attack capability. For example, F-14 fighter can carry a variety of ground attack weapons, including MK82, K84, MK20, GBU-10, GBU-12, GBU-16, GBU-31 and so on.

F-14 attack aircraft carrier-based fighter with one of his contemporaries is the A-6E attack aircraft carrier attack aircraft, attack aircraft that can carry a variety of weapons.For example, "Harpoon" anti-ship missiles, "Ham" anti-radiation missiles, "SLAM" ground missiles, laser guided bombs and ordinary bombs.

At the same time, carrier-based attack aircraft in addition to the implementation of the land or sea combat missions, but also has some combat capability. F/A-18 fighters have enabled carrier-based fighter and attack aircraft were integrated into one body the same. In France, the "gust" in the beginning of design to be located in the multi-role fighter, both for use of naval aviation, but also serve the Air Force, which can replace the "super flag" and "Phantom" fighter. Su Su -33 -27 shipborne fighter is halfway decent fighter models, improvements have since been going on. In addition to the retiring British "Sea Harrier", the aircraft carrier-based fighter's rising star is that the three kinds of major models. In 3 models, "gust" is typical of three generations of semi-fighter, the aircraft has been recognized by the French navy, but its price is too expensive, but also enough for those countries with weak financial resources become stretched.
Summing up all the news, China developed the performance of carrier-based aircraft F -15 and -33 similar to the Soviet Union, some performance improvements. It is noteworthy that the fourth generation of carrier-based F-35 fighter aircraft through a long period of development be put into use, the current three generations or three generations of a large number of half-plane will face enormous challenges, and our F -15 fighter will be in service when facing the threat of being eliminated.

When early warning aircraft to intercept ballistic missiles in the early detection of targets is beneficial to intercept incoming missiles. Similarly, the early warning capacity to improve the combat capability of the aircraft carrier has a crucial role. The U.S. aircraft carrier task forces, for example, the equipment E-2C "Hawkeye" early warning aircraft have 8 to 12, it maintained at all times in 2 ~ 3 AWACS fleet over the implementation of vigilance tasks, goals fighter class detection range of up to 480 km, can simultaneously track up to identify 2000 targets, and guide the engagement of 100 batches of aircraft for combat aircraft carrier battle groups to provide a strong protection, so that the French have also expressed a strong aircraft interest. Soviet Yakeliefu Design Bureau has designed the "Jacques" -44 early warning aircraft carrier, and the Soviet Government is prepared to purchase 16 aircraft this model, but funding aborted, leaving only the wooden full-size model attempt to commemorate the aviation industry. In addition to fixed-wing AWACS, a number of countries have developed early warning helicopters. For example, the British developed the "Sea King" early warning helicopters. Soviet Union also developed a card -31 early warning helicopters, and later Russia and India as early warning aircraft carrier platform. It has been revealed that China has purchased this helicopter.

Anti-submarine aircraft. After the Cold War reduced the threat facing the water, the U.S. Navy has S-3 "Viking" fixed-wing anti-submarine aircraft carrier-based aviation anti-submarine task of the whole fleet into all the MH-60R "Seahawk" helicopter borne multi-purpose. China's anti-submarine naval equipment, anti-submarine helicopters to direct -9 -28 card type and import the main anti-submarine helicopters, including anti-submarine-type straight -9 smaller the maximum takeoff weight restrictions, overall performance is poor, not enough to take large-scale, high-intensity anti-submarine aircraft carrier battle task, but card -28 anti-submarine helicopters for the import of equipment, a limited number of carrier battle group is also difficult to meet the needs of large equipment. Straight -8 is a fake from the French "Super Hornet" helicopter of large multi-purpose helicopters, but the standards of the 21st century, this aircraft, it has become very backward.
Should be noted that the United States, leaving only MH-60R "Seahawk" helicopter out of cost considerations, it is only an expedient measure the reduction in the underwater threat, while the U.S. Navy anti-submarine ideal situation is to form fixed-wing anti-submarine aircraft and anti-submarine with the level of the helicopter. In addition, there is another layer to consider the United States, the United States can use their deployment in Japan, P-3 anti-submarine aircraft and anti-submarine aircraft ally Japan, relying on its own, and Japan's large surface anti-submarine fleet, and the United States leading the entire nuclear submarine force has, through the integration of these capabilities now, the United States can secure enough to the carrier, leaving only MH-60R "Sea Hawk" helicopters, one kind of anti-submarine aircraft. China is different from the face of the joint US-Japan submarine fleet of underwater threats, the carrier will face tremendous pressure, so definitely can not just rely on the limited ability of anti-submarine helicopters.

U.S. Navy electronic warfare aircraft is equipped with special electronic fighter for the EF-18G "Growler" aircraft is based on the F/A-18F evolved to replace the EA-6B "Prowler," the carrier-specific e-fighter, not only airborne jamming pod can be used to implement large-scale suppression of electromagnetic interference and can also carry AGM-88 "HARM" anti-radiation missile target of electromagnetic signal radiation hard kill, the U.S. Navy air combat victories to win important guarantee. At present, the Chinese air force Su -27 fighter equipment installed in the wing tip self-defense electronic warfare pods, J -15 may use this electronic warfare pods, but in the face of European and American developed countries, advanced electronic warfare aircraft, thiskinds of self-defense, the effects of electronic warfare pods probably not satisfactory.

Trainer aircraft and land-based compared to the requirements of the pilot, carrier-based aircraft to the pilots demanding. Carrier-based fighter pilot in training, countries have adopted a different approach. For example, the United States introduced the British "Eagle" type trainer to specifically for carrier-based fighter pilot training. In the Russian Navy, in general, Su -25 fighter by the carrier borne fighter pilot training mission, with the Su-33UB fighters in use, this new take on the service's aircraft carrier-based fighter pilot training mission. Indian Navy in recent years, a large move is the introduction of Russia's "Gorshkov" aircraft carrier, and its main carrier-based fighter pilot in the MiG-29KUB training mission from the two-seat carrier borne fighter. Get the message from the current point of view, China's aircraft carrier pilot training seems more inclined to learn from the experience of Russia. Another reported that the Chinese navy could be used as L-15 trainer aircraft carrier fighter pilot trainer. If this message is not true, then the Navy needs to develop two-seat carrier aircraft F -15 trainer.

And fixed-wing carrier aircraft pilot training, the Chinese naval air training in shipboard helicopter pilots have accumulated some experience, but because of relatively slow development of China's helicopter industry, the future aircraft carrier in the face of the problems are obvious.

In addition, the carrier aircraft fleet including tankers, reconnaissance and transport aircraft, the news that China is not currently making progress in these, so not much to repeat here. But it is worth noting that the latest American "Ford" class aircraft carrier will have a carrying capacity of UAV, the situational awareness and combat effectiveness will be greatly improved, which further challenges to China.
To create a red carrier fleet, the Chinese in the end what is missing aircraft?

Aircraft carrier is to implement the national will and national interests to maintain a solid platform, so aircraft carriers the Navy to build a country must meet the strategic and tactical needs. Britain, Spain and Italy, carriers need only the support of the United States has the ability to maintain regional security, China is a vast, and many countries worldwide are closely related to the country, and given the situation in the Western Pacific jigsaw, So China is certainly not as a general carrier aircraft carrier the way of national development, but should take a carrier that suits its development.

Have been obtained through the use of technology and foreign arms purchases, etc., China is now starting to build the initial carrier-based aircraft system, but in the electronic warfare aircraft, reconnaissance aircraft, transport aircraft and training aircraft there are still gaps, but it has been compared to the past made tremendous progress. In the western Pacific, the Chinese Navy will face from the air, underwater, and a major threat to the field of information warfare, air defense, anti-submarine warfare capabilities, and information is the future aircraft carrier in China will face a major task.Therefore, the lack of future Chinese aircraft carrier the following three main types of carrier-based aircraft:

First, the advanced multi-carrier-based attack / fighter aircraft. Will serve in the performance of J -15 close F/A-18 carrier-based fighter aircraft, which indicates that China will be made when the aircraft carrier since the advent of good. Navy's operational needs in view of the future Chinese carrier before the first island chain is likely to fight, at which point it will be out of the protection of land-based aircraft and directly face the enemy carrier-based aircraft. After 2018, F-35 fighter jets will be deployed around China, which means that carrier-based aircraft F -15 four generations in the face of the enemy at a disadvantage when the fleet. Obviously, this requires us to speed up multi-carrier-based attack / fighter aircraft development.

Second, fixed-wing carrier-based anti-submarine aircraft of endeavor. Before the first island chain, the future Chinese aircraft carrier will not be shore-based anti-submarine aircraft. At this point, the enemy's underwater nuclear submarine force fish will cause a great threat to China, and the weak capacity alone is not enough anti-submarine helicopter unit, so urgently needed in China such as the S-3 fixed-wing anti-submarine aircraft.

Third, the implementation of information warfare mission aircraft carrier. Information warfare is not mentioned here is equivalent to electronic warfare, which refers to information acquisition, transmission, interference, etc. hostilities. Today, the United States has developed a huge sensor system, the combat tempo and situational awareness has been a great improvement. From a macro point of view, our space-based sensor system could not be close to U.S. levels, UAV reconnaissance and early warning systems can not hold a candle to, once we in the carrier-based early warning aircraft, electronic warfare and reconnaissance aircraft, can not compete with the United States narrowed the gap, So China's future aircraft carrier will face even greater threats.Moreover, the U.S. Navy has established information warfare units of specialized, which makes integration of space-based and space-based sensor's ability to more conducive to the ability of Carrier Strike platform optimized. Therefore, China addition to the need to speed up the construction of such aircraft, but also need to strengthen the ability of information warfare, "software".

In conclusion, although China has formed an initial system of carrier-based aircraft, but we still lack the current environment requires a number of Chinese naval capabilities.Even "short step, a thousand miles" but the Chinese aircraft carrier would face a very steep birth situation, which undoubtedly China's defense industry has led to great pressure. (Text / fire fly Wang Feng)