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Upgraded D variant of China's Shenyang J-11 fighter aircraft performed maiden flight | |||
The upgraded D variant
of China’s J-11 fighter jet has made its maiden flight, Chinese
media reported. The jet reportedly has new radar and an air refueling
system. The J-11D model, which was tested in the air for the first time
on Wednesday, is an upgraded variant, based on the J-11B, with an AESA
radar and more composite materials. Its radar, EW systems, FBW systems,
and communications equipment are the same as those aboard the Shenyang
J-16.
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Shenyang J-11D multirole fighter aircraft |
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The J-11D is reported
to have better active phased array radar, use more composite materials
in its wings and tail, and be capable of firing more advanced air-to-air
missiles like PL-10 and PL-15.
Photos of the J-11D
prototype tested at a Shenyang Aircraft Corporation airfield also showed
an in-flight refueling probe installed on the port side similar to the
arrangement used on J-15. Shenyang J-11, or
Jian-11, is a Chinese multirole fighter aircraft manufactured by Shenyang
Aircraft Corporation (SAC). China was the first foreign country to buy
Russian Su-27s in the early 1990s. It is now a licensed-built variant
of the Sukhoi Su-27SK (Nato code name: Flanker) fighter. |
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