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The successful maiden flight of the J-10 modified test aircraft No. 01 has a very wide impact. Not only the United States, but almost all countries including the Middle East and Europe have expressed concern about this incident.

After all, in this era, countries that can manufacture third-generation aircraft can't use up their hands to count their fingers. Once the follow-up engineering verification of the J-10 modification is completed, Huaxia will enter the "World Third-Generation Aircraft Club".

As for the impact of Huaxia's joining...

What about national security, confrontation between East and West, geopolitics, etc., are actually false.

At this stage, apart from the United States, there is only one issue that everyone is most concerned about:

Are you selling it or not?

Logically speaking, Huaxia has just produced the first third-generation aircraft in the standard sense, so it is impossible to sell it directly.

But the problem is that the Chinese people's consistent style is to downgrade the existing technology and create a foreign trade version, and then sell it to other countries at a "low price".

If the J-10 can be put into service in a short period of time, a matching foreign trade version should also appear soon.

At that time, a low-cost, well-capable, and completely "enough" fighter under the banner of the third-generation aircraft will rush into the market, and the Rafale, Phantom, and Saber on my side will not be good. Sold it.

But the question is, how likely is this to happen?

If the time goes back a few months, I am afraid that most western countries will sneer at this, but it is different now. Their third-generation aircrafts are really flying, and they still use their own engines.

what does that mean?

The ability to build three generations of aircraft proves that Huaxia has accumulated a certain amount of technology in the aviation field and is able to independently design and manufacture fighter jets.

Then according to this logic, this "imaginary aircraft" should not be in the plan, but will soon enter the delivery stage...

Thinking about it this way, the sense of crisis in military enterprises in various countries suddenly rose.

As a result, representatives from various countries have sent representatives to consult with China side by side, but Poly Technology, which is responsible for the export of aircraft, is extremely tight-lipped. Even though these old fritters in the mall have exhausted their means, they have only one answer:

At present, there is no export plan for the third-generation aircraft for foreign trade. Our aviation business has just started, and there is still a certain gap with the international level. The third-generation aircraft that will be produced in the future will first meet China's own needs.

Hearing such a reply, the eyes of the representatives of all parties almost rolled to the sky.

Besides, the Xiaolong project cooperated with Pakistan is almost all semi-public. Although it is only a second-generation aircraft, who knows if you will upgrade it to the third-generation aircraft when it is close to the door?

In a word, you can't believe anything.

But not believing it is the same thing. It is really not easy to figure out the real purpose of the rabbit and then make a targeted competitive strategy...

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On the other side, in the workshop of Institute 601, the first modified J-8 III fighter has already rolled off the production line.

Lei Gang wiped his sweat and walked beside Lin Yongming, and said with a little emotion:

"We've been really busy during this period. The J-10 modification has just made some progress, and the J-8 modification project has started again. Now that the J-8 modification has been completed, it will be time to test the J-22 in two months... ..."

"What's wrong? Can't continue?"

Lin Yongming frowned and asked in a teasing tone.

"No way, the harder you work, the harder you work. I have been in 601 for more than ten years and almost twenty years. This is the first time I have been so busy. You can say that you are tired. It is indeed tired, but it is fulfilling!"

"More than half a year and less than a year, three results have been produced, each of which is not false. I didn't even dare to think about this kind of thing before... Forget it, let's not talk so much, leader, let me introduce it to you This plane?"

Lin Yongming nodded and said:

"Then tell me about it, and I'll see where all your renovation costs have been spent."

Lei Gang smiled and replied:

"No matter where it is used, it must be used on the blade anyway..."

"Leader, we have changed three main parts of this J-8 III, power, avionics, and airframe."

"The first is the power system. We use the latest WS-10E foreign trade engine. Compared with the previous WP-13, it has better performance at low altitude and low speed, and it is more in line with the current war environment."

"Of course, in order to adapt to the changes in the engine, the body configuration originally designed as an interceptor is somewhat behind."

"We adjusted the wing layout of the J-8 II, modified the aspect ratio, and made some modifications to the air intake. At the same time, we adjusted the ventral fins, which greatly improved its low-speed lift."

"That is to say, now our aircraft has a relatively reliable line-of-sight combat capability, which is still very important to our customers."

"The last point is that we have fully upgraded the avionics and radar systems. The flight control is smarter and the radar is stronger. Although we still use Doppler radar, it is at least much better than the previous generation."

Hearing this, Lin Yongming nodded slightly.

It is obvious to all that the 204 radar used by the J-8 was so bad before. Now that it is going to be sold, it must not be used to make up for it.

In the past few years, domestic radar technology has been continuously improved, not only active phased array radar, but also a big step forward in the performance of relatively "old" PD radar, which can be used in this J-8 on III.

Lin Yongming sorted out Lei Gang's information a little bit, and then asked:

"According to such improvements, what level do you think this fighter can achieve?"

Lei Gang frowned and hesitated for a while before answering:

"In terms of horizontal comparison, there is still a gap with F-16 and F-15, but overall, the gap is not too big."

"Basically, with the advantages of avionics and radar, the J-8 III should be able to draw a tie with the Mirage 2000, and it is slightly stronger than the Brilliant Fighter that just entered service in India in terms of stability."

"Is this a sales pitch, or is it your own judgment?"

Lin Yongming continued to ask.

"It's my own judgment, and it's all calculated based on the data results, but the specifics can only be tested by actual combat."

Lei Gang answered frankly, and then added:

"Our positioning is the third-generation machine, and buyers should be aware of this."

This is a big truth.

Lin Yongming nodded, thinking to himself:

Originally, the main focus of this foreign trade J-8 III was cost-effectiveness. Unexpectedly, various technological breakthroughs made the performance of this aircraft far exceed expectations.

It is precisely for this reason that I can't help but use this aircraft to benchmark against the third-generation aircraft currently in service in the world.

In fact, it is the J-10 that should be benchmarked against those aircraft...

Therefore, the buyer who bought this fighter jet will not only feel lost like himself, but should think that he has picked up a big deal.

In this case, it’s okay to increase the price a little bit, right?