1.Chengdu J-20
The Chengdu J-20, built by the Chengdu Aerospace Corporation, is Asia's first fifth-generation fighter jet. Earlier, only the United States had such aircraft. The aircraft was officially added to the Chinese Air Force in 2017.
Featuring an LCD touch screen, holographic display, and glass cockpit, the aircraft is in many ways compatible with the US F-35. It is capable of carrying several types of missiles. The aircraft will use the Chinese Jiang WS-15 engine. It is 66 feet long, has a speed of more than the Mac2, and each has a construction cost of about 110 million US dollars. The Chinese Air Force has about 20 J-20 fighter jets. The aircraft is equipped with pure stealth technology. Though, many believe that the stealth qualities of the Conrad (small wings) placed on the front of it will be greatly ruined. However, because of this Conrad, the aircraft can be used in the sky many times more easily.
Many believe that the secret information about the US Lockheed F-35 could have been smuggled into the hands of the Chinese, making it possible for them to build an aircraft so fast. The West initially considered the J-20 to be a substandard aircraft like other Chinese aircraft. But later, they changed their minds. The Chengdu J-20 can fly farther than the US F-35, making it a dangerous aircraft for the US Navy's Pacific ships. The aircraft also can fight great in aerial warfare. India thinks that China is planning to use this aircraft in the war against India.
Chengdu J-20
2.Hal Tejas
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), a state-owned company in India, built a fighter jet called the Marut in the 1960s. It was the first fighter jet made by any country in Asia. Then in the eighties, India started building supersonic light fighter aircraft. As a result, Tejas flew in the sky in 2001. Tejas in Sanskrit means 'bright'.
The 45 feet long Tejas is a very modern aircraft. The Delta Wing has hands-on throttle and sticks technology, a fly-by-wire system, and state-of-the-art Israeli radar. This aircraft is very effective at any time of the day and night. Able to attack the ground as well. A separate version of the Tejas is currently developed for the Indian Navy. It can carry Indian Brahma cruise missiles. Tejas can fly with an extra mass of five thousand kg. The aircraft uses Indian magic technology as electronic warfare technology. Due to the design, the Tejas has acquired some of the qualities of a stealth aircraft, meaning that it cannot be easily detected by radar. Tejas has a speed of 1.8 Mach and a combat range of 750 km. With full fuel, it can fly 3000 kilometers at a time.
The Indian Air Force plans to add at least 200 Tejas to its fleet. India has already started talks on exporting the aircraft. The construction cost of each aircraft is around Rs 160 crore.
Hal Tejas
3.JF-17 thunder / Fighter China-1
The aircraft was jointly built by the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex and Chengdu Aerospace Corporation of China. In addition to the F-16, it is also being used as a core aircraft in the Pakistan Air Force. Like the F-16, it can be used for air-to-ground attacks as well as reconnaissance. Pakistan has already made hundreds of thunders.
The Thunder first flew in 2007 under the supervision of famous Chinese designer Yang Wei. The 50-foot-long aircraft with a mass of 12,000 kg can fly at a speed of Mach 1.6. Its range is about three and a half thousand kilometers. The aircraft can carry a lot of weapons. These include various guided and unguided bombs, missiles, etc. It is equipped with state-of-the-art Chinese electronic technology with a Russian-made RD-93 engine.
Thunder is being used in battles with guerrillas in northwestern Pakistan. Myanmar and Nigeria have already bought the aircraft. In addition, many countries, including Argentina and Saudi Arabia, have expressed interest in adding this low-cost but modern aircraft to their fleet. In 2016, a Pakistani Thunder shot down an Iranian drone.
JF-17 thunder / Fighter China-1
4. Mitsubishi and Fuji
In 1975, Mitsubishi and Fuji built the Mitsubishi F-1. However, as it was not very effective, they started the process of making F-2. In 2000, it entered the F-2 of the Japanese Air Force.
The F-2 looks a lot like the US F-16. Several U.S. technologies have also been used on aircraft. Its length is 50 feet, speed Mach 2. In addition to carrying a mass of 8,000 kg, the aircraft can cover a distance of 4,000 km. F-2s have been used several times to deal with Russian aircraft entering Japanese airspace. The Japanese Air Force currently has hundreds of aircraft of this genre.
Mitsubishi and Fuji
5.IDF Ching Kuo
The Taiwan-made Ching Kuo is named after a former Taiwanese president. Taiwan built the aircraft in the 1990s because the United States was reluctant to sell fighter jets to Taiwan under pressure from China.
About 50 feet long, Ching Kuo has a range of one thousand kilometers. Speed 1.8 Mach. In addition to four missiles, it is also capable of carrying bombs. Taiwan built the aircraft primarily to train neighboring Communist China's air force. Its sophisticated radar is capable of detecting enemy movements within a range of 35 miles. Taiwan stopped using this jet in 2020 and started making the newer version of it.
IDF Ching Kuo
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