This is coolbert:
We are meant to be impressed. But hardly are?
From the South China Morning Post Hong Kong edition we have this item:
"Why America’s stealth jet forces should fear China’s new unarmed eye in the sky"
Nothing new here folks! Move along?
"The Chinese military is developing a carrier-based early-warning plane [AEW] that will be fitted with radar to detect the most advanced aircraft at longer range"
"China is developing a surveillance plane designed to be launched from the country’s newest aircraft carrier and fitted with a radar system to spot enemy stealth jets, military observers say."
"State media confirmed for the first time on Monday that China was building its first carrier-borne early-warning plane called the KJ-600."
EQUIPPED WITH TAIL HOOK BUT IS IT ABLE TO TAKE-OFF FROM A SKI-JUMP STYLE CARRIER? THE CHINESE HAVE A LARGE-DECK SIZE CARRIERS IN THE WORKS [002 and 003] THAT WILL BE BIG-DECK CARRIERS SIMILAR TO AN AMERICAN NIMITZ CLASS CVN!
Aircraft carriers of the ski-jump style warship lacking [?] in the area of AEW, EW, ASW, tanker and utility warplanes? Reliant on land-based naval aviation to a large extent? 002 and 003 type Chinese aircraft carriers if and when taking to sea able to include a full complement of warplanes? This remains to be seen.
coolbert.
We are meant to be impressed. But hardly are?
From the South China Morning Post Hong Kong edition we have this item:
"Why America’s stealth jet forces should fear China’s new unarmed eye in the sky"
Nothing new here folks! Move along?
"The Chinese military is developing a carrier-based early-warning plane [AEW] that will be fitted with radar to detect the most advanced aircraft at longer range"
The KJ-600 airborne early-warning [AEW] warplane. Remarkably similar to the American Hawkeye. The KJ has a tail-hook. But can it take-off and land on a ski-jump aircraft carrier?
"China is developing a surveillance plane designed to be launched from the country’s newest aircraft carrier and fitted with a radar system to spot enemy stealth jets, military observers say."
"State media confirmed for the first time on Monday that China was building its first carrier-borne early-warning plane called the KJ-600."
EQUIPPED WITH TAIL HOOK BUT IS IT ABLE TO TAKE-OFF FROM A SKI-JUMP STYLE CARRIER? THE CHINESE HAVE A LARGE-DECK SIZE CARRIERS IN THE WORKS [002 and 003] THAT WILL BE BIG-DECK CARRIERS SIMILAR TO AN AMERICAN NIMITZ CLASS CVN!
Aircraft carriers of the ski-jump style warship lacking [?] in the area of AEW, EW, ASW, tanker and utility warplanes? Reliant on land-based naval aviation to a large extent? 002 and 003 type Chinese aircraft carriers if and when taking to sea able to include a full complement of warplanes? This remains to be seen.
coolbert.