China’s J-16 fighter planes engage in first-ever combat exercise with French-made Rafale fighters

Its good experience learning how to destroy India's best fighter jets with standard j16s. Imagine what j-16d or j-20 would do to indians airforce...be total humiliation. China is also generations ahead in unmanned combat fighter aircraft that fits in the whole AI connectivity node as loyal wingman, india would cry for mercy on day 2
 
Pioneer said:
Travelling over 7500km to play with the Rafale. How much the Chinese Air Force loves the Rafale.
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It is to prove that China has the ability to send its air force to the Middle East within 48 hours. This is actually a clear political signal that China will increase its level of interference in the Middle East.
 
The J-16 has pretty much always toyed with J-10C in PLAAF's own internal competitions, training and exercises. If J-10C is approximately equal to Rafale and Typhoon, J-16 simply is a J-10C on performance enhancers with twice the range and payload. Pretty hard to beat heavy weight fighters that can turn and burn, climb and accelerate well. Especially when they carry 2x the missiles. Everything else being equal, J-10C just can't win BVR against J-16 and WVR is pilot skill but J-16 isn't bad WVR anyway.

J-16's radar is far superior to J-10C's which hasn't been reported to have received upgrades unlike J-16's. J-16 can carry 10x PL-15 or PL-16 to J-10C's 4 or 6 max. It can fly as far as a J-10C with three drop tanks. Better top speed, similar turning, acceleration and climb, better instant turn rate but slightly inferior sustained turn rate. Balancing with their respective RCS, both detect each other around the same time but with 2x the missile payload and better range, you win BVR. J-16 probably also has better integrated ESM.

There are reasons why PLAAF has not stopped purchasing J-16 while J-10C basically stopped. There are over 500 J-16s in service and fewer than 300 J-10C in service. Despite being more than twice the cost, it's clearly favoured even if you account for China's geographic size and need for heavy fighters. I love the J-10 but the J-16 is a different level of fighter capability.
 
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Disagree, how do you explain J10c still regularly win Golden helmet?

niubi said:
The J-16 has pretty much always toyed with J-10C in PLAAF's own internal competitions, training and exercises. If J-10C is approximately equal to Rafale and Typhoon, J-16 simply is a J-10C on performance enhancers with twice the range and payload. Pretty hard to beat heavy weight fighters that can turn and burn, climb and accelerate well. Especially when they carry 2x the missiles. Everything else being equal, J-10C just can't win BVR against J-16 and WVR is pilot skill but J-16 isn't bad WVR anyway.

J-16's radar is far superior to J-10C's which hasn't been reported to have received upgrades unlike J-16's. J-16 can carry 10x PL-15 or PL-16 to J-10C's 4 or 6 max. It can fly as far as a J-10C with three drop tanks. Better top speed, similar turning, acceleration and climb, better instant turn rate but slightly inferior sustained turn rate. Balancing with their respective RCS, both detect each other around the same time but with 2x the missile payload and better range, you win BVR. J-16 probably also has better integrated ESM.

There are reasons why PLAAF has not stopped purchasing J-16 while J-10C basically stopped. There are over 500 J-16s in service and fewer than 300 J-10C in service. Despite being more than twice the cost, it's clearly favoured even if you account for China's geographic size and need for heavy fighters. I love the J-10 but the J-16 is a different level of fighter capability.
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Similarly IAF has trained against USAF F-16s. RSAF (Singapore) F-16 C/Ds are deployed at Kalaikunda for extended period of times for training so the neighbors have had a deep look at the platform. But when the rubber met the road... splat

In these training exercises especially with non "Ally" nations you hardly demonstrate 1/10th of capabilities and tactics.
 
Gripen9 said:
Similarly IAF has trained against USAF F-16s. RSAF (Singapore) F-16 C/Ds are deployed at Kalaikunda for extended period of times for training so the neighbors have had a deep look at the platform. But when the rubber met the road... splat

In these training exercises especially with non "Ally" nations you hardly demonstrate 1/10th of capabilities and tactics.
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I think. Apart from its military aspect, this is also a form of support for the Arab world.
 
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