Both seeker heads are very similar,saying its a PL5 idk who made that image is just beyond delusion,LD8 with the PL10 i had never seen it,theres one other missile with similar seeker head and its the PL11A
Still doubt its it
Still doubt its it
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“similar seeker” not that its the same seeker, the thing is kind wonkly made
also the LD-8 (not LD-8A as thats more similar but not completely to the PL-15) is a direct derivative from the PL-10 afaik.
and ngl that “new missile” gives me R-73 seeker vibes ngl
Reported to be J-16 AESA antenna
this is ancient and not confirmed afaik
it can, since IR is a different band from visible light, and as I discussed in PL-11AE topic, this could be some kind of rare earth ceramics material as replacement of currently used sapphire, not old generation of magnesium fluoride used in missiles like PL-8B. or it can just be the photo not clear enough and make the seeker blurry.
it’s possibly a newer version(PL-10A?), with smaller sensor and less drag, and possibly other improvement.
China doesn’t want you to know this but this is how the J-15 actually flies.
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Chinese engine program situation is wild
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Are all the Chinese Flankers capable of carrying wingtip ECM pods?
I know all the Russian Flankers can, but did the Chinese keep this on their domestic Flankers?
afaik, no
at best external pods on the normal pylons, even then i am unsure, this prolly stems from them having dedicated “EW” flankers
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Only modern Chinese built flanker with wigtip pods are the J-16D
J-15DT
J-15DH
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J-11 and J-11A most likely still can carry Gardenia pods (maybe even Sorbtsya but it was never exported)
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