The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

In mid-November, the 11th Zhuhai Air Show, also known as the China Aviation Expo, was held in Zhuhai.

The biggest highlight of this session is that many fighter jets made their debut at this air show, which is the largest number and scale of Chinese Air Force equipment exhibited.

Among them, advanced drones are a beautiful sight in this air show!

Compared with the last air show, this time there are more drones participating in the air show, with more models and more advanced performance!

In addition to China Airlines, there are also more exhibitors from China's aerospace field.

For example, rocket engines, return capsules and other aerospace products were unveiled!
The Aerospace Brigade sent six astronauts including Yang Liwei, Liu Yang, and Wang Yaping to participate in the air show to introduce the aerospace field to everyone.

This is also the Zhuhai Air Show with the largest and most active aerospace exhibitors so far.

As China occupies half of the international market in commercial satellite launches, it also occupies half of the international market in satellite leasing, research and development, etc.

Many countries are unable to develop aerospace and have no ability to develop satellites, so they lease satellites from China. Some countries are relatively wealthy, but have limited aerospace technology and are unable to develop satellites, so they entrust China to develop and launch relevant satellites, or simply purchase satellites directly!
For example, major oil-producing countries such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Kuwait, which are rich in oil, directly purchase satellites.

At the Zhuhai Air Show, it is not uncommon to see men in white robes and bearded men. After all, since the first Zhuhai Air Show, these men in white robes and bearded men have always been the main consumers of the Zhuhai Air Show.

在军机展区，以歼11战斗机、歼10战斗机、歼轰7战斗轰炸机、歼7改、歼8改、‘海鹰’战斗机、FC-1战斗机为代表的7型先进战斗机，以K-8初教机、歼教7、歼教7A、雄鹰高教机为代表的五款教练机，以‘彩虹’系列无人机、‘翼龙’系列无人机等8型无人机，以运8运输机、运9运输机、空警-200预警机为代表的运输机、特种飞机，以近距离空空导弹、中距离空空导弹、多用途红外战术导弹为代表的机载武器等19种武器系统也盛装亮相。

In addition, there is China's "Diao series" military helicopter series.

In the civil exhibition area, the leading ones are the large-scale high-tech Y-10, Y-13 and C919, as well as the "Diao series" civil helicopter series.

Similarly, there are civilian models of drones.

Even in terms of land weapons, the exhibition's offerings are more diverse.

As for the aerobatic teams, there are also many of them this time.

China is the Air Force's 'August 11st' flight demonstration team, flying J-10 and J- fighter jets to perform wonderful flight shows.

The French Air Force aerobatic team performed flight demonstrations using Mirage 2000, Rafale and Mirage 4000 fighter jets.

Russia's aerobatic team performed a show flying Su-27, Su-33 and Su-35 fighter jets.

The American aerobatic team performed wonderful flight shows using F15 and F16 fighter jets.

These are the world's typical third-generation aircraft, competing in the same field.

And this is the case at the Zhuhai Air Show. If it were any other air show, it would be absolutely difficult to gather so many third-generation aircraft to perform on the same stage.

Among them, Russia's Su-33 and Su-35 fighters have attracted much attention, because these two aircraft are performing aerial demonstrations and exhibitions outside of Russia for the first time. The Su-27 fighter is one of the classic third-generation fighters in the world.

It is extremely famous in the world, and countless military fans like this third-generation heavy fighter!

The Su-33 fighter is the carrier-based aircraft model of the Su-27. It was once called the Su-27K and was not renumbered as the Su-1989 until 33. It is the main carrier-based aircraft of the Soviet aircraft carriers "Kuznetsov" and "Varyag".

The Su-35 fighter is a deeply improved single-seat, twin-engine, super-maneuverable multi-purpose heavy fighter developed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau based on the Su-27 fighter. It is known as the most powerful fighter in the Soviet Union.

Before this, the Su-35 fighter jet had never passed through Russia. The only time it appeared was in a test flight video on Russian TV. This time, Russia sent two Su-35 fighter jets to participate in the Zhuhai Air Show, and it is obvious that it is also intending to compete with other third-generation fighter jets and compete for orders.

In the Russian era, we have to admit that the development of military has slowed down and even stagnated.

It was not until after September 2001, 9, as energy revenues increased substantially, that Russia began to invest more in military spending and research and development.

The Su-35 fighter jet is the masterpiece of the Soviet aviation industry against this background.

Currently, consultations on the unification of fighter jet generation standards are ongoing around the world.

When it comes to classifying generations of fighter jets in the world, there have always been two standards: the Soviet standard and the American standard.

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The US standard is the most commonly used generation standard, including China. It is currently divided into four generations. The first generation of fighters are characterized by supersonic flight, primary fire control systems and attack sights, and still use machine guns as the main weapon. The model of the first generation of aircraft is the US F-100 'Super Sabre' fighter.

The second generation fighter jets are characterized by flying at twice the speed of sound, entering the era of air-to-air missiles, and possessing relatively complete avionics systems including fire control radars. Representative works include the F-104 'Starfighter' and the F-4 'Phantom'.

The main features of the third-generation fighter jets are the application of fly-by-wire systems, more mature aerodynamic layout design, beyond-visual-range strike capability, the power system entering the turbofan era, and the extensive use of composite materials in airframe manufacturing. Representatives include the F-14, F-15, F-16, and F/A-18 fighter jets.

The standard for the fourth-generation fighter jets is the '4S' proposed by the US Air Force, namely super maneuverability, super stealth, supersonic cruise, and beyond-visual-range strike. In addition, it also has powerful information warfare capabilities, and its representative work is the US F-22 fighter jet.

The first generation of Soviet-made standard aircraft includes early post-war subsonic and transonic fighters, including the two classic fighters MiG-15 and MiG-19.

The second generation of fighter jets are twice as fast as the supersonic fighter jets represented by the MiG-21 and Su-7. They are characterized by the use of missiles as their main weapons and basic radar avionics systems.

The third generation of fighter jets is represented by the MiG-23 fighter jet. The Soviets believed that this was a leap from simple to complex. The MiG-23 represented that Soviet-made fighter jets had entered a stage of complex fire control and multi-purpose expansion, which was of historical significance.

The standards of the fourth-generation fighter jets are consistent with the American-standard third-generation fighter jets, represented by the MiG-29 and Su-27 fighter jets.

As for the fifth-generation fighter jets, the fourth-generation fighter jets of the United States have already been put into service. As a follower, Russia has announced the start of development of a new type of fighter jet, and the standard is naturally benchmarked against the 'F-22 fighter jet'.

Of course, the service of the US F-22 fighter jet has also led to the original third-generation fighter jets beginning to be called third-generation and a half fighter jets, and Russian fighter jets have also begun to be called fourth-generation and a half fighter jets. (End of this chapter)