Chinese J-16 fighter jets conduct training...

Pilots assigned to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Northern Theater Command listen to President Xi's instruction during a grand kicking-off mobilization ceremony for military training in the year of 2018.

Maintenance men assigned to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Northern Theater Command remove chocks and chains from a fighter jet after comprehensive inspections prior to a flight training exercise on January 3, 2018. (Photo/eng.chinamil.com.cn)





Pilots assigned to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Northern Theater Command navigate their fighter jet to taxi out an aircraft hangar onto the runway during a flight training exercise on January 3, 2018. (Photo/eng.chinamil.com.cn)




Chinese J-16 fighter jets attached to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Northern Theater Command take off for combat sortie's during a flight training exercise on January 3, 2018. (Photo/eng.chinamil.com.cn)
 
Looks a lot like the Sukhoi SU-30

It's a knock-off....this article is from 2014...edited by ME!
J-16 MULTIROLE FIGHTER

The J-16 strike fighter is based off of the Su-30MKK Flanker. Having a two person crew allows for a dedicated weapons sensor officer, seated in the cockpit's rear, to focus on finding targets, managing electronic warfare and controlling precision guided munitions.

By the end of April 2014, the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has taken delivery of a regiment of J-16 multirole fighters, with an expected initial operational capability in late 2014. Marrying the survivability and air combat power of the Russian Su-30MKK airframe with the Xian JH-7A's versatile arsenal, the Shenyang J-16 strike fighter is notable for its full suite of fully indigenous Chinese guided munitions. While the Su-30MKK was restricted to firing only Russian-made antiship and bunker busting bombs, the domestically designed JH-7A carried a full range of Chinese super and subsonic anti-ship missiles, air to air missiles, satellite guided bombs, cruise missiles and electronic countermeasure (ECM) jammers. However, the JH-7 did not have radar guided air to air missiles, which makes it vulnerable to other fighters common in the region such as the F-16.

The J-16 is actually built on a different Su-27 Flanker airframe than the Su-30MKK (notable differences include the J-16's cropped vertical fin tails vs. the Su-30MKK's square topped vertical fin tails). The J-16 is the strike version of the J-11BS, a twin seat version of the Su-27K. The most important upgrade to the J-16 is an Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar, which is more powerful than the slotted array radars that the Su-30 and JH-7A have. The AESA radar allows the J-16 to intercept enemy aircraft at longer ranges than either of its predecessors, and to attack multiple surface targets simultaneously. The AESA radar would also be datalinked to other Chinese platforms, including unmanned vehicles, to increase their situational awareness.

This addition offers a wider set of options for Chinese military planners. Multirole fighters like the Tornado IDS, F-15E Strike Eagle and now the J-16 are well suited for the challenges of high tech conventional warfare, by combining the air combat capability of fighters with the guided munitions capability of bombers. The J-16's survivability and long range means it can match and even outnumber enemy fighters before going on to bomb their airfields, command centers and ships. And on the defensive, the J-16 can switch to a full air to air missile load to defend Chinese airspace against enemy aircraft.

https://www.popsci.com/blog-network...force-takes-delivery-new-j-16-strike-fighters
 
People's Liberation Army personnel across China began military training on the land, water and in the air starting on Wednesday. President Xi Jinping, also chairman of the Central Military Commission, urged the military to continue to improve its combat-ready training so it will be able to win modern wars. The photos were taken on Jan 4, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua]













 


The guided-missile destroyer Harbin (Hull 112) attached to a destroyer flotilla with the North China Sea Fleet under the PLA Navy fires rocket-propelled depth charges at simulated targets during a maritime training exercise in waters off the Yellow Sea in mid-January, 2018. (Photo/eng.chinamil.com.cn)

The guided-missile frigate Yichang (Hull 564) attached to a destroyer flotilla with the North China Sea Fleet under the PLA Navy steams in waters off the Yellow Sea during a maritime training exercise in mid-January, 2018. (Photo/eng.chinamil.com.cn)

Sailors assigned to a destroyer flotilla with the North China Sea Fleet under the PLA Navy clear off the ice on a decoy (chaff) launching system aboard the guided-missile destroyer Harbin (Hull 112) during a maritime training exercise in waters off the Yellow Sea in mid-January, 2018. (Photo/eng.chinamil.com.cn)

Vessels attached to a destroyer flotilla with the North China Sea Fleet under the PLA Navy steam in formation in waters off the Yellow Sea during a maritime training exercise in mid-January, 2018. (Photo/eng.chinamil.com.cn)
 
January 2018...Peoples Armed police (PAP) soldiers take intensive training in Southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region. (Photo: China News Service/Yu Wenbin) the PAP is as well armed & trained as any Army on earth.









 






Explosive ordnance disposal solider Wang Ming joined the army six years ago and has won many military awards for his performances in many missions, including large-scale drills. Committed to improving his skills, Wang practices hard on his own time too. He has also invented a new initiation device to set off explosives. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Yao)



Two soldiers help Wang Ming to put on an explosive isolation unit, which weighs 26.2 kilograms. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Yao)



Wang Ming (L,5th) poses with other PLA EOD soldiers. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Yao)
 
Engineers work on China's first domestically-built aircraft carrier in Dalian, Northeast China's Liaoning province, on January 18, 2018. The aircraft carrier, China's second following the Liaoning, is currently undergoing mooring tests after it was launched in April 2017. According to naval expert Li Jie, the aircraft carrier might conduct its first test at sea in mid-February. [Photo/IC]



 


Looks like to me someone photoshopped a long ponytail on this pilot. I know in the USN she would have to have all that hair under her helmet. That hair would be a safety hazzard in flight.
A female pilot assigned to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Northern Theater Command climbs into the cockpit of her JH-7 fighter bomber prior to an assault flight training exercise on January 23, 2018. (Photo/eng.chinamil.com.cn)

Two maintenance men assigned to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Northern Theater Command secure straps on seats for pilots sitting in the cockpit prior to an assault flight training exercise on January 23, 2018. (Photo/eng.chinamil.com.cn)

Maintenance men assigned to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Northern Theater Command perform pre-flight checks on a JH-7 fighter bomber prior to an assault flight training exercise on January 23, 2018. (Photo/eng.chinamil.com.cn)

Two JH-7 fighter bombers attached to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Northern Theater Command take off for an assault flight training exercise on January 23, 2018. (Photo/eng.chinamil.com.cn)
 




Leading by the amphibious dock landing ship Kunlunshan (Hull 998), vessels attached to a landing ship flotilla with the South China Sea Fleet under the PLA Navy steam in formation during the maritime live-fire training in waters of the South China Sea from January 17 to 19, 2018. (Photo/eng.chinamil.com.cn)



The amphibious dock landing ships Jinggangshan (Hull 999) and Kunlunshan (Hull 998) attached to a landing ship flotilla with the South China Sea Fleet under the PLA Navy steam in formation during the maritime live-fire training in waters of the South China Sea from January 17 to 19, 2018. (Photo/eng.chinamil.com.cn)



The amphibious dock landing ship Jinggangshan (Hull 999) attached to a landing ship flotilla with the South China Sea Fleet under the PLA Navy fires its main gun at simulated sea targets during the maritime live-fire training from January 17 to 19, 2018. (Photo/eng.chinamil.com.cn)



The amphibious dock landing ship Jinggangshan (Hull 999) attached to a landing ship flotilla with the South China Sea Fleet under the PLA Navy fires its close-in weapons system at simulated sea targets during the maritime live-fire training from January 17 to 19, 2018. (Photo/eng.chinamil.com.cn)



The amphibious dock landing ship Jinggangshan (Hull 999) attached to a landing ship flotilla with the South China Sea Fleet under the PLA Navy launches an aerial target drone during the maritime live-fire training in waters of the South China Sea from January 17 to 19, 2018.
 

A "Wing Loong II" drone is displayed at static display booth of China National Aero-Technology Import and Export Corporation (CATIC) during the Singapore Airshow in Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore on Feb. 7, 2018. The biennial Singapore Airshow kicked off here on Tuesday and will last to Feb. 11. (Xinhua/Then Chih Wey)

People observe a model of Shaanxi Y-9 (Chinese: 运-9; pinyin: Yùn-9) aircraft is a medium-sized, medium-range transport aircraft produced by Shaanxi Aircraft Company in China. People visit China National Aero-Technology Import and Export Corporation (CATIC) exhibition booth during the Singapore Airshow in Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore on Feb. 7, 2018. The biennial Singapore Airshow kicked off here on Tuesday and will last to Feb. 11. (Xinhua/Then Chih Wey)



The Chinese air force recently sent its Su-35 fighter jets to take part in a joint (?) combat patrol over the South China Sea. (Photo/Xinhua)
 

An undated file photo shows a J-20 stealth fighter. China's latest J-20 stealth fighters have been commissioned into air force combat service, a spokesperson confirmed Friday. (Photo/Xinhua)

A Chinese soldier takes aim as the guided-missile frigate Yancheng of the 28th Chinese naval escort taskforce escorts SELIN-M, a merchant ship transporting humanitarian supplies for the United Nations World Food Program (UNWFP) in waters off in the Kenyan port of Mombasa, Feb. 10, 2018. It took eight days to complete the escort mission through the Gulf of Aden and waters off Somali. Chinese naval escort taskforces have safeguarded the UNWFP ships twelve times since 2008. (Photo: China News Service/Zhu Linlin)

An armored vehicle attached to a brigade under the PLA 74th Group Army rumbles in speed to a designated training base during the combat readiness maneuver training in South China's Guangdong Province on February 7, 2018. (Photo/eng.chinamil.com)

Soldiers assigned to a brigade under the PLA 74th Group Army unload weapons and equipment out of a military vehicle during the combat readiness maneuver training in South China's Guangdong Province on February 7, 2018. (Photo/eng.chinamil.com)

A soldier assigned to a brigade under the PLA 74th Group Army signals an armored vehicle to drive out of a garage during the combat readiness maneuver training in South China's Guangdong Province on February 7, 2018. (Photo/eng.chinamil.com)
 
Chinese border soldiers undergo intensive training on a snow-covered mountain 4,500 meters above sea level in Ngari Prefecture, Southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region as temperatures drop to minus 15 degrees centigrade. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Xiaodong)







 


02.08.2018...Yanzhao China..PLA Army 82nd Army Brigade seized this opportunity to carry out winter adaptive training exercise. To test the combat capability of the officers and men under severe cold conditions. In this training, the brigade aimed at shortcomings in actual combat training, highlighted multi-course comprehensive exercises in severe cold conditions The aim was to comprehensively improve the functions of marching, manvevers, playing, eating and drinking in the complex weather, unfamiliar terrain and harsh environments" Source: China Army Network Liu Chang Fan Gaoyuan 

















 

The guided-missile frigate Mianyang (Hull 528) attached to a flotilla under the South China Sea Fleet of the PLA Navy berths at a naval port prior to a maritime training exercise in waters of the South China Sea on Feb. 23, 2018. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Cai Shengqiu)

The guided-missile frigate Suqian (Hull 504) attached to a flotilla under the South China Sea Fleet of the PLA Navy berths at a naval port prior to a maritime training exercise in waters of the South China Sea on Feb. 23, 2018. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Cai Shengqiu)

Sailors aboard the guided-missile frigate Mianyang (Hull 528) lower a rigid-hull inflatable boat (RHIB) with a crane in preparation for a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) mission during a maritime training exercise conducted by a flotilla under the South China Sea Fleet of the PLA Navy in waters of the South China Sea on Feb. 23, 2018. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Cai Shengqiu)

Sailors aboard the guided-missile frigate Mianyang (Hull 528) heave a messenger line during a replenishment-at-sea in waters of the South China Sea on Feb. 23, 2018. They are assigned to a flotilla under the South China Sea Fleet of the PLA Navy. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Cai Shengqiu)

Sailors aboard the guided-missile frigate Mianyang (Hull 528) operate a fire hose to demonstrate proper hose-handling techniques during a shipboard damage control training exercise in waters of the South China Sea on Feb. 23, 2018. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Cai Shengqiu)
 

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