The Chinese version of the Su-27 received a radar with AFAR "to track targets in the three elements"
The material of the Chinese television channel confirmed that the PLA air force fighter received "a completely new radar, which can significantly increase the range of target detection."
From the material on the aforementioned television channel:
This is a PL-15 air-to-air missile. According to statements by Chinese media, the range of hitting targets with this missile exceeds 200 km. For example, Chinese fighters of the new generation J-20 are equipped with the same missiles.
A CCTV source reports that at the moment, the upgraded J-11B multi-role fighters are undergoing pilot combat operations in desert conditions. In particular, it is noted that in this way the maximum detection range of targets of the new radar is established.
Editor in Chief Aerospace knowledge Wang Yanan notes that we are talking about a radar with an active phased array (AFAR), which will allow the fighter to track targets "in the three elements" - on land, on water and, naturally, in the air.
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