Chinese Air Force repaints entire fleet

J-16

The PLA Air Force recently issued a decree obliging future airplanes to give a standard color, reducing their visibility. This is expected to give combat advantages to the vehicles, as it will be more difficult to detect with the naked eye and the radar.

According to the Global Times, a decrease in the optical signature of aircraft due to special paint is a global development trend. The United States is also following it, striving to “fit” its aircraft into the environment. As the Chinese publication explains, it is necessary to use the colors of the sky, "usually gray, light blue and silver."

In addition to working in this direction with the latest J-20 fighter, the military has been experimenting with the J-2018 since 16.

Based on the Su-16 fighter, which did not take into account the stealth factor, the J-27 now has a dark gray color instead of its original bluish-gray tone and replaced its original Air Force emblem with a light gray marking

- notes the Global Times.

After a series of tests with J-20 and J-16, the PLA intends to repaint the entire fleet: fighters, bombers, transporters, and special aircraft.

Comments

[Aerodrome]

they will be more difficult to detect with both the naked eye and the radar.

about the eye, seriously? how in World War II? saw, and was like: "ta-ta-ta" from the cannons!

[Wiruz]

Well, the Su-57 is also specially painted so as to reduce its visual visibility for the "naked eye". And here the point is not in the anti-aircraft gunner, who will make a "ta-ta-ta" out of cannons for him, but in the difficulty of identification - the visible silhouette will be difficult to distinguish, which means that it will be impossible to understand which fighter (and whether a fighter) is flying overhead ...

[Aerodrome]

Quote: Wiruz

Well, the Su-57 is also specially painted so as to reduce its visual visibility for the "naked eye". And here the point is not in the anti-aircraft gunner, who will make a "ta-ta-ta" out of cannons for him, but in the difficulty of identification - the visible silhouette will be difficult to distinguish, which means that it will be impossible to understand which fighter (and whether a fighter) is flying overhead ...

in this case, the airborne radar and "Password" - the system of guaranteed imitation-resistant identification, rip out and discard. what the hell are they?

[Cowbra]

Below, against the background of the sky ... Here, if not paint, the silhouette is visible from the ground, not the coloring. Here, as I understand it, the question is from above - strongly from above, satellite. Look, the coloring of our Su-57s visually reduces the silhouette. I really won't. what has the "color of the sky"

[Same lech]

In the USSR, interesting things were created ... I don’t know whether it is worth believing.
Invisible aircraft
Source: https://versia.ru/v-sovetskom-soyuze-pered-vojnoj-byl-sozdan-nevidimyj-samolet

[Aerodrome]

Quote: Cowbra

Below, against the background of the sky ... It’s as if not beautiful, the silhouette from the ground is visible, not the color.

absolutely right. how true is that you cannot distinguish nichrome for half a kilometer F15 from MiG-29 or SU-35.

[Cowbra]

I agree, well, why the heck to paint cunningly wise?

[Aerodrome]

Quote: Cowbra

I agree, well, why the heck to paint cunningly wise?

Well, firstly, "Schaub is beautiful", secondly, protecting the glider from an external aggressive environment (sand, salt, etc.), and thirdly, already from a scientific point of view .. "tricky paints" with, for example, some kind of "tricky" polymer absorbing radiation.

[Kurare]

Quote: Cowbra

I agree, well, why the heck to paint cunningly wise?

Recently there was a case when the Su-27 drove the F-15 off the side of the Shoigu. Video posted on the Internet. So, a very interesting comment slipped on the English resource: the 27th after some time directly merged with the sky and clouds and it was difficult to distinguish it. On the contrary, the F-15, with its gray color, was clearly visible at the same distance.

Clearly, with modern target designation systems, visual detection is becoming less and less important. But, not always these systems can be applied.

[Uncle lee]

Quote: Wiruz

it will be impossible to understand which fighter

He misled me at the peak
Straight from the dead loop ...
"I am Yak, fighter" V. Vysotsky

[Aerodrome]

Quote: Uncle Lee

Quote: Wiruz

it will be impossible to understand which fighter

He misled me at the peak
Straight from the dead loop ...
"I am Yak, fighter" V. Vysotsky

still Maneuver into the "misleading" go and not a silhouette ...

[Uncle lee]

So he misled Yaka .... And even more so.

[Aerodrome]

Quote: Uncle Lee

So he misled Yaka .... And even more so.

yes, I remember "YAK's monologue" ...

[Uncle lee]

Judging by the nickname - you should be in the state!

[svp67]

Quote: Aerodrome

about the eye, seriously? how in World War II? saw, and was like: "ta-ta-ta" from the cannons!

And that the "dog dump" of fighters, as one of the options for air combat, is no longer being considered?

[Mavrikiy]

obliging to give future aircraft a standard color, reducing their visibility. as it will be more difficult to detect them by radar.

Yes, China is cool. They do not drink there, do not smoke, do not inject, but simply stupidly fantasize.

[thinker]

This is the fantasy of journalists. On the Chinese military site, everything is clear and clear.

BEIJING, March 13. The PLA Chinese Air Force recently issued the Rules for the painting and marking of the Air Force ... The rules consist of five chapters and 16 articles, which require the newly developed combat aircraft to be fully coated with poor visibility ...

http://english.chinamil.com.cn/view/2020-03/13/content_9768160.htm

[川 建国]

The author, the photo you provided is J11