The air show is over, and these star equipment are still sparking heated discussions

　　——Perspective II of the 14th China Airshow

　　On November 13, the 14th China Airshow came to a successful conclusion, but the various types of equipment displayed at the exhibition continued to arouse people's heated discussions.

At this year's air show, the exhibits in the fields of ground combat equipment system, air defense and anti-missile equipment system, maritime combat equipment system, aerospace equipment and other fields can be described as bright stars and brilliant.

Rocket launcher with long range and high accuracy

　　The rocket launcher is an important member of the ground combat equipment system. It mainly undertakes the task of long-range firepower suppression. However, most of the traditional rockets are unguided and have poor hit accuracy. They can only be used for large-area coverage firepower killing. Personnel and lightly armored targets have a better killing effect.

In World War II, the Soviet army took the lead in using rockets on the battlefield. The famous battlefield song "Katyusha" later evolved into the nickname of rockets.

In the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the artillery units of our army also used multiple rocket launchers to effectively kill and injure the enemy.

　　Since the beginning of the 21st century, our Army Artillery Unit has successively been equipped with multiple types of new rocket launchers. The star equipment is the first to launch 300mm long-range rocket launchers and box-type rocket launchers. They have made public appearances in many major military parades and air shows.

From the perspective of research and development units, the two major industries of weapons and aerospace have strong research and production capabilities, which can not only meet domestic equipment needs, but also move towards the international market.

　　At this air show, the SR-5 multiple rocket launcher attracted special attention.

It adopts a wheeled high-mobility chassis and is equipped with a general-purpose launch platform, which can launch rockets and missiles. It integrates box-type launch, automatic loading and ammunition sharing technology, and is capable of launching 122mm/220mm and 300mm three kinds of ammunition together. Module capabilities, while demonstrating the ability to launch loitering munitions.

　　The rockets and loitering missiles displayed together with them are rich in varieties and advanced in performance, including 122mm "Fire Dragon"-40 guided and unguided rockets, 220mm "Golden Dragon"-60 terminal guided rockets, 300mm "Golden Dragon"-7S terminally guided rockets Rockets, 610mm "Fire Dragon"-300 guided rockets and "Dragon"-60A/B loitering bombs, etc.

The new generation of rockets not only greatly extends the range, but also uses satellite guidance to improve the hit accuracy, thereby enhancing the target killing ability.

　　Rockets have the same effect as short-range tactical ballistic missiles, but in terms of cost-effectiveness, rockets are cheap and good.

Judging from the models displayed at previous air shows, my country's rocket technology level has leapt to the forefront of the world, with a range of hundreds of kilometers and greatly improved hit accuracy, which has transformed rockets from traditional planar target killing weapons into point-shaped means of targeting.

Loitering missiles are small in size and high in efficiency

　　Loitering bombs are a new type of intelligent ammunition that combines drones and guided munitions, and can be classified as small suicide drones.

It combines the advantages of drones and guided munitions. It can perform multiple types of missions like drones and fly in the target airspace for a long time, and can attack and damage targets precisely like guided munitions.

Loitering bombs can be carried and launched by rockets, missiles, fighter planes and other weapon platforms, and can also be launched by individual soldiers. Usually, they are ignored after launch, automatically control the flight, find and attack targets independently, and can be called autonomous, flexible, adaptable to the battlefield, and cost-effective. The "cutting-edge killer".

　　Loitering missiles are light in structure and flexible in use. Most of the models in active service are portable for individual soldiers. They can carry out long-term air patrol and standby, and can launch an attack once the target is captured.

Although its warhead charge is not large, due to its high hit accuracy and top penetration attack, its killing effect is even better than traditional anti-tank missiles when dealing with important personnel targets or lightly armored targets. A sharp sword that extends the killing range of firepower.

　　At this air show, the "Rainbow" cruise missile family was presented as a whole, including 25 kg, 50 kg, 85 kg and 150 kg. The combat radius ranged from 80 kilometers to 300 kilometers, and the maximum flight time ranged from 30 minutes to 50 According to operational needs, different types of warheads with different powers, such as armor-piercing, anti-injury blasting, penetration and composite functions, are equipped, and different guidance methods are selected to destroy personnel, light armored targets, firepower points and fortifications, radars and radio stations. The electromagnetic radiation source target basically meets the full-spectrum attack requirements for typical targets.

　　The "Dragon"-60B loitering missile is exhibited for the first time and can perform intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions or strike ground targets.

It has a compact structure and a wide range of uses, and uses a 1.5-meter launch tube for storage, transportation and launch.

There are two pairs of flying wings at the front and back of the cruise missile, which are respectively located in the middle of the top of the fuselage and behind the lower part of the fuselage. There are also two vertical flight control fins at the tail, which are driven by electric power. Two-blade propellers are installed at the tail, and the flying height ranges from 10 meters to 1000 meters. meters, with a battery life of 15 minutes to 2 hours, using a satellite navigation and inertial guidance composite guidance system, with day and night photoelectric detection equipment installed under the front, which can perform tasks such as search, detection and capture of targets designated by the operator around the clock.

　　At this air show, drones are a highlight. The national defense and military industry has shown its main force in this field. Some state-owned enterprises and private enterprises have also demonstrated their own drone development capabilities.

Among these exhibits are many advanced loitering bomb products, and many small UAV platforms have the technical potential to modify loitering bombs. How to design and refit corresponding loitering bombs according to different future combat scenarios, how to achieve high-quality and low-cost development, Potentially an important next step in the development of small UAV and loitering munition technology.

Hypersonic missile made a low-key debut

　　Missiles have always been a dazzling star in the field of military technology in our country. Since the late 1950s, the development of missiles has gone through more than 60 years. We have come to the forefront of the world in missiles, air-to-ground missiles and anti-radiation missiles.

At previous airshows, all kinds of missile weapons displayed by various military units can firmly catch the audience's attention and leave a deep impression on people.

　　Missiles are guided weapons, which not only have "eyes" that can detect and capture targets on the battlefield, but also have "brains" that can analyze and lock targets and control and guide attack targets.

The new generation of missile weapons has not only greatly improved the range, but the range of air-to-air missiles has been extended from hundreds of kilometers in the past to hundreds of kilometers.

More importantly, the guidance and control capabilities of the missile have been significantly improved, which can effectively counter complex electromagnetic interference on the battlefield, and accurately lock and attack the target.

Some new missile weapons have also made breakthroughs in attack speed and attack methods, such as hypersonic missiles, which not only achieve flight speeds exceeding Mach 5, but also can design and select unpredictable gliding hypersonic flight trajectories in adjacent spaces, thus Make the existing air defense and anti-missile system lose the power to parry.

　　The field of hypersonic technology is a new high ground for the world's major powers to compete. At this year's air show, many units displayed different types of hypersonic weapon systems, including hypersonic missiles and hypersonic stealth aircraft.

The Guangdong Institute of Aerodynamics and the Institute of Mechanics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences jointly exhibited a scale model of the MD-22 hypersonic stealth drone. A variety of ammunition, using a turbojet engine to take off, and then switching to a supersonic combustion ramjet engine, is said to be able to achieve a hypersonic flight speed of Mach 7.

Integration of ground combat equipment systems

　　During the dynamic demonstration of ground equipment at the China Air Show, the audience can have a close and intuitive appreciation of the style of ground combat equipment, and can deeply understand the importance of the integration of equipment systems.

　　In the ground dynamic demonstration area of ​​this air show, the newly revised dynamic demonstration of ground equipment made its debut again. The main lineup, in addition to the VT-4 main battle tank, VT-5 light tank, VN-22 wheeled armored vehicle and "Lynx" all Star equipment such as terrain vehicles, as well as the newly added SH-15 155mm vehicle-mounted howitzer.

They conduct brand-new performance projects in the dynamic demonstration area, including the whole process of the artillery completing the marching and combat conversion on the spot, so as to show the comprehensive performance of the equipment to the audience.

　　According to experts from Ordnance Industry Group, this year’s ground equipment dynamic demonstration and performance project has undergone a new design, and more than 30 star equipment have been unveiled and comprehensively displayed. The number and types of equipment have exceeded the previous ones, and the scale is the largest.

In addition to highlighting the high mobility and flexibility of ground equipment, the entire dynamic demonstration program also designed some unique display links, focusing on the evolution trend and application results of ground combat equipment from mechanization to informatization and intelligent integration.

　　Judging from the exhibits at previous air shows and the dynamic demonstrations at this air show, the domestically produced ground combat equipment has a complete system and an advanced overall technical level, and different types of ground combat equipment such as light, heavy, amphibious, and mountainous are leading the way. Main battle tanks, tracked infantry fighting vehicles, wheeled armored vehicles, tactical vehicles and light all-terrain vehicles are basically at the same stage of development as similar foreign equipment.

　　Source of text: China Youth Daily