China’s Shenyang J-15 painted in “sea gray” with PLANAF insignia

Courtesy of the Communist Party newspaper China Peoples Daily, a photograph of the production model of the Shenyang J-15 painted in “sea gray” with PLANAF insignia. The J-15 will be based on the PLAN aircraft carrier Liaoning.

尹卓:歼-15舰载机换海军涂装说明已服役 可进行量产

从央视新闻画面,我们可以看到歼-15战斗机量产型采用标准的海军灰蓝色涂装,座舱后部涂装有海军军旗。

人民网北京9月4日电 (记者 黄子娟)近日,很多眼尖的军迷发现,在央视新闻报道画面中,显示歼-15涂着海灰色涂装,座舱后侧下方还喷绘着一面解放军海军旗。坊间纷纷猜测,或许这正是已经下线的歼-15量产型。军事专家尹卓在接受央视采访时表示,歼15着海军涂装表明已经服役,其技术成熟可以进行量产。

歼-15(代号飞鲨;英文为J-15)为重型舰载战斗机,是沈飞在国产歼-11战斗机的基础上研发而成。

2009年8月,歼-15进行了首次试飞。去年11月5日,《解放军报》头版正式发布了中国航母舰载机触舰起飞的消息。去年11月25日,随着飞行员戴明盟驾驶编号为552的歼-15在“辽宁”号上成功着舰并起飞,“飞鲨”终于揭开神秘的面纱。

今年,“辽宁”号多次出海进行了科研试验和训练,并在渤海进行了歼-15的多批次起降飞行训练。据报道,不久还将进行危险的带弹滑跃起飞训练。

很多眼尖的军迷都发现,在央视新闻节目9月1日的报道中,有一个画面,显示歼-15涂着海灰色涂装,机头雷达整流罩则呈深灰色,座舱后侧下方还喷绘着一面解放军海军旗。坊间纷纷猜测,或许这正是已经下线的“飞鲨”量产型。进入量产阶段,飞机的设计图便已冻结,各项性能参数已经确定,是战斗机投入使用的重要标志。

谈到歼-15是否已经量产时,尹卓表示,目前尚没有任何官方消息证实,从分析的角度看,首先歼15着海军涂装,说明它已经正式服役。之前我们看到连续5架在辽宁舰着舰的飞机都是黄色,那代表是试验机,属于在研制的过程中,还没有定型。定型以后,交付到海军,一定是作战飞机,就改成海军涂装了。

尹卓说,从歼15已经服役分析,说明其技术已经成熟,表明可以进行量产,所以网友们的推测是符合逻辑的。


http://military.people.com.cn/n/2013/0904/c1011-22802086.html

China will build aircraft carriers, increase naval strength

China likely has 2 design concepts from Navantia, stemming from 1990s negotiations and exchange of payments with Empresa Nacional Bazan, which would allow for construction of carriers similar to the Spanish Príncipe de Asturias-class. Between 2007-09, China acquired 4 additional design plans from Russian yards which may augur a nuclear-powered carrier, similar to the US Nimitz or Ford classes, which would mirror current Russian Navy requirements.

China to have more aircraft carriers: ministry spokesman

BEIJING, Aug. 29 — The Liaoning is the Chinese military’s first aircraft carrier, but there will surely be more in future, a Ministry of National Defence spokesman said on Thursday.

China will comprehensively consider the development of aircraft carriers in accordance with the needs of national defense and military building, spokesman Yang Yujun said.

Yang made the comment at a news briefing when asked to confirm media reports that China is producing its first domestically made aircraft carrier.

Currently, China operates one aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, which was refitted based on an unfinished Russian-made carrier and delivered to the Chinese Navy on Sept. 25, 2012.

The carrier’s original design allows it to carry about 30 fixed-wing aircraft.

The Liaoning has conducted successful take-off and landing tests of its carrier-borne J-15 fighters, the main strike force of China’s carrier group.

http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90786/8382896.html