Changkong Fighter

Chapter 347 Big move

Liu Jun doesn't care about what's happening in the world; he has a new mission waiting for him.

Inside the locker room, Liu Jun changed into his anti-G suit, walked out of the locker room and headed towards the J-50 in the hangar. He boarded the fighter jet via the boarding stairs, closed the cockpit canopy, checked the aircraft's instruments, and after confirming that everything was in order, the temperature and humidity-controlled hangar opened to both sides.

Ground crew drove a trailer to hold the fighter jet's front landing gear and slowly drove it out of the hangar. Outside the hangar, the J-20 and J-10C, wrapped in plastic sheeting, had been soaked in the rain all night.

After checking the instruments and aerodynamic surfaces and confirming that everything was in order, the J-50, carrying only one medium- and one short-range self-defense missile, prepared for takeoff.

Under the control tower's direction, J50 took off from the runway and, guided by the tower, flew towards the Ryukyu Islands, where it would rendezvous with 003.

As a sixth-generation naval aircraft carrier, it can only be fully armed and fueled by catapult launch. This is not the first time Liu Jun has gone to rendezvous with 003; he had cooperated with 003 once before.

After takeoff, thanks to the powerful performance of its variable cycle engine, the J50 rapidly climbed to an altitude of 12000 meters with an excellent climb rate, and then flew quickly toward Okinawa at a cruising speed of Mach 1.5.

[Autonomous driving, activated]

Under the guidance of BeiDou navigation, the J50 entered autopilot mode, with onboard AI controlling the aircraft to fly at a steady speed and stable altitude.

As aircraft become more advanced, the performance of fighter jets is also increasing, and their intelligence is also rising. I've heard that most of the J-10C's commands can even be recognized by voice.

However, spending a long time in the cramped cockpit is not an easy task. Fortunately, the J50 is very fast, at least 50% faster than the previous J15T!

This is not an exaggeration. The performance improvement of each generation of fighter jets is very significant. A 50% increase in speed is already considered the smallest improvement. There are other improvements as well, such as fully intelligent skin.

The J-50's skin looks similar to other fighter jets, but its airframe skin houses a large number of electronic devices, and even TR components.

In other words, conformal antenna technology is not only found on the KJ-3000, but also on the J-50. However, the J-50 has a higher degree of integration, making it like a condensed version of the J-16D.

The digital phased array radar provides a comprehensive understanding of the surrounding situation.

Looking at the aircraft in the surrounding airspace, the transponder stated its model and affiliation.

Shortly after crossing the border, it reached the air defense identification zone of the Ryukyu Islands. After crossing the identification zone, it continued to fly eastward and rendezvoused with 003 in the western Pacific Ocean.

Liu Jun didn't know the specifics of the task, but judging from the superiors' assignment, it was a very important one.

When the all-directional, all-band stealth J-50 approached the sea area where 003 was located, multiple radar waves swept across the aircraft. However, due to its stealth design, the echoes were very small, and without the reflection of Luneburg lenses, it was not even known that the J-50 had come.

Through IFF identification, Liu Jun can distinguish the warship to which the radar waves belong.

Throughout the Western Pacific, there are 8 Type 055 destroyers, more than 20 Type 054A and Type 054B destroyers, several Type 052D destroyers, and the Type 002 and Type 003, making them the strongest aircraft carrier battle groups in the hands of the Eastern Army.

It can be said that the Dongda Navy has deployed 80% of its forces, leaving only Type 056 and Type 057 corvettes and a small number of Type 054 frigates for patrols. Accompanying the fleet are a large number of comprehensive supply ships.

With so many naval capital ships, Liu Jun could roughly guess what his superiors were planning—to launch an operation against the sinkhole of an alien civilization.

However, the specific actions to take will depend on the instructions from higher authorities.

This battle, which can be described as a campaign-level operation, has already involved a significant amount of resources from higher authorities.

After approaching the sea area where 003 was located, Liu Jun lifted the radio silence.

"Long-term call 003, requesting landing."

[003 received, landing as instructed.]

"Changkong, received."

Under the direction of air traffic control 003, Liu Jun slowly descended. The ground crew on the large deck finally saw the fighter jet descending from the sky, with the same low-visibility paint scheme as the J-15T and J-15S. The ground crew controlling the landing assistance system switched the system, and then the J-50's advanced avionics system required almost no operation from Liu Jun. The fighter jet steadily descended and gradually approached the deck.

The moment the fighter jet slammed onto the deck, the landing hook precisely caught on the third arresting cable.

The fighter jet continued to taxi forward for more than 30 meters before coming to a precise stop on the deck.

Immediately, the ground crew around them rushed towards the landing Maritime VI.

The moment the ground crew saw this J50, they knew it was something special!

【189】Machine number.

The dense array of kill symbols beneath the canopy proves that this fighter jet is something special.

After the fighter jet came to a complete stop, the ground crew quickly drove a trailer forward to transport it to the maintenance area, secured it, opened the canopy, folded the wings, and disembarked from the aircraft via the boarding stairs.

After handing over with the ground crew, Liu Jun walked quickly toward the landing island to hand over with the air wing commander.

Inside the bridge, the captain of the 003 ship looked at the J-50 that had already landed, its wings folded, signifying that the most important trump card was in his hands.

Upon entering the bridge, Liu Jun followed the route he remembered and met the air wing commander.

"Report!" Liu Jun shouted.

"Take a break!"

The regimental commander looked at him with satisfaction. What could be better than holding a UR card in his hand?

"We've been waiting for you! Your cabin has been arranged. Get some rest and wait for your mission."

"understand!"

Liu Jun saluted, entered the pilot's cabin next to the hangar, and found his private room.

As an ace pilot with the rank of colonel, he did indeed have a private cabin, and it was a relatively spacious one at that.

After putting away his luggage, Liu Jun sat down at the table, took out the J50 technical manual, and flipped through it again, making the most of every moment to read and study, because only in this way could he remember the performance of the modified fighter jet.

The sound of pages turning filled the air as Liu Jun quietly read his book.

At this time, several hundred nautical miles ahead of the 003 carrier battle group, underwater threats were cleared ahead of the carrier battle group, and unknown threats that might exist in the route of advance were detected.

Boom!
Boom!
The Type 095 attack nuclear submarine has even silently arrived directly beneath the Pacific sinkhole. Fortunately, the alien spacecraft cannot dive, making the underwater world a truly safe place.

"Yes! Entering periscope depth," the captain said in a low voice.

"Enter periscope depth!"

The first mate repeated the orders from the side. After reaching periscope depth, the periscope was raised, and the captain stepped forward to grasp it and observe the surrounding water conditions.

Since the sinkhole opened, this area has become a sea area where cargo ships are absolutely prohibited from approaching.

After surveying the sea, the periscope was raised to look at the sky, observing the sinkholes and any alien spacecraft that might be hidden in the air.

Beams of laser light shot out from the optoelectronic mast, searching for enemies that had activated their optical maze, preparing in advance for the aircraft carrier group to approach.

(End of this chapter)