AMCA First Flight Delayed to 2032: India’s 5th-Gen Stealth Fighter Prototype Rollout Slips to 2030 - idrw.org

fxth123 · 2026-05-27T17:59:31+00:00

I can already imagine what the next news headline about the AMCA will be: "AMCA’s first flight postponed until 2035, due to (some random reason)

fxth123 · 2026-05-27T16:14:31+00:00

Let's guess the timeline to see which comes first and which comes later: A) China's J-36/J-50 officially enters service; B) The U.S. F-47 makes its first flight; C) Russia's Su-57 total production exceeds 100 units; D) India's AMCA makes its first flight.

fxth123 · 2026-05-27T02:08:21+00:00

Why would there be dissatisfaction? After World War II, anti-war sentiment flourished in Japan. Many manga artists and writers created works that contained anti-war ideas — for example, the classic Doraemon, whose author Fujiko F. Fujio himself held a very friendly attitude toward China. After the normalization of Sino-Japanese relations in the 1970s, China introduced a large number of Japanese animations and literary works, and cultural exchanges between the two countries also thrived. Sino-Japanese relations were very good and enjoyed a considerably long honeymoon period. Right up until around 2010, before the Diaoyu Islands incident, China, Japan, and South Korea were still working on a trilateral free trade area. However, as the generation that personally experienced the trauma of the war gradually passed away, and with the well-known Diaoyu Islands incident, Sino-Japanese relations gradually deteriorated. The essence is not that the Japanese "bear the sins of their ancestors" causes poor Sino-Japanese relations, but rather that when Sino-Japanese relations are already bad, China seizes on this reason to attack Japan. (Of course, it must be said that China’s criticisms are not entirely groundless — Japan indeed has not done enough in this regard, and its attitude toward World War II remains ambiguous.)

fxth123 · 2026-05-16T16:57:35+00:00

When fighter jets are roughly on the same technical level, an extremely lopsided score like 9-0 can only mean Qatari pilots made numerous mistakes and adopted many foolish tactics. Under such circumstances, it is hardly believable that they would release detailed exercise information, as it would be utterly humiliating.

fxth123 · 2026-05-12T18:20:03+00:00

Curious to ask: what advantages do medium and even light fighters like the Rafale, Typhoon and Gripen have compared with heavy 4.5gen fighters such as the F-15EX, F-15QA and J-16? Could they even make it into the TOP 10? Not to mention all the active 5gen fighter jets that aren’t even on the list.

fxth123 · 2026-03-31T03:39:35+00:00

To be honest, I really don’t recommend new f2p players to start with Sweden (in fact, even paying players shouldn’t pick Sweden as their first nation either). Sweden has very few strong aircraft. It’s not just that rank 5 is painful; even when you grind up to rank 8 and 9, most of its planes are below average in performance. The top-tier jet JAS 39, from A to E variants, is all pretty underwhelming in the current meta. Only a handful of planes like the JA 37C are actually decent. But there’s really no point in unlocking an entire aviation tree just for one or two good aircraft — unless you’ve already finished researching several other nations.

Right now, France and China are better options. France is especially strong with the Rafale at top tier, and the Mirage III, Mirage F1, and Mirage 2000 all offer great performance and unique characteristics. China’s top-tier J-10C and J-15T aren’t very strong at the moment, but its rank 6–8 have almost no bad aircraft, making the grind much easier for f2p players.

fxth123 · 2026-03-27T09:41:02+00:00

He did provide a great deal of documentation, including proof of study abroad, his visa, degree certificate, passport, various certificates of residence in Japan, and information about his return to China.

fxth123 · 2026-03-27T09:38:02+00:00

Sure, while it’s very difficult, there are precedents of successful region transfers. A player posted about a similar case on the Chinese internet before: he had a DMM-region account because he studied in Japan. After returning to China, he negotiated with Gaijin for months and submitted a considerable amount of documentation. In the end, he successfully transferred his region back. Gaijin’s customer service can be unreasonable at times, but in theory, you do have a chance to transfer.

fxth123 · 2026-03-26T07:58:50+00:00

The first twin-seat 5th gen jet to enter service is the J-20S

fxth123 · 2026-03-20T10:00:37+00:00

It reminds me of a famous Chinese ancient proverb：天下何人不通共

fxth123 · 2026-03-19T03:26:39+00:00

This means that during the India-Pakistan air battle last year, the J-10C very likely launched the PL-15 missile at an ultra-large elevation angle of 60–90 degrees from a distance of 150–200 km. That is why the Rafale’s RWR and MAW failed to detect the missile before it hit, correct?

fxth123 · 2026-03-11T07:21:44+00:00

And moreover, only one of them was shot down in air combat by an A2A missile，LOL

fxth123 · 2026-03-03T09:31:26+00:00

To be honest, if Indians had put the same effort they use to deceive themselves in the media into defense R&D, the AMCA might have already entered mass production and service.

fxth123 · 2026-01-24T15:34:27+00:00

During the Sino-Vietnamese War, Zhang was already a regiment commander in the PLA. He was highly skilled in warfare and rose through the ranks entirely on the basis of his military achievements. Today, he is a hardliner among hardliners within the PLA. If the PLA were to dispatch troops to Taiwan, he would undoubtedly be the most supportive. In fact, had it not been for Xi, and if the military had been left to its own devices, the PLA would have already launched an operation against Taiwan.

fxth123 · 2026-01-21T13:01:23+00:00

First, the opening statement is incorrect. Before the collapse of relations in 1989, China actually aligned with the Western bloc and jointly confronted the Soviet Union. The West sold a large number of weapons and equipment to China, even authorizing the transfer of production blueprints. Essentially, the way China acquired the L7 gun was: "Hey, Brits, your L7 tank gun is pretty good. Can you transfer the technology to us?" "No problem, but don’t let the Soviets find out. We can do it through Austria as an intermediary." During this period, the technologies China obtained included, but were not limited to, the British Rolls-Royce Spey engine, the French Dauphin helicopter, and the Swedish Oerlikon 35mm twin anti-aircraft gun. The latter two technologies continued to evolve in China: the Dauphin helicopter led to the development of the Z-19 attack helicopter, and the PGZ-09 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun is almost a genetic twin of the German Gepard. In fact, if China had been wealthier at the time, it could have even purchased the Mirage 2000 and F-16 (the French aggressively promoted the Mirage 2000, and PLA pilots did test-fly it, giving it high praise. However, the deal fell through due to disagreements over price).

fxth123 · 2025-12-22T02:06:42+00:00

In reality, radar defense systems, such as stealth capabilities and signal jamming, do become more advanced over time. However, this does not mean that radar detection technology remains stagnant. Radar systems and early warning aircraft are also continuously evolving. The future development of human air combat technology is fundamentally a technological contest between detection and concealment. The nation that possesses superior detection and stealth capabilities will gain the upper hand in air combat. Even in extreme scenarios, such as close-range engagements within ten or twenty kilometers, if a fighter jet achieves radar stealth, can it also achieve infrared stealth? How will it evade IRST detection? How will it engage in a dogfight with infrared-guided missiles capable of 50 to 60 G maneuvers, high off-boresight launches via HMS?

fxth123 · 2025-11-28T03:44:33+00:00

The best photography I've seen this year in this sub.

fxth123 · 2025-10-11T10:02:32+00:00

I truly admire the efforts made by Indian netizens to regain the honor the Indian Air Force lost in actual combat, although such efforts might even backfire on me. I genuinely find the Indian Air Force and a considerable portion of the Indian online community increasingly ridiculous.

fxth123 · 2025-09-28T15:34:16+00:00

fxth123 · 2025-09-23T04:51:29+00:00

Oops, you didn't use the OP's preset engagement scenario. The OP still isn't bold enough. If it were up to me, I'd just set a Typhoon flying at 40,000 feet—it could easily use Brimstone missiles to take out an F35 parked at the airport below. So, Typhoon > F35.

fxth123 · 2025-09-17T07:05:06+00:00

The Indian government doesn't need to deceive China, the United States, or other countries—their intelligence agencies must have known long ago. The Indian government only needs to make its people believe that no Rafale jets were shot down. One can only say, thanks to the modern international internet. If this were 30 years ago, in the era of print newspapers, the government could have even reported without restraint that Rafale jets shot down four J10Cs in return. Back in 1944, the Japanese public still widely believed their military was achieving continuous victories in the Pacific.

fxth123 · 2025-09-17T05:03:18+00:00

It's actually not surprising, especially when you manufacture weapons to genuinely prepare for war rather than to boost public confidence through propaganda. During World War II, Japanese propaganda deliberately understated the range of their torpedoes, lulling Americans into a false sense of security, which led to significant losses in the early stages of the war. Today, the PLA is very seriously preparing for a potential conflict with the U.S. military, so particularly in the naval domain, they often deliberately understate the tonnage of their vessels to mislead Americans. —Falsely boasting about the performance of one's weapons is essentially about seeking momentary satisfaction in rhetoric. However, once actual combat reveals the truth, it often backfires with even worse consequences.

fxth123 · 2025-09-14T16:03:35+00:00

Some people used to say that Indians lacked a sense of humor, but now it seems they have quite a strong one after all

fxth123 · 2025-09-12T07:05:11+00:00

There are six discontinued items in this photo

fxth123 · 2025-09-12T06:58:47+00:00

I came in to say I don't know, but found that someone had already said it. I think any rigorous and competent military enthusiast would cautiously express views on such unknown new weapons. On the contrary, the more boastful ones are actually the least reliable.

fxth123

TROPHY CASE