The United States deployed its military forces in the Asia-Pacific region after the Second World War , and now it mainly exists in the forefront of the first island chain . According to the information obtained by Global Defense Watch, the United States is currently There are about 80,000 permanent garrisons in the first island chain. At the stage of the game between China and the United States in multiple fields, the United States continues to use military power to try to put pressure on China, thereby trying to force China to make concessions. The United States has been collecting intelligence at China's gates for a long time, including using reconnaissance plane to carry out reconnaissance operations in China's coastal airspace. Faced with the aggressive posture of the US military, the PLA will not be polite.
A RC-135 strategic reconnaissance plane of the U.S. Air Force broke into the South China Sea on December 21, and launched an approaching reconnaissance operation directed at the People’s Liberation Army. The Naval Base, the U.S. Air Force has deployed a large number of reconnaissance aircraft at Kadena Base, . Reconnaissance aircraft, etc. The U.S. Air Force RC-135 strategic reconnaissance aircraft launched a peeping operation in the South China Sea with the cooperation of KC-135R large aerial tanker . The U.S. military has been carrying out reconnaissance missions in the South China Sea for a long time, thus trying to establish the so-called "one-way intelligence transparency."
Facing the approach of the U.S. Air Force RC-135 strategic reconnaissance plane, the People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force acted decisively, dispatching J-11 series fighter jets to launch a warning and expelling operation. The website of the Pentagon of the United States released a video of the People’s Liberation Army’s J-11 fighter jets driving away from the U.S. Air Force’s RC-135 strategic reconnaissance plane on December 29. Judging from the video released by the United States, the PLA’s J-11 fighter jets approached at a distance of 6 meters. The air-to-air missile under the wing came out. Faced with the approach of the PLA J-11 fighter jets, the U.S. Air Force RC-135 strategic reconnaissance plane had to turn around and leave. Regarding the RC-135 strategic reconnaissance aircraft being driven away by the People's Liberation Army's J-11 fighter jets, the U.S. Air Force shouted "stop thief", claiming that it was flying in international airspace.
The J-11 fighter is a heavy-duty platform equipped by the People's Liberation Army Air Force and the Naval Aviation . The J-11 fighter is improved on the basis of the Su-27 fighter and has a powerful assault capability. The RC-135 strategic reconnaissance aircraft of the U.S. Air Force is a platform without weapons. It has no arrogant capital in front of the J-11 fighter jets of the People’s Liberation Army. As far as the deployment of the U.S. military in the Asia-Pacific region is concerned, it has no ability to conduct reconnaissance into the South China Sea. The U.S. military base near the South China Sea is located in Ryukyu. Obviously, with the cooperation of air tankers, the U.S. fighter entering the South China Sea will be very passive.
This is not the first time PLA fighter jets have confronted US reconnaissance planes. As early as 2001, the PLA Navy Air Force used J-8D fighter jets to intercept the US Navy’s EP-3E Aries electronic reconnaissance plane. Due to the brutal operation of the US Navy , leading to an air collision between the two sides in the South China Sea. Nowadays, the equipment level of the PLA Naval Air Force has been significantly improved, and the fighter jets deployed on land have been replaced with the J-11BH series, thus possessing a strong deterrent capability. 202212341/Aviation Vision/AZ, compared with the J-8D fighter, the J-11BH has better performance, including low-speed performance, so it can compete with the US reconnaissance aircraft in the air.