Want to cover China again?Is the Korean KF-21 fighter jet, is it the export opponent of China FC-31?

"Military and Military Secondary Point" Author: Da Yiwan

Recently, the KF-21 fighter developed by South Korean Aerospace Industry Corporation has made its first flight in the company located in Sichuan, a company located in Qingshangnan Road. As a "quasi-fourth-generation machine" developed by the "Five Chang" countries, once the KF-21 fighter jet was launched, it immediately caused heated discussion on the Internet.

South Korea KF-21 First Flying Screen

For so many days, according to the observation of Da Ivan, many Korean netizens are very confident and think that their KF-21 fighters can be compared with the F-35A fighter and can even easily suppress the F-20 fighter. Of course, this is of course this. Confident in honey, let's laugh at a smile. However, some Korean netizens have made some interests. According to the ideas of these people, the KF-21 fighter jets can become the powerful competitors of FC-31 fighters made in China in the field of military trade. The grenades have become the competitors of Chinese artillery in the field of land war weapons.

K9 export past

Regarding this idea, Da Ivan has to move out of the K-9 self-propelled artillery exports that we mentioned yesterday (the competitive foreign trade weapon in China was PLZ-45). As we have repeatedly mentioned, the k-9 self-propelled artillery is actually not very eye-catching.

Korean K9 self -propelled howitzer

After all, you have a thing that you do n’t even have a auxiliary power system. After entering the position, you must have a host speed (engine empty) as long as you enter the position. At present, no "five-constant" country's self-propelled artillery dares to use it like this. The Korean Army dares to design this way. Da Ivan violence is because the main design goals of the K-9 are to squat on the 38th line. In both positions, the shooting target can be calibrated in advance. There is no need to keep the artillery standby for a long time. You can also use the power supply to replace the auxiliary machine from the position. In this way, the auxiliary machine of the self -propelled artillery seems to be unrelated.

K9 exported to Turkey

As for the exit of the K-9 self-propelled artillery, we also said, two factors:

The first is "it is good to depend on peers". At present, NATO countries have turned over, and there are no decent 52 -fold diameter 152 mm self -propelled artillery. For example, the M109A6 made in the United States is an old gun of 39 times, and the British AS-90 and the German PZH-20000 are either suspended or expensive. Make up to this ecological position;

The second is "they are too much to give." We have said this more than once before. For example, when South Korea exported K-9 self-propelled artillery to Turkey, not only did it export a full set of production lines to help Turkey create his own "Fitina" The self -proclaimed artillery, even a car production line. When exporting K-9 to Poland, even Poland is allowed to use the K-9 chassis to support the AS-90 turret to create its own "KRAB" self-propelled artillery.

India K9 deployed in the border area

In combination with these two factors, competition in the same ecological competition lacks competitors. In addition, South Korea is extremely good at marketing, not to mention, the arms trade is essentially a "standing team trade", which has achieved the " "Hehe", what is ugly, what is it, this is called the pig on the wind can also fly.

KF-21's congenital shortcomings

In contrast, what about the KF-21 fighter made in South Korea? Da Yifan believes that this thing is basically a "K-9 in the sky" according to the current technical status.

South Korea KF-21 Flying screen

What are the problems with the K-9 self-propelled artillery? First, the main system is saved by the machine, such as the US gearbox and artillery control, the German engine, the British transmission, etc. It is more bluffing, and some problems cannot be accepted by "Five Changs"; KF-21 fighters are basically the same as K-9, and the main sub-systems are saved by the machine. For example, engines and aviation weapons made by the United States, avionics and fire control systems jointly developed by Israel and South Korea, British ejection seats and lighting equipment. At the same time, some of its properties are more bluffed, and there are technical defects, such as weapons cannot be built for the time being, such as a large number of chicken shattered IFF or EOTs without stealth design. Typical four -generation fighters, this gap is not small.

South Korea KF-21 Motor abdominal missile semi-naked

Therefore, the possible foreign trade strategy of the KF-21 fighter jet will choose the same strategy as the K-9 self-propelled howitzer:

The first is not to compete with others in the same ecology. After all, your performance is obviously not as good as the F-35 fighter fighter. The only result of bidding for the fourth-generation fighter with others is that it must be ugly. Therefore, the KF-21 fighter jet is likely to choose the strategy of dislocation competition, such as aiming at some fourth-generation fighter jets, but because of shy or other factors in the pocket, the fourth-generation fighter jets, and the second seeking retreat and seeking the second seeking for the second time. Want to choose to buy some customers who come back to the facade to fill the facade. At least the KF-21 combatant is more bluffed. To put it plainly, this is to disguise a Class A car into a B-class car or even C-Class.

The second is the main after-sales or additional conditions. After all, there are a lot of people who have thoughts in the military background. Even Indonesia wants to use the KF-21 project to build its own aviation industry. Traditional strategies that only sell products and do not sell technology are a bit uncomfortable in the international military trade market. Therefore, the probability of KF-21 fighters will continue to continue the "fine tradition" of K-9 military trade. What a better. For example, buy the KF-21 fighter, assist in the establishment of a large repair line or even assembly line, and even buy the KF-21 grenades and even K-2 main battle tanks. Only you can't think of it. This is equivalent to buying a car with a full set of car modification equipment, teach you how to change the car, and even buy a car with a mountain bicycle big -side motorcycle or such things. Korean KF-21 at the Defense Show

Finally, there is no doubt that the main foreign trade customers of KF-21 are also traditional Western customers. The K-9 self-propelled howitzers we currently see are all the West, especially NATO customers, such as Poland, except for Egypt. For example, Finland, Estonia, and Norway, this is because the K-9 sub-systems are from the West. Exit to some people in the West "do not like" people. It is highly probably blocked by Western horizontal picking. The current KF-21 fighter jet is actually a situation. Its sub-system is bound by the West too deeply. Once exported to which Western countries that do not like, as long as Western countries are embarrassed, this aircraft is equivalent to a scrap iron. Therefore, its only export target is those countries that are the first to get Western countries. What is equivalent to it? It is equivalent to selling cars. You can only sell it in this place, and you can't sell it elsewhere at all.

The competitiveness of South Korea KF-21 and China FC-31

Since we understand so many ways of KF-21 fighters on exports, let's go back to see the FC-31 fighter, we can easily find that these two planes are not competing on a track at all:

China FC-31 at the defense exhibition

In terms of technical positioning, the FC-31 fighter is a real fourth-generation fighter. After all, we do not have KF-21's unable to built-in plug-in weapons, and there is no rough surface skin processed by KF-21, not to mention no, not to mention there is no, there is no no KF-21's surface on the surface of the body is broken. Although the FC-31 is always caught by the black, it can not change the basic performance of its fourth-generation fighter. The A -level car of the car can come up and touch the porcelain casually;

2014 Zhuhai Air Show FC-31 First Show (Picture Source: Internet)

In the scheduled market, the market that KF-21 can be sold, such as some countries in Europe and Asia is relatively close to the West, which is not a traditional sales market in China. For example, can you think of selling the FC-31 fighter to Poland or Australia, or can you imagine the fighter jets that are all Western avionics systems to Argentina? Therefore, the KF-21 fighter is different from the FC-31. The market positioning is different. The scheduled market is different. How to compare it? What we said is unpleasant, is your agricultural tractor and Mercedes -Benz E series compared with sales. Is it interesting than you to go to you?

FC-31 (source: Internet)

However, KF-21 and FC-31 are indeed possible for "cross points of fate". The point of Daiwan is these two types of aircraft, plus a F-35, which is likely to be considered by some countries at the same time in the Middle East and Africa regions. When I buy a car, I do n’t think about it if I buy Passat or the Sagitar. In this case, if "Sagitar" gives a little more, for example, people give him a free maintenance of 100,000 kilometers for three years to maintain it for ten years. People send a car clothes to send a full car washing equipment or even change the car and even change the car to change the car. The equipment, at the same time, give you a whole, make a big surround and a pneumatic tail and an exhaust sound. Maybe these small middle production will really buy "Sagitar". Therefore, for our "Passat", when facing these customers, how to achieve "no one has me, people have me new."

FC-31 (source: Internet)

For example, takeaway similar to the FC-1 "Dragon Dragon" fighter, others directly achieve the modularization of the aviation system. What configuration do you want? I give you any configuration, the basic configuration is available, the highest configuration depends on how much the silver in your pocket, or pay attention to "after -sales service", the technical transfer you should give, etc. In the point of view of Daiwan, the FC-31 must defeat the KF-21 fighter jet in the hands of these customers, and even defeat the current F-35 fighter with a serious tendency to be self-adorable. The possibility is not small.

003 aircraft carrier CG rendering picture (source: Internet)

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