It is noted in a September 6th “Blue” vs. “Red” air-to-air confrontational tactical maneuver exercise over Guangzhou, that the bad guy is now sporting a new “desert camo” paint scheme. I can’t confirm what their mock adversary in “desert camo” is meant to be; perhaps this photo of a USAF F-15 of Weapons Academy is just a coincident.
Here are rest of the photos from that confrontational exercise
Saturday, January 15, 2011
More "bad guys"
As the PLAAF takes on more modern fighters into its orbat, it is logistical to assume its training infrastructure would increase in due course.
Previous entry on the "Bad Guys" of the PLAAF.
Tuesday, February 02, 2010
http://china-defense.blogspot.com/2010/02/bad-guy-su-30mkk-of-plaaf-8th-flight.html
"Bad guy" Su-30MKK of the PLAAF 8th Flight Academy (61x8x).
There are a total of three Blue-Army Aggressor squadrons under the PLAAF orbat; the other two are equipped with J-10A (60x8x) and J-7E (15xxx) to simulate lighter, single engine, opponents. These squadrons operate under the PLAAF Flight Test & Training Base (FT&TB) at Cangzhou Airbase in Hebei.
The first PLAAF aggressor squadron was commissioned in June 1987 (here) and was modeled after the US "Top Gun" and "Red Flag" schools. It has been serving as a grindstone for sharpening pilot combat skills ever since. Yup, they are putting their skills acquired from the Moscow Pilot School to good use. (here)
Su-30MKK (61x8x) Aggressor Squadron
Which one is Goose?
J-10A (60x8x) Aggressor Squadron
J-7E (15xxx) Aggressor Squadron
1 comment:
The F-15 Eagle shown is in "Aggressor" camo too...but it should be remarked that the Japanese have some of their Eagles in those same colors.
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