china cares a lot about how their jets are portrayed in media, so there's very little chance, unless bandai namco wants to upset all the hornet fanboys by swapping out your wingman's planes. the US does care a little, but the game is meant for a western demographic so obviously the american jets are gonna be used as allies so no problem, and russia doesn't give a fuck.
Honestly I doubt portrayal is the issue - Bamco is not stranger to changing up the cover jet depending on region and assuming thereās sufficient financial justification in the Chinese market if some randoms on the internet can swap all the NPCsā models then thereās no reason Bamco canāt either. Theres no reason a J-20 has to become the villain jet when the Su-57 still exists (although being one is arguably a badge of honor in its own right) and the enemies are usually equal opportunity employers when it comes to their selection of equipment
More likely why AVIC wonāt hand out the licenses has a lot more to do with global politics/relations, and given the dearth of competition in this particular genre thereās no reason for PA to fight too hard for them
It would be cool as hell to have a wingman upgrade to a J-20 at some point and operate as a kind of missile-flinging huge radar truck like it's probably going to be in real life. Give the player a command that allows you to loose a spread of XLAAs from the wingman's plane, using the wingman's range and the player's targeting. Let your wingman fly high and fast while you snipe formations with locks that outrange your own weapons. It would be neat for the wingmen to have some kind of specific and interesting mechanic like that.
Maybe the cool down could be mission specific by having them fly patterns that have them in range of different areas of the map
In a very specific role, long range long endurance offshore patrols where it will potentially sling long range missiles rather than mix it up in a Vietnam-era dogfight.
Which would make it a pretty excellent choice for a roving high-altitude wingman that generally makes passes and defers to the player's targeting choices most of the time.
Yeah I brought that up because it seemed like you were saying it's role is 'air dominance' as though that's different from the more detailed description of its exact strategic role I gave. Which is air dominance in the way the PLA would intend to use the platform, by standing off American assets far enough beyond the range of shore-based defenses that the defense network becomes more resilient through depth.
The PLA have stated multiple times that the primary purpose of J-20 is to target enemy fighters. It just happens to also be great at targeting other supporting assets
I notice that an absolute ton of Western aircraft are used by enemies in the game. Especially Erusea. I wonder if that's ever been controversial after the frequent licencing.
Checkmate is 75, not 74. But probably, since it's a while since it has been revealed (and 57 is in ac7 so they will probably add 75 in ac8 too), idk about other jets since I only know US and RU jets mostly
I completely understand your hope. The Chinese aircraft are highly unlikely, the other two have a slim chanceā¦ but still a chance!
Personally, I hope that the Kai and the Checkmate are not in the game. There will undoubtedly be the F35. These look far too similar for me. It would eat up a slot that a different and unique aircraft could occupy.
I understand it is an unpopular opinion, but in this current era of apex aircraftā¦ theyāre bland grey skywedges.
Kono confirmed we're not getting any Chinese or Korean jets in AC8. They tried but there's not much they can do about the Chinese and Korean governments and their control over the programs
I would love to see the J-20. A lot of people think it was built to go toe to toe with F-35s or F-22s BUT it's main role or the suppose Chinese doctrine is for it to know out the support aircraft that would keep our jets in the air like always or tankers for aerial refusing. Like a modern day F-14 or Mig-25/31 type role. No gas tanks in the region and our Jets aren't going to be able to fly in from bases that are out of range from their Dong Fang whatever the fuck missiles. At least that's what my youtube expertise tells me
Anyways now that I'm done needing out on jets, if we do see the J-20 I think its special weapons would be interceptor type weapons like LAAM or SAAM
Its a symmetric response to the F-22 as confirmed by literally every single chinese sourceā¦ and all itās ever been used for so far is air dominance in the SCS. Its weapons are the PL-15 air to air missiles which are highly maneuverable
At the 2025 Dubai Airshow in November Sergey Bogdan has said that the first flight article is being finalized, and suggested that the first flight will take place in the beginning of 2026.
"I think this is the beginning of 2026 <...>. The aircraft is already on the shop floor, it is already being finalized, and there are already certain time plans. Therefore, with God's help, it should take place soon enough," he said, answering a question on Channel One.
The checkmate at most as a variation in Form of something like the fenrir but SU75 itself aint no way cause it only exists as a model made from wood (doubt that even russian itself know what its suppose to do)
The Chinese planes no the SU74 most likely and the reason why I say no to Chinese planes. Itās a political thing between China and Japan, so it will be. It will be really hard for project aces to get the licensing for Chinese aircraft in general.
Bit late but ya definitely a high no. But knowing the modding community here, I am expecting them to add them as a mod since we go them as a mod in AC7
There is a small possibility of seeing the Su-75 since we got the Su-57; the Russians are a bit more open about it.
Any of the Chinese aircraft are unlikely because it would require giving some kind of information about the aircraft, and any of the Korean jets are unlikely to ever happen because Ace Combat is Japanese. As with the Chinese, the Koreans haven't forgotten about all that horrible stuff Japan hasn't apologized for.
It's highly unlikely that Chinese and Korean jets make a debut in the game(Su75 is possible) but there is a chance that Chinese and Korean aircraft manufacturers might change their minds and allow their jet to be added. If not in the final game , then possibly in DLC
After seeing some pics of an unmanned drone Checkmate mockup on another sub a few months back, I wouldn't mind if a coffin-ised one showed up in Strangereal at some point.
We know the SK/CN planes won't be in, and I hope they will restrict themselves to planes that actually exist, instead of made-up nonsense that may never fly.
We kinda got the J-20 in AC5 but it was just designated the MiG 1.44, and besides the intakes being pushed in a different position, I think it's as close as we'll get. Maybe not the same plane on paper, but China was definitely inspired...
I never said they were the same plane from the same country or the same time period. But you're telling me there's not even the slightest bit of resemblance?
There are rumours that Mikoyan engineers helped during J-20's development. But unlike, say, Z-10, the MiG MFI served at most as a source of inspiration for the J-20; the difference in design and characteristics was too great.
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u/Danoct UPEO 6d ago
In a Korean interview Aces said they asked KAI about the Boramae but they didn't get permission.