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The J-20 is unlikely to be the primary carrier of such large weapons as they compromise the aircraft's stealth. [93] The J-20 reportedly lacks an internal autocannon or rotary cannon, suggesting a preference for long-range engagements with missiles rather than short-ranged dogfights. [94] [95]
The WS-15 is intended to become the main engine of the Chengdu J-20 stealth aircraft, [2] enabling it to supercruise, improve its range, manoeuvrability and upgrade potential for future weapon systems. It will eventually replace the Shenyang WS-10, which currently serves as the interim engine of J-20, while the WS-15 is being refined.
The other is the fifth-generation J-20 stealth combat aircraft, which was commissioned in 2016. The US has the F-22 Raptor and the F-35 Lightning II in this category of stealth fighter aircraft.
While the Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter was officially endorsed by the PLAAF after Chengdu Aerospace Corporation's proposal won the PLAAF bid for the next-generation jet fighter, [21] Shenyang Aircraft Corporation pressed on and developed a private project aiming to secure potential export customers.
The J-35A is China’s second stealth fighter, after the J-20 entered service in 2017. Its commission makes China the second country after the US to have two types of stealth fighter jets.
Both J-35 variants are considerably smaller than China's other stealth aircraft, the land-based J-20 fighter. An estimated 200 J-20s are operational with the PLAAF.
China has two stealth fighter aircraft, Chengdu J-20 and Shenyang J-35, both classified as fifth-generation fighter by United States Department of Defense. [ 53 ] By the late 1990s, several Chinese fifth-generation fighter programs, grouped under the program codename J-XX or XXJ, were identified by western intelligence sources.
China’s J-20 stealth fighter entered service in 2017, officials said at the time. ... The J-35A is a “new type of stealth fighter jet independently developed by Aviation Industry Corporation ...