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The Chengdu J-20 (Chinese: 歼-20; pinyin: Jiān-Èrlíng), also known as Mighty Dragon (Chinese: 威龙; pinyin: Wēilóng, [8] [9] [10] NATO reporting name: Fagin), [11] is a twin-engine all-weather stealth [12] fighter developed by China's Chengdu Aircraft Corporation for the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). [5]
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, [20] Shenyang Aircraft Corporation pressed on and developed a private project aiming to secure potential export customers.
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.
The Chinese military flaunts its new technology at the end of the Western calendar year in late December or January. In May 2024, the military said its J-20 stealth fighter jet, also known as the ...
China just showed off its answer to America's F-35 stealth fighter — the new J-35A. Chris Panella. Updated November 12, 2024 at 12:14 PM. ... China has developed its J-20, a new two-seat version ...
The People's Republic of China started flight testing its Chengdu J-20 stealth multirole fighter around in 2011 and made its first public appearance at Airshow China 2016. The aircraft entered service with the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) in March 2017.
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.
Two prototypes for China's future stealth strike fighter took the skies in broad daylight. ... a new video shows it in a low-altitude turn accompanied by a J-20 Mighty Dragon stealth fighter. ...