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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]
J-20: Chengdu: Active 208+ Stealth air superiority fighter: J-20A-First production variant of the J-20 J-20B-Improved J-20 variant with thrust-vectoring control (TVC) engines. J-20S-The twin-seat variant of J-20, the co-pilot is presumed to coordinate attacks and reconnaissance missions with UCAVs. J-35: Shenyang: Active Stealth multirole ...
Chengdu J-10: China Multirole fighter: 588 [1] J-10A: 236 [1] J-10S: 77 [1] J-10B: 55 [1] J-10C: 220 [1] Shenyang J-11: China Soviet Union Air superiority fighter: 442 [1] License built Sukhoi Su-27 variant. J-11: [1] J-11B/BS: [1] Shenyang J-16: China Multirole strike fighter: 350 [1] Chengdu J-20: China Air superiority fighter: J-20A/B/S 300 ...
The J-20 made its first flight on 11 January 2011. [58] On 26 December 2015, a new J-20 with serial number 2101 was seen leaving its Chengdu Aviation Corporation factory. It is believed to be the first of the low rate initial production (LRIP) aircraft.
When the system began the names were assigned by the Air Standardization Coordinating Committee (ASCC), made up of the English-speaking allies of the Second World War, the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and two non-NATO countries, Australia and New Zealand. The ASCC names were adopted by the U.S. Department of Defense and then NATO.
China: fighter bomber: 140 [1] J-8: China: Interceptor: J-8F/H: 50 [2] 96 [3] J-10: China: multirole: J-10A: 220 J-10S: 70 J-10B: 55 J-10C: 312+ 657 [4] J-11: China: air superiority: J-11A: 100 J-11B: 180 J-11BS: 90 380 [5] J-16: China: multirole: J-16: 245 J-16D: Unknown 245+ [6] J-20: China: air superiority: 300+? [7] [6] J-35: China ...
The modern Chengdu J-10C, Shenyang J-16, and Chengdu J-20 are all equipped with AESA radar systems, domestic WS-10 engines, standoff weapons, and long-range air-to-air missiles. PLAAF also made substantial progress with larger aircraft design and production in the form of Xian Y-20 and WS-20 engines. [ 55 ]
Analysts believe the J-35 could serve in China's future Type 003 aircraft carrier, as well as launched with ski-jump on China's older carriers, complementing the fleet of Shenyang J-15. [54] In July 2021, a static FC-31 with opened weapons bay was displayed inside the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation Expo Park.