Thursday, June 2, 2022

A Look At China’s $120 Million Answer To The F-35 Stealth Fighter

J-20 fighter. Image Credit: Chinese military

19FortyFive: J-20 ‘Mighty Dragon’ – China’s $120 Million Answer to the F-35 Stealth Fighter  

Meet the J-20, An Explainer 

The jet was introduced to China‘s People’s Liberation Army Air Force in March 2017. Manufactured by Sichuan province-based Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group, the jet is one of China’s most advanced military weapons. 

It made its public debut in November 2016 at the Zhuhai air show in Guangdong, China. 

The J-20 is only the third fifth-generation jet fighter aircraft in history, after the US-made Lockheed Martin F-22 and F-35 jets. The Chinese Air Force had a fleet of more than 50 J-20 jets in 2021.  

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Update: Take a look at the 'Mighty Dragon,' China's $120 million answer to the Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jet (Insider)  

WNU Editor: No details on the avionics that are on the J-20, but I suspect that they are nowhere near what the F-35 possesses.

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