A Mockup Of China’s Stealth FC-31 Fighter Appears On A Full-Size Mock-Up Aircraft Carrier Testing Rig At Wuhan, China

The photograph, insert, has been geolocated to the full-size mock-up Aircraft Carrier at Wuhan, China

An allegedly quite recent image of the carrier EM facility at Wuhan and the mock up representing today how the Type 003's island might look like has gained a SAC FC/31/J-35 mock up! 😮

Any idea since when exactly it is there since my last image is from April/June 2019. 🤔 pic.twitter.com/QFifx59dhK

— @Rupprecht_A (@RupprechtDeino) June 8, 2021

Naval News: First Sighting Of New Stealth Fighter For Chinese Navy’s Aircraft Carriers 

The Chinese Navy is massively expanding its fleet, with at least three aircraft carriers at its vanguard. Yet these lack low-observable fighters. But that is expected to change. A new image offers the first look at the new stealthy fighter. 

Overshadowed by the Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter, the Shenyang FC-31 may be the China’s dark horse. The J-20 has already entered service with the Chinese Air Force (PLAAF) and is, broadly, their equivalent of the F-22 Raptor. The FC-31 meanwhile is seen as a cheaper and less capable alternative. And significantly it was a private project by Shenyang Aircraft Corporation so does not get the same level of government support.  

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