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F-22 and F-35 problem: China’s J-20 and J-35 stealth fighters could soon have double the range

Synopsis: China’s rapid conversion of the YU-20 cargo fleet into strategic tankers marks a critical shift in the Pacific ...
The Aviationist

PLAN’s Naval Aviation University Performs J-15 Flight Training on Simulated Carrier Deck

Recently released images show J-15s of one of the brigades attached to the Naval Aviation University practicing launch and recovery operations at an unspecified coastal base where a flight deck with ...
The Aviationist on MSN

PLA Navy's J-15 Reportedly Seen Carrying YJ-15 Anti-Ship Missile for the First Time

The YJ-15 was among the new anti-ship missiles that were revealed during the Sept. 3, 2025, parade in Beijing. China's YJ-15 supersonic Anti-Ship Cruise Missile (ASCM), that was among four new major ...
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China’s J-15 Fighter Has a Unlikely Origin: Ukraine

Key Points - China's J-15 "Flying Shark" carrier-based fighter is a prime example of its reverse-engineering prowess, born from an unfinished Su-33 prototype acquired from Ukraine in the early 2000s. ...
The National Interest

Video Shows Taiwan F-16 ‘Locked’ On Chinese J-15 With U.S.-Made ‘Sniper Pod’

-The J-15, armed with various missiles and bombs, is a formidable opponent, but Taiwan is bolstering its fleet with 66 new F-16Vs as part of an $8 billion deal. -These modernized F-16s, equipped with ...
USNI

Chinese J-15 Fighters Make ‘Unusual Maneuver’ Toward Japanese Surveillance Aircraft

Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy J-15 Fighter intercepting a Japanese P-3C Orion. JSDF Photo Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy J-15 fighters came within 50 meters of a Japanese surveillance ...
Flightglobal

Tokyo protests J-15 intercepts as China builds aircraft carrier confidence

Tokyo has protested the close approaches of Shenyang J-15 fighters to its patrol aircraft during a unique joint deployment of China’s two operational aircraft carriers to the Western Pacific. The ...