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China Plans to Export FC-31 Fighter Jets, But Where is the Buyer?
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China’s Domestic Engine Problems Continue to Become A Headache For PLA-AF
Problems encountered in the development of new WS-15 engine mean PLA Air Force’s first J-20s are not so stealthy at supersonic speeds. China rushed its first J-20 fighter jet into service ahead of schedule last […]
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Why China’s J-20 and FC-31 Aren’t So Stealthy?
The J-20 is one of two fighters being simultaneously developed in China. The other aircraft is the Shenyang FC-31, a smaller multirole fighter that is being developed by the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation and could potentially […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
China To Develop Naval Variant Of FC-31 Fighter
The FC-31, China’s second fighter jet, is a top candidate to become the country’s next-generation aircraft carrier-based fighter jet after receiving corresponding upgrades, military observers said on Wednesday, after foreign media outlets posted a photo […]
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China’s FC-31 Fighter Jet Could Have Export Potential, But Can China Build Engine For It?
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Chinese navalized FC-31 gets into engine trouble
China is developing a new type of fighter jet based on FC-31, according to the country’s top aircraft design institutes. Military observers predict, based on publicly available information, that the aircraft will new feature the […]
Naval Platforms
AVIC Shenyang FC-31 Naval Variant To Debut In 2021
China’s new-generation carrier-based fighter jet is scheduled to make its maiden flight in 2021, an aviation industry report revealed on Tuesday, according to Communist party run media Global Times. A team at China Aero-Polytechnology Establishment […]
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Weapons China Copied From Russia, Czech Republic, Germany, France, Italy, Israel and America
Chinese government-controlled Global Times, CGTV and CCTV continuously keep telling the world about China’s fast-emerging aircraft industry. It is also to raise the morale of its own people and to give the impression of becoming […]
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Amid US and Taiwan tensions, China to expedite development of FC-31 for PLA Navy
Photos of the Shenyang J-31 twin-engine fifth-generation fighter jet, have been frequently released on Chinese social media since May, leading to considerable speculation that the aircraft could be set to enter service in the PLA […]
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China aiming Turkey as the potential export customer of the FC-31: report
Turkey is considering purchasing China’s FC-31 to fulfill shortfall of fighter jet, as Turkey seems determined to retain the Russian-made S-400 air defense system, Weihutang, a military column affiliated with China Central Television, reported on […]