September 23, 2024
Chinese state-run media claimed earlier this month that one of the country’s three aircraft carriers had tested a new type of fighter jet, likely to be the J-35, that has been described as “superior” to its American counterparts.
On September 13, China Central Television reported that earlier this year a new combat aircraft landed on CNS Liaoning, China’s first operational aircraft carrier. The report quoted Zhang Naigang, an officer on the Soviet-built warship.
Military observers have been speculating about the J-35, a Chinese next-generation carrier-based fighter jet, state-run newspaper China Daily reported, although the officer did not specifically mention any details about the new type of fighter jet and the tests that have been done on the carrier.
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The report on the flight tests came as all of China’s aircraft carriers were underway simultaneously for the second time this month. The Liaoning was conducting flight operations in the Philippine Sea as of Friday.
The Chinese navy currently operates a single type of carrier-based fighter aircraft, the J-15. Its structure and flight control system are based on Russia’s Su-33 Flanker-D carrier-based fighter jet, while its radar and weapon systems are domestically developed.
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