The J-15 is China's first locally-made fighter jet.
The jet is a copy of a Soviet prototype.
The jet is one of China's best, but it can't compete with the US F/A-18s or newer F-35s.
China has a carrier-borne fighter jet. There are many units of the jet in use.
The jet was first used by the People's Liberation Naval Air Force of China. It was made by a subsidiary of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China.
TheDiplomat reported that 50 units of the jet are currently in operation. China's first carrier-borne fighter jet, the J-15, was designed for the country's growing fleet of aircraft carriers.
The upgraded version of the jet was revealed in December of 2021. The upgraded version of the J-15 could be able to carry a short-range missile.
The fourth-gen J-15 could be considered a "fourth-generation-plus" fighter jet according to a Chinese military expert.
According to a science and technology publication, military jets feature active electronically scanned array radar, high capacity data links, and the ability to deploy advanced weaponry. The J-15 may not meet these conditions.
The National Interest states that the J-15 is a replica of the Su-33 jet.
China built the J-15 based on the soviet jet's airframe after purchasing an unfinished prototype of the Su-33. The first production of the Su-33 was in 1987.
The J-15 was one of the weapon systems that were copied without permission.
The J-15 is an unlicensed copy of the Su-33. The J-15 has a length of 21.9 meters and a height of 14.7%.
The engines are one of the differences between the two. The Su-33 uses a different jet engine than the J-15.
According to The National Interest, the Russian engines China has traditionally relied on are not as developed as the indigenous ones. The J-20 and J-16 jets are used by several other Chinese jets.
According to the South China Morning Post, Chinese state media released a video that appeared to show a J-15 warning off a US Navy destroyer.
An Arleigh Burke-class destroyer has a four-sided phased array radar antenna, double funnel, and anti-submarine torpedoes, according to a former Chinese colonel.
Song Zhongping told the Global Times that he identified the ship in the video as a US destroyer. The Arleigh Burke class design is used by Japan and South Korea.
There are tense interactions between the US and Chinese militaries in the area.
China is trying to build a military that can hold its own against the US. In order to shift the balance of power in the military rivalry between China and the US, China has modernized its military, according to a report by the Harvard Kennedy School.
It has been said that the J-15 is no match for the US jets.
The J-15 can't compete with the F-35C and F-35B jets because the J-15 is only a fourth generation jet.
The F-35s, the C and B variant of which serve aboard US carriers and amphibious assault ships, will have difficulties against an upgraded J-15.
The J-15 doesn't have the radar evading capabilities of the fifth generation aircraft. The F-35's VLO stealth allows it to entercontested airspace.
If the J-15 went head to head with the F/A-18, it would likely get slaughtered.
The J-15 is able to fly higher and faster than the F/A-18 because it has more weapons and fuel.
The advantages of the J-15 are limited by China. Ski-jump assisted short take-off systems are used by the Liaoning andShandong.
The J-15 can't take off with a full load because of the ski-slope configuration. The F/A-18 can launch with a full load of weaponry because US carriers use catapult-assisted take-off.
Two years ago, Heath told Insider that the F/A-18 would destroy the J-15.
The J-15 could compete with the F/A-18 if China's new aircraft carrier has catapults.
According to Zhou Chenming, the cost of the J-15 is at least $60 million.
Zhou, a Beijing-based military expert, says the J-15 is not the most expensive fighter jet in China. The fifth- generation J-20 costs between $100 million to $120 million per unit.
Zhou said that the J-15 is expensive because it needs to be fitted with sophisticated devices and weapons.
The Office of Naval Intelligence says there are at least five different variations of the J-15.
The initial model of the jet is a single seat variant. The J-15S has a twin seat variant.
The J-15T is a variant of the jet that has an anti-corrosion coating.
The J-15B has an improved avionics suite that improves air superiority and strike capability.
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