The Chengdu J-20 (Chinese: 歼-20; pinyin: Jiān-Èrlíng), also known as Mighty Dragon (Chinese: 威龙; pinyin: Wēilóng, [8] [9] [10] NATO reporting name: Fagin), [11] is a twin-engine all-weather stealth [12] fighter developed by China's Chengdu Aircraft Corporation for the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). [5]

Jun 16, 2024 · China's Chengdu J-20 made headlines as the first non-Western 5th Generation stealth fighter. Estimates vary on the number of J-20 in China's arsenal, ranging from 19 to 250. The J-20 is considered at least somewhat stealthy but lacks a cannon and is unproven in combat, hindering its foreign sales.

Dec 3, 2024 · China’s J-20 Mighty Dragon stealth fighter is proliferating across airbases, with nearly 200 in service. While not as stealthy as U.S. F-22s or F-35s, the J-20 boasts formidable capabilities, including a hefty payload, supercruise engines, and potential for electronic warfare.

A single-seat, multirole stealth fighter aircraft, the Chengdu J-20 is manufactured by Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAIG) of China. It is a fifth-generation aircraft being built for the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). Its Nato reporting name is Black Eagle.

The Chengdu J-20 also called the Mighty Dragon is a single-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, fifth-generation fighter aircraft designed and manufactured by Chengdu Aerospace Corporation of China for the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF).

Apr 5, 2021 · Western sources describe the J-20 as a low-observable (LO) interceptor operating within an anti-access/aerial denial (A2/AD) framework, optimized to target tankers and command, control,...

The J-20, formerly referred to as J-14 or J-XX, is a heavyweight fifth generation fighter aircraft designed to counter the United States Air Force's F-22 Raptor. The People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) early plans were to deploy the new fighter aircraft in the 2018-2020 timeframe along with the single engine J-12 stealth aircraft.

May 17, 2024 · The Chengdu J-20 is China's most advanced stealth fighter jet. The J-20 reportedly had several encounters with the US-made Lockheed Martin F-35 jets in 2020.

May 31, 2024 · Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the Chengdu (AVIC) J-20 (Black Eagle) Multirole 5th Generation Fighter Aircraft including pictures.

Feb 15, 2022 · The Chinese fifth-generation J-20 remains one of the world’s more enigmatic and poorly understood modern combat aircraft, even 11 years after its maiden flight and some six years after it entered...