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🇨🇳 Shenyang J-16
Air · Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (AVIC) — Çin Halk Cumhuriyeti · 2015
China's most capable Su-27-derived 'Flanker': an AESA-radar, twin-seat, twin-engine heavy multirole strike fighter combining air-to-air, strike and anti-ship roles on one platform.
Specifications
- Type: 4.5-gen, twin-seat, twin-engine multirole strike fighter (Flanker-derived)
- Maker / origin: Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (AVIC) — China
- Dimensions: Length 21.9 m · wingspan 14.7 m
- MTOW: 35,000 kg
- Engine: 2× Shenyang WS-10B afterburning turbofan, 135 kN each
- Speed / range: Mach 2 (~2,120 km/h) · range ~3,000 km
- Sensor: AESA radar + helmet-mounted display (HMD)
- Weapons / load: 12 stations; PL-15 & ultra-long-range PL-17 AAMs, PL-10/PL-12, YJ-83K/YJ-12 anti-ship, LS-6 PGM; >12,000 kg
- In service: 2015 (unveiled 2017); crew 2
Beats: Boeing F-15EX Eagle II (ABD) — benzer ağır taarruz-avcı sınıfında PL-17'nin menzili AIM-120/AIM-260'ı aşar; çok daha düşük birim maliyetle seri üretilir, Su-30SM/Su-35 (Rusya) — aynı Flanker soyundan ama J-16 yerli AESA radar ve modern veri-füzyonuyla sensör/füze entegrasyonunda önde, Dassault Rafale (Fransa) — yük/menzil ve ham itki üstünlüğü; çok daha ucuza ve büyük sayılarda sahaya sürülebilir
Loses to: Lockheed Martin F-35A (ABD) — gizli (stealth) iz ve sensör-füzyon ağ savaşında J-16'nın büyük radar izi dezavantaj, F-22 Raptor (ABD) — beka ve ilk-vuruş üstünlüğünde stealth + süper-seyir farkı J-16 aleyhine, Eurofighter Typhoon (Avrupa) — ham çeviklik ve olgun BVR muharebe ağında daha rafine kabul edilir
Tactic: don't use the J-16 alone against a stealthy peer (F-35); pair it with the J-20 in a high-low mix and exploit the PL-17's reach for AWACS/datalink-cued long-range shots. Its heavy payload makes it most efficient in an anti-ship/strike salvo.
Related systems
Same manufacturer (Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (AVIC) — Çin Halk Cumhuriyeti): J-35A
Related systems (Air): KAAN, Bayraktar KIZILELMA, ANKA-3, Bayraktar TB2, Bayraktar Akıncı, Vyriy OPTO 10, Skydagger, AKBABA, GÖKTUĞ (Gökdoğan/Bozdoğan), SOM
