Chinese fighters will no longer need Russian aircraft engines. Yesterday, December 13, the portal globaltimes.cn He reported that the Chengdu Aircraft Industrial Group Corporation announced a full-scale serial assembly of J-20 fighters after the start of deliveries of Chinese WS-10 engines.
The Chinese military-industrial complex has not been able to create an aircraft engine of sufficient power and reliability for a long time. Since 2010, WS-10 engines have been installed on Shenyang J-11 and J-16 twin-engine fighters, while Russian AL-31F were purchased for a number of other aircraft. Now China can refuse to import engines for all its fighters.
J-20 Fighter jet
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Chengdu J-20 fighters entered service with the PLA Air Force in 2017. The aircraft was developed by Shenyang Aircraft Corporation and assembled at the Chengdu Aircraft Industry plant. The manufacturer positions the aircraft as a fifth-generation fighter equipped with advanced electronics and built using stealth technologies, while all technical information about it is classified. The first flight of the prototype J-20 took place in 2011, the official demonstration — at the airshow in Zhuhai in 2016.
