A new video from the state Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) showed for the first time how the J-31 fighter launches an air—to-air missile. Earlier it became known that a deck version was created on its basis.
The fifth-generation Shenyang J-31 fighter made its first flight back in 2012, but since then little has been heard about its development process. However, no one refused to create an aircraft: an additional confirmation was the AVIC video, which for the first time showed the launch of the J-31 air—to-air missile.
According to the Dambiev telegram channel, the video is dedicated to the successes of the Chinese aviation industry during the fourteenth five-year plan (2021-2025). In the video, the rocket is launched from the first prototype of the J-31. No details were disclosed: it is possible that computer graphics are in front of us, which, however, is unlikely in the context of an informational occasion.
Widespread attention to the aircraft is also riveted because not so long ago its deck version, referred to in the media as J-XY or J-35, made its first flight. It should become part of the aviation group of the Chinese aircraft carrier Type-003 under construction.
Recall that recently the American F-15EX fighter jet launched the AIM-120 air—to-air missile for the first time.
