Key Points and Summary - China's J-15 "Flying Shark" carrier fighter is a direct clone, reverse-engineered from a Russian Su-33 prototype acquired from Ukraine in the early 2000s. -Significant ...
Fighter in service for more than a decade often patrols potential conflict hotspots including the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait.
China has shown for the first time its newest naval aircraft launching and recovering aboard the catapult-equipped Fujian carrier. The PLA (People’s Liberation Army) Navy’s CNS Fujian (CV-18) carrier, ...