China Says A New Carrier-Based Fighter Jet Will Be Built

Forbes: Coming Soon—A New Stealth Fighter For China’s New Aircraft Carrier 

The Chinese navy could reveal its new naval fighter this year, officials said at an air show in southern China. 

Observers widely expect this new carrier-compatible plane to be a derivative of the FC-31 stealth fighter that the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation developed for export, but which has never found a foreign buyer. 

It’s apparent, however, that the People’s Liberation Army Navy isn’t counting on the unproven FC-31 to populate the deck of its first supercarrier, the thousand-foot-long Type 003 that’s nearing completion at a shipyard in Shanghai.  

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More News On China Developing A New Carrier-Based Fighter Jet  

New AVIC fighter jet to appear 'before year's end' -- China Daily 

China preps rollout of a new carrier-based fighter jet -- Defense News  

China Is Working on a Next-Generation Fighter Jet for Its Carriers -- Business Insider  

China announces plan to build new carrier-based fighter jet -- Defence Blog

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