Shenyang FC-31 / J-31 Fighter Demonstrator

Hyperwarp

Captain
By the way,FC31 is confirmed abandoned by both PLAAF and PLAN

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SinoSoldier

Colonel
What a shame; the FC-31 v2.0 could have offered the PLAN a quantum leap in its abilities to carry out strike operations whilst maintaining a very credible air defense asset. I am quite dumbfounded as to why the PLANAF/PLAAF did not choose to wait until the v2.0 model actually made its debut.

The FC-31 project promised a 2019 LRIP date, something that definitely would not be achieved by a notional carrier-based J-20 project.
 

manqiangrexue

Brigadier
What a shame; the FC-31 v2.0 could have offered the PLAN a quantum leap in its abilities to carry out strike operations whilst maintaining a very credible air defense asset. I am quite dumbfounded as to why the PLANAF/PLAAF did not choose to wait until the v2.0 model actually made its debut.

The FC-31 project promised a 2019 LRIP date, something that definitely would not be achieved by a notional carrier-based J-20 project.
Maybe they worked the numbers and found that J-20 isn't much more expensive than J-31 but is much more capable in all roles and/or that it's better to do high-lo with J-20 and technologically supped up 4th gen jets (J-10, SinoFlanker series) for better kinematic performance over J-31.
 
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