I cannot right now, but these rumours that we are already at Batch 03 for the final 12x-birds is wrong. #122 is now clearly confirmed c/n 0213.
J-15 carrier-borne fighter thread
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I cannot right now, but these rumours that we are already at Batch 03 for the final 12x-birds is wrong. #122 is now clearly confirmed c/n 0213.
asif iqbal
Lieutenant General
How many tons of weapons can J15 lift ?
szbd
Junior Member
We cannot. However, J15 is technically at the same level as J11B. From the wingtip hardpoint we can tell the current cat version J15 prototype is the same. I guess PLAN won't be satisfied with that on 002, so maybe the next version of J15 is under development. I believe there are enough J15s for liaoning class so the production is halted.
Anyway I believe navy want the current J15 version as few as possible.
#122
Normaly they need for 2020 for 2 CV to equiped one with 24 J-15 other 32 -36 some say up to 40 - even 45 considering 35 total 60 plus training unit with saying 20 so total about 80 + some spares
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That's about 1/3 of the active fleet right there! At least the ones we know have been confirmed. 122 makes 23.
Intrepid
Major
How many losses?
danielchin
Junior Member
#117, pilot Zhang Cao was killed in aircraft failure
#118(?) pilot Cao Xian Jian injured but returned and qualified as a carrier pilot more than a year later.