J-20 5th Generation Fighter VII

siegecrossbow said:

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Without serial numbers however

some military blogger in weibo mentioned production rate of j20 can go up to 20/6 months

minusone said:

some military blogger in weibo mentioned production rate of j20 can go up to 20/6 months

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Is that 20 J-20s produced every 6 months?

Overbom said:

Is that 20 J-20s produced every 6 months?

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yea. number increases in fold every year in relative to 1st year production rate, after let say 5 years, further upgrades (ws15?) before going into mass production of upgraded j20.

minusone said:

some military blogger in weibo mentioned production rate of j20 can go up to 20/6 months

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Looks like they will bulk up the fifth generation fleet first instead of waiting on WS-15.

I have been projecting/speculating total 300 J-20's by the end 2027. A production rate of 40 per year will help achieve that goal.

siegecrossbow said:

Looks like they will bulk up the fifth generation fleet first instead of waiting on WS-15.

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I think it's a wise move. Many things can happen between now and then. At least they have quite a few more J-20 should things turn hot.

weig2000 said:

I have been projecting/speculating total 300 J-20's by the end 2027. A production rate of 40 per year will help achieve that goal.

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They should aim for more by the end of 2027 just to be on the safe side.

siegecrossbow said:

Looks like they will bulk up the fifth generation fleet first instead of waiting on WS-15.

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Will it be possible to retrofit the "old" J-20s with the newer WS-15 engines?

Overbom said:

Will it be possible to retrofit the "old" J-20s with the newer WS-15 engines?

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I don’t think so. They will require changes to the intakes.