CV-18 Fujian/003 CATOBAR carrier thread

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Can't the engine be replaced with a domestic one?

According to wikipedia Russia builds them too:


Even if the Russian option isn't available, if it's very useful and you are planning on training lots of pilots, and you have lots of talented engineers, it might be worth spending money on.

Considering how earlier variant(s) were introduced into services at small batches and how hard those outfits clocking flight hours on those airframes, it's more economical and make more sense logistically to bring in whole new variant airframes to unify the entire fleet.