Some interesting points from pb19980515:
- J-16D will begin to enter service by the end of 2019
- J-15B will fly by 2019
- J-15D will fly by 2019-2020
- J-XY will fly by 2019-2020
- J-16's radar can detect an AWACS-sized target at 400 km
- Passive detection (RWR capabilities) allow this new EW aircraft to track enemy radar emissions from XXX kilometers away
- The J-15D, KJ-600 and a new UAV will be able to intercept and jam enemy communications
- There is an anti-radiation missile with a range of 400 km, but the project hasn't been finalized yet
2019 will be a busy year for SAC and a major one for the PLANAF.
But wasn't the J-15D = J-17 said to prepare its maiden flight just that moment? I think there was a report a few days ago.