J-35 carrier fighter (PLAN) thread

lcloo

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zyklon said:
So as everyone tracking this thread is probably already aware of, SAC's twin engine 6th gen fighter was revealed publicly on December 26, 2024, if not earlier.

The general or at least default consensus thus far is that while the CAC 6th gen aircraft will be too big for carrier operations, a carrier version of the SAC 6th gen fighter will emerge.

Obviously, we don't know exactly when that will happen, but it's reasonable to project that this will occur by 2035 considering the timelines of the J-20, J-35 and J-15 programs.

If that's the case, just how many navalized J-35s will enter service, especially with the J-15T in production, and the SAC 6th gen fighter "around the corner?"
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J15T are interim fighter jets, thus its number will depends on when will J35 starts to enter PLAN service. By 2035, we will see at least 3 aircraft carriers, and if the 4th CV's construction has started as rumoured, probably the 4th carrier will be in service too.

If J35 starts to enter service in 2026, the production for J15T might be less than 50, similar to J10B's production.

This is my guess (not including helicopters and trainer jets):-
CV16 - 8X J15T and 16X J35 and UCAV (likely it will be navalised GJ-11)
CV17 - 8X J15T and 16X J35 and UCAV
CV18 - 16X J15T and 32X J35 and UCAV
CV19 - 16X J15T and 48X J35 and UCAV

Original J15 will be retired or re-assigned to training base. Also there may be a few training regiment of J35 in training base and on stanby for rotation.

So probably there will be around 50 J15T and 150 to 200 J35 by the year 2035. Bear in mind this is just a guess.
 
Gloire_bb

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lcloo said:
J15T are interim fighter jets, thus its number will depends on when will J35 starts to enter PLAN service. By 2035, we will see at least 3 aircraft carriers, and if the 4th CV's construction has started as rumoured, probably the 4th carrier will be in service too.

If J35 starts to enter service in 2026, the production for J15T might be less than 50, similar to J10B's production.
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J-15T/D are unlikely to be related to J-35 program. They're larger jets with significantly larger payload carrying capability, and long, arduous development invested into them. Moreover, they're quite likely literally more expensive than J-35 family.

ShY-6 - in its probable future deck variation - may replace them starting at least a decade into the future. But J-35 is clearly more of a parallel existence.
 
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Gloire_bb said:
But J-35 is clearly more of a parallel existence.
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Why do you anticipate the navalized J-35 and SAC 6th gen fighter to co-exist?

Will the former offer specific mission applicable capabilities absent in the latter, or will co-existence occur to maximize the useful service life of the former?
 
Gloire_bb

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zyklon said:
Why do you anticipate the navalized J-35 and SAC 6th gen fighter to co-exist?

Will the former offer specific mission applicable capabilities absent in the latter, or will co-existence occur to maximize the useful service life of the former?
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Second is the most obvious, yes. Fighter is significant investment to discard early, and J-35 is a damn modern fighter(given that it is a new aircraft which isn't even in service yet, i won't be terribly surprised if it is de facto a blk.4 F-35 contemporary, despite being years earlier).

Furthermore, it's rather attractive to draw parallels between F-35C and J-35, with former being effectively a descendant of long line of "light strike" aircraft, as opposed to "heavy" WS-15 engined fighters.
 
asif iqbal

asif iqbal

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Gloire_bb said:
Second is the most obvious, yes. Fighter is significant investment to discard early, and J-35 is a damn modern fighter(given that it is a new aircraft which isn't even in service yet, i won't be terribly surprised if it is de facto a blk.4 F-35 contemporary, despite being years earlier).

Furthermore, it's rather attractive to draw parallels between F-35C and J-35, with former being effectively a descendant of long line of "light strike" aircraft, as opposed to "heavy" WS-15 engined fighters.
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I hope we start seeing yellow primer low rate production J35A in 2025 a bit like the early J15 on CV16

some touch and goes on 003 would be great to see
 
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