Thrust-Vectoring J-20 Version In Production, Newspaper Says

J-20s with conventional engine nozzles at Airshow China in Zhuhai in 2018.
Credit: Yan Siming/International Aviation.
BEIJING—China has begun volume production of a second version of the Avic Chengdu J-20 fighter, one fitted with thrust vectoring, the South China Morning Post reported. The version, the J-20B, still uses a Russian engine, the newspaper said in a detailed report citing one source who was said to be...
Bradley Perrett

Bradley Perrett covered China, Japan, South Korea and Australia. He is a Mandarin-speaking Australian.

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