The J-20 fighter is China's first new-generation fighter, and when it completed its first flight in 2011, the J-20 fighter was equipped with an AL-31F engine produced in Russia. Around 2017, the J-20 fighter was replaced with a domestically produced turbofan-10B engine. Because the turbofan-10B engine is too backward, around 2021, the J-20 fighter began to replace the engine with the turbofan-10C.
According to the latest reports, it can be seen that some J-20 fighters have begun to replace with turbofan-15 engines specially developed for them. The J-20 fighter, equipped with the most advanced engine, taxied for about 200 meters and flew directly into the sky. In this regard, some United States ** believe that the thrust of the turbofan-15 engine has exceeded that of the F119 engine on the F-22 fuselage.
As the latest F-35 fighter in the United States, it is equipped with the F-135C engine, and the maximum thrust generated by this engine is more than that generated by the turbofan-15 engine, but it is not much different. However, given that the F-35 fuselage is equipped with only one engine, and the J-20 fighter is equipped with two engines, therefore, in terms of thrust, the J-20 with turbofan-15 engines is stronger than the F-35.
At the moment, the specific data of the turbofan 15 has not been disclosed, but it will definitely not be worse than the F22 engine used in the American F119 fighter. After the J-20 was installed with a turbofan 15, it really reached the original design standards and became an advanced heavy twin-engine stealth fighter. When the J-20 fights the F22, the power of the two sides is comparable, the J-20 has better maneuverability, the air-to-air missiles are more advanced, the radar and electronic systems are more advanced, and the J-20 has more advantages. When the J-20 fights against the F35, the J-20 has more power, better maneuverability, more advanced air-to-air missiles, radar and electronic equipment, and overall the J-20 has more advantages. The equipment of the J-20 makes the United States dare not underestimate the Chinese Air Force, and it must think twice before making an enemy of China.