J-16D is designed to suppress enemy air defenses (SEAD), capable of housing internal jamming equipment and carrying various external electronic warfare pods. The aircraft reportedly made its first flight in 2015. ![]() The electronic warfare version of the fighter, named J-16D, was developed in 2010s. ![]() The cockpit is fitted with helmet-mounted display (HMD) system to improve pilot’s situational awareness. J-16 units have received radar-absorbent paint to reduce its radar signature, and enhance its suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD) capability in conjunction with electronic support measures pods. Weight is reduced through greater use of composite materials. The J-16 is equipped with an AESA radar and is powered by two Chinese Shenyang WS-10A turbofan engines. The J-16 is a strike fighter derived from the J-11BS model. The J-11A was further developed into the J-11B single seat and BS twin seat variant with indigenous technology. In the 1990s, China purchased Sukhoi Su-27 air superiority fighters from Russia, including those license-produced in China as the Shenyang J-11A. It is operated by the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). ![]() The Shenyang J-16 ( Chinese: 歼-16 潜龙) is a Chinese advanced fourth-generation, tandem-seat, twinjet, multirole strike fighter developed from the Shenyang J-11 (itself derived from the Sukhoi Su-27) and built by Shenyang Aircraft Corporation.
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