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J-20 Mighty Dragon

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Manufacturer:Chengdu Aerospace CorporationIntroduced: 2017|Status: active|Origin: China
AIRSPEC // J-20-MIGHTY-DRAGON
J-20 Mighty Dragon
2026 Strategic Capability IndexGlobal audited benchmark for this military asset domain
View in Top Combat Aircraft Rankings
FIREPOWER
94
MOBILITY
92
PROTECTION
82
SENSORS
93
COMBAT VALUE
90
UNIT COST
$85.0M
Platform Dossier & Identity
IDENTITY
Typeaircraft
Categoryair
Country🇨🇳China
ContractorChengdu Aerospace Corporation
Statusactive
Generation5 Generation
Introduced2017
Service StatusActive
Data SourceDoD China Military Power Report / IISS Military Balance
Defense Tech Capability Scorecard
TACTICAL AUDIT
EW SUITE
90/100
Electronic Attack & Jamming Defense
STEALTH / RCS
90/100
Radar Signature Reduction
ACTIVE PROTECTIONPASSIVE
Hard-Kill Interception
BMS BATTLE MGMTNETWORKED
Tactical Datalink Integration
Tactical Specifications Matrix
SPEC SHEET
Length20.3 m
Width13.5 m
Height4.5 m
Weight17,000 kg
Crew1 personnel
Max Speed2,200 km/h
Range3,200 km
Endurance3.2 hrs
Ceiling18,000 m
Fuel Capacity11,000 L
Powerplant2x WS-15 afterburning turbofans with serrated stealth nozzles
Weapons & Ordnance Manifest
6 RDS AMMO
PRIMARY WEAPON
Internal weapons bays carrying long-range PL-15 and short-range PL-10 missiles6 RDS
SECONDARY WEAPONS
PL-15 BVRPL-10 high-off-boresight IR
GUIDED MISSILES
PL-15 BVR AAMPL-10 IR AAMPL-21 ultra-long-range AAM
BOMBS & GUIDED MUNITIONS
LS-6 precision glide bombsFT-7 satellite-guided bombs
Avionics & Sensor Suite
SENSORS
RadarEQUIPPED
Type 1475 (KLJ-5) AESA active phased array radar with distributed aperture system (DAS)(220 km)
Fire Control (FCS)EQUIPPED
Digital Integrated Ballistic FCS
Radar Warning (RWR)EQUIPPED
Integrated Radar Warning Receiver
ECM SuiteACTIVE ECM
Multi-Band Electronic Jammer Suite
Thermal & FLIREQUIPPED
Thermal FLIR • Infrared (IRST) • Night Vision
Sonar SuiteN/A
N/A (Non-Naval)
Supply Chain & Industrial Intel Sheet
MIB AUDIT
PRIME CONTRACTOR90% WORKSHARE
AVIC Chengdu Aerospace🇨🇳
PROPULSION SYSTEM🇨🇳
WS-15 Emei Afterburning TurbofanVendor: Shenyang Aeroengine ResearchThrust/Power: 180 kN x 2
RADAR / AVIONICS MANUFACTURER🇨🇳
Type 1475 (KLJ-5) GaN AESA RadarManufacturer: NRIET (14th Institute)Architecture: GaN AESA Radar
PRIMARY ARMAMENT VENDOR🇨🇳
PL-15 Dual-Pulse BVRAAM / PL-10EVendor: AVIC Luoyang (612 Institute)Payload: Ramjet BVRAAM
SENSORS / OPTICS SUITE🇨🇳
EOTS-86 / EORD-31 Electro-Optical Distributed ApertureVendor: Sichuan Jiuzhou
SECURE SEMICONDUCTORS🇨🇳
SMICNode: 14nm / 7nm FinFET DUV
Passive Armor & Countermeasures
SURVIVABILITY
Armor Compositionnone
CountermeasuresIntegrated electronic warfare suite, Chaff and flare dispensers
Tactical Communications & Data Link
C4ISR
Tactical RadioPLAAF integrated joint tactical datalink
Satellite UplinkEquipped
Tactical Data LinkIntegrated (Link 16/MADL)
Military EncryptionType-1 Cryptographic
Procurement & Life-Cycle Cost
COST AUDIT
Unit Purchase Cost$85,000,000
Annual Operating Cost$32,000
Annual Maintenance Cost$16,000
Operational Deployments & Operator Nations
1 Operator Nations~240 Active Units
Operator NationDeployment StatusEstimated Fleet Inventory
🇨🇳ChinaDomestic Operator
240units
Performance Analysis
HUD BENCHMARK
6-Axis Telemetry Ratings0-100 SCALE
Firepower
94/100
Mobility
92/100
Protection
82/100
Sensors
93/100
Reliability
84/100
Maintainability
80/100
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Additional Intelligence Information
AUDIT LOG
Intelligence SourceDoD China Military Power Report / IISS Military Balance
Last Verification Date2026-10-06