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  "id": "j-20s",
  "name": "J-20S",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "air",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "Stealth air superiority fighter",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2024,
  "operators": [
    "CHN"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "The J-20S Chinese Stealth Air Superiority Fighter is a two-seat, tandem-cockpit version of the J-20 “Mighty Dragon” and is the world’s first twin-seat fifth-generation stealth fighter designed for combat rather than training.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Chengdu Aerospace Corporation",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 2,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Hardpoints",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "4× under-wing pylon capable of carrying drop tanks.",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Internal weapons bays",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "PL-10 short range AAM; PL-12 Medium Range AAM; PL-15 BVR long range AAM; PL-21 Long Range AAM; LS-6 Precision-guided bomb",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 20.4,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "width_m",
      "v": 13.5,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Wingspan"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Wing area",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "78 m2",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "mass_kg",
      "v": 19391,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Empty weight"
    },
    {
      "k": "mass_kg",
      "v": 32092,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Gross weight"
    },
    {
      "k": "mass_kg",
      "v": 37013,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Max takeoff weight"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_name",
      "v": "2 × WS‑10C turbofan engines in early production, with the expectation that future airframe",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Thrust / power",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "140 or 145 kN (31,000 or 33,000 lbf) with afterburner",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_km",
      "v": 6000,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_mach",
      "v": 2,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Combat range",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "2,000 km",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "ceiling_m",
      "v": 20000,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "G limits",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "+9/-3",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Thrust-to-weight",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "0.92 (1.12 with loaded weight and 50% fuel) with AL-31FM2 (estimated)",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Active Electronically Scanned Array",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Type 1475 (KLJ-5) active electronically scanned array",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Optical Targeting System",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "EOTS-86 electro-optical targeting system (EOTS)",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Infrared Search and Track System",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "EORD-31 infrared search and track",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Sensors note",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Official information on the type of radar that J-20s's use have not yet been released publicly. Some analysts believed that J-20S's uses Type 1475 (KLJ-5) active electronically scanned array (AESA)…",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Stealth Properties",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Analysts noted that the J-20S's nose and canopy use a similar stealth shaping design as the F-22, yielding similar signature performance in a mature design at the front, while the aircraft's side and…",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Heat Signature Reduction",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Chaff / flares",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Main Gun System",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "The J-20S is reported to lack an internal autocannon or rotary cannon, suggesting the aircraft is not intended to be used in short range dogfight engagements with other aircraft but engage them with from long standoff ranges with missiles such as the PL-15…",
      "src": [
        "weg-j-20s"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "armament",
      "v": "PL-15; PL-21; LS-6",
      "src": [
        "weg-j-20s"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "PL-15",
      "role": "Active Radar-Guided Very Long-Range Air-to-Air Missile",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Active Radar-Guided Very Long-Range Air-to-Air Missile",
        "Guidance": "Active Radar-Guided",
        "Speed": "Mach 4",
        "Length": "4.0 m"
      },
      "range_km": 300
    },
    {
      "name": "PL-21",
      "role": "Active Radar-Guided Long Range Air-to-Air Missile",
      "src": [
        "weg-j-20s"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Active Radar-Guided Long Range Air-to-Air Missile",
        "Guidance": "active radar with AESA",
        "Length": "5.5 m"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "LS-6",
      "role": "Precision-Guided Bomb",
      "src": [
        "weg-j-20s"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Precision-Guided Bomb",
        "Guidance": "INS with GPS or laser guidance",
        "Warhead": "Various gravity bombs",
        "Speed": "Free-fall"
      }
    }
  ],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "fighter",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/j-20s.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-j-20s": {
      "title": "J-20S Chinese Stealth Air Superiority Fighter",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/J-20S_Chinese_Stealth_Air_Superiority_Fighter",
      "published": "2026-06-16",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}