The Chengdu J-20 "Mighty Dragon" (威龙) (simplified Chinese: 歼-20; traditional Chinese: 殲-20) is an advanced stealth, twin-engine fifth-generation fighter aircraft being developed by Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group for the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF).
The J-20 made its maiden flight on 11 January 2011, and entered mass production in 2017. It is intended to function as a stealth air superiority fighter / multirole combat aircraft and has the potential to be a capable, long-range strike system in the Asia-Pacific region.
As of early July 2023, approximately 200-250 airframes have been produced. Compared with other current fifth generation aircraft, the J-20 is unique because of its bigger size -which implies bigger fuel tanks and therefore a longer operational range- and its adoption of canards.
