The fourth-generation J-15 is a multirole fighter derived from the Russian Su-33 that serves as a carrier-based aircraft.

(Image credit: US Air Force) The road that brought to China producing the Shenyang J-16 Qianlong began in 1969 in the Soviet Union. Learning of the American F-X program that would produce the F-15 ...

What You Need to Know: China’s Shenyang J-15 "Flying Shark" is a carrier-based fighter derived from Russia's Su-33, reverse-engineered after failed acquisition attempts.The J-15 represents China ...