The PLAN certainly needs a supersonic carrier-borne EW jet like the US’s EA-18G Growler. The J-15D, an EW (Electronic Warfare) prototype variant of the carrier-borne J-15, was featured in an ...

The J-15T and the J-15D, both variants of the J-15 family of carried-based fighter aircraft, made their debuts at the China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, a six-day airshow that ...

The recruitment number of carrier-based fighter jet pilots of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy this year hit a ...

Key Points and Summary: China’s J-15 “Flying Shark,” its first operational carrier-based fighter, was developed by reverse-engineering an unfinished Su-33 (the carrier version of the Su-27 ...

The J-15D is based on the J-15 naval fighter, itself derived from the Sukhoi Su-33. Developing an EW aircraft from a fighter has precedents, most notably the US Navy’s Boeing EA-18G Growler is ...

As it showcased dual-carrier operations for the first time, China revealed that the PLAN J-15B and J-15D are now in operation. Credit: PLAN SINGAPORE—The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN ...

Amid the hoopla around the Zhuhai Airshow last year, a key moment passed almost unnoticed. Two Shenyang J-15Ts and one J-15D flew over the crowd in formation. One of the J-15D’s dangled a ...

Also present at the same air show was a J-15D, an electronic warfare variant for carrier operations. It is the Chinese equivalent of the U.S. Navy’s EA-18G Growler.