| J-XX | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Combat aircraft |
| National origin | People's Republic of China |
| Designer | |
| Status | Under development |
| Primary user | People's Liberation Army Air Force |
| History | |
| Introduction date | 2017 (Chengdu J-20)[1] |
| First flight | January 11, 2011 (J-20)[2] October 31, 2012 (J-31) |
J-XX[3] J-X,[3][4] and XXJ[3] are names applied by Western intelligence agencies to describe programs by the People's Republic of China to develop one or more fifth-generation fighter aircraft.[4][3] General He Weirong, Chief of Staff of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF), stated that China had several such programs underway and that an undesignated fifth-generation fighter developed jointly by Chengdu Aerospace Corporation and Shenyang Aerospace Corporation would be in service by 2018.[5]