China’s Two-Seat J-20 Stealth Fighter Poised To Enter Operational Service

New images shown two -person variant China’s J-20 secret fighter appeared online. In addition to presenting new landscapes with a darker paint scheme, the latest images published on Chinese social media, reveal the progress in other war programs, J-35 family Carrier -based and land -based hidden fighters.

The emergence of the latest images of the J-20s is assumed to be associated with this version of Stealth Jet, which recently entered or ready to do so.

It was claimed that at least one photograph that emerged this month was an indication of the operational service, the J-20S plane is wearing national engagement, and at the same time, the Air Forces of the Independence Army Air Force (Plaaf) unit, especially 172.

While the J-20s were officially announced in Zhuhai Airshow last year, rumors The service of Japan II. That the defeat of World War II can be explained in September this year, where the 80th anniversary of its defeat can be explained as an operational plad presence.

The rumors that a two-seat version of the J-20 first appeared in the beginning of 2018 appeared in the beginning of 2018, and was approved beyond suspicion until October 2021, when the presence of the aircraft undertaken high-speed taxi tests of a prototype. As we reported then.

The advanced body of the J-20 was redesigned to host a second crew element. The aircraft has also expanded the comets and has been strengthened by WS-10C turbofan engines, which have been developed locally from the very beginning.

Without a two-person secret warrior in any Western inventory, the definitive purpose of the J-20 has long been a source of debate. Some early assessments suggest that it can be designed for electronic war, but this task set is too much J-16DChinese version of Sukhoi Flanker Multirole Fighter. Of course, this can change in the future.

A kind of ‘command and control in a kind of’ mini air ‘was a suggestion for the two-person J-20s.

New analysis, which TwzThe original analysis is that at least a significant portion of Stealth Jet’s mission can support a growing plaaf aircraft fleet. This is a concept We discussed in the past And in fact, he would see the second crew control, changing degrees, ‘Sadık Kanatçı’ type drones. In this way, drones can fly deeper into the hostile airspace, for example, clean a path from air defenses or support the crew presence in another way. The same concept apparently is already investigated by Plaaf modified J-16 fighters. The United States is moving with full vapor with its own collaborative warplanes (CCA) Sadık Wingman drone plans.

Since the first flight of the J-20S prototype in November 2021, the last five prototypes appeared in March this year.

Assuming that the new J-20S images show the jet in the exact production form, there are several features worth noting.

First, Nosecone was repeated compared to the previous J-20S plane. This shows that it now contains the same radar in the J-20A. Improved Single Version hidden jet. Although not confirmed, there are rumors that the active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar in J-20A may have gallium nitride (GAN) semiconductors. Compared to the previous technology, GAN generates less heat and has the capacity to operate at higher voltages, ie increasing the output power, the component size can be reduced.

A composite image comparing the two-seat J-20s with developed one-seat J-20A with improved and ORIGINAL SINGLE PERSON J-20:

In addition to a new visible radar, the latest J-20s is equipped with a type of electro-optic system developed under the nose. Very similar F-35’s electro-optic targeting system (EOTS)This news system offers a 360-degree scope and can also be of the same variety as attached to one-seat J-20A. The original electro-optic system of the J-20 had a limited field of view and a reduced feature set, which This is our past.

Another close attraction of reviewed EOTs. through x

The second picture shows Eots – 86 exhibited by China in 2017. This version of the EOTs was abandoned because the army thought that J – 20 should focus on the air war. pic.twitter.com/h26j5pwao4

– Anong (@Anong41739) 6 July 2025

Finally, the J-20s are now wearing a paint camp scheme, most of the aircraft body is painted in a dark gray coating, close to black. This is not on the front and back edges of the control surfaces, purchase ‘lips’ and radom. Although not verified, it may show a new type of radar absorbing coating to increase the low observable properties of this aircraft.

Together, these developments continue to see what kind of force a mixture of force is planned for one and two-person J-20 versions before China’s J-20s operational service entry and before production increases.

As for the J-35, some new images appeared from the carrier-based version of the jet.

In particular, we are now looking at the preventive hook attached to the maritime J-35 version to allow the carrier landing.

In a recent Chinese TV report, behind a construction hall that is still wearing a primer, a black and white hook can be extended to a J-35.

Meanwhile, the latest images showing the J-35 in the air reveal the regular low-observable body for the foresight hook, which is completely hidden among the engines when not deployed. This is a slightly different arrangement in the hook of F-35C.

While China is rightly drawn attention to the sixth generation jets where it is now tested, the J-20 continues to be the most important tactical jet program, while the future of the J-35 emerges more clearly. At least, these recent images reinforce how central the J-20 remains when it comes to the developing ambitions of the service.

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