AIRCRAFT PROGRAM
| Lift type | Fixed wing | ||
| Construction type | Factory-built | ||
| Control type | Piloted | ||
| Engine type | Turbofan | ||
| Application | Fighter, Trainer | ||
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Twin-seat, multirole fighter aircraft. Includes the J-16D electronic warfare variant with pods mounted on wingtips and AESA radar in nose radome.
| Variant | Launch/First flight | Production end | |
| SAC J-16 | 2010 / 2011 | Baseline version, with twin nosewheels and fintips cut down at rear. | |
| SAC J-16D | 2011 / 2015 | Electronic Warfare variant, with reshaped nose radome and cannon removed to accomodate mission equipment. |
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