Shenyang J-16

{{Short description|Chinese multirole strike fighter}} {{Infobox aircraft | name = J-16 Qianlong | image = File:PLAAF_J-16_-_2.jpg | aircraft_role = Multirole strike fighter | national_origin = People's Republic of China | manufacturer = Shenyang Aircraft Corporation | introduced = 2015–16<ref name="Bronk_38"/> | status = In service | primary_user = People's Liberation Army Air Force | produced = 2017–present | number_built = 450 ({{asof|2025}})<ref name="450a"/><ref name="450b"/> | developed_from = {{plainlist| *Shenyang J-11 *Su-30MKK}} }}

The '''Shenyang J-16''' ({{zh|s=歼-16|p=Jiān-Shíliù}}), also known as '''Qianlong'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.cn/milpro/20241112/c30e51eb51114c7bbd82ff1311c44ab8/c.html|title=神、龙、鹰、鲨、鹏……我国军机是如何命名的？|trans-title=Gods, Dragons, Eagles, Sharks, Pengs...... How are our country's military aircraft named?|date=2024-11-12|language=zh-cn|publisher=Xinhua News Agency|author=AVIC}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://theaviationist.com/2025/01/16/shenyang-j-16/#deny |title=Shenyang J-16 |website=The Aviationist |date=16 January 2025 |first=Andrea |last=Daolio }}</ref> ({{zh|s=潜龙|p=Qián Lóng|l='''Hidden Dragon'''}},<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3330388/why-chinas-j-16-hidden-dragon-now-making-headlines-despite-rise-more-advanced-jets |title=Why China’s J-16 Hidden Dragon is now making headlines despite rise of more advanced jets |website=South China Morning Post |date=27 October 2025 |first=Amber |last=Wang }}</ref> NATO reporting name: '''Flanker-N'''<ref name="iiss_2025">{{cite journal|title=Chapter Five: Asia: Regional trends in 2024 |date=2025 |journal=The Military Balance 2025 |volume=125 |issue=1 |pages=206–311 |doi=10.1080/04597222.2025.2445477 }}</ref>) is a Chinese all-weather 4.5 generation,<ref>{{cite report|url=https://www.dia.mil/Portals/110/Images/News/Military_Powers_Publications/China_Military_Power.pdf |title=2019 China Military Power |work=Defense Intelligence Agency |date=2019 |page=88 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://media.defense.gov/2021/Nov/03/2002885874/-1/-1/0/2021-CMPR-FINAL.PDF |title=China Military Power 2021 |page=80 |author=Office of the Secretary of Defense }}</ref> tandem-seat, twin-engine, multirole strike fighter<ref name="scmp_liu_2018">{{cite web |last1=Liu |first1=Zhen |title=China's new J-16 advanced fighter jet 'targeting Taiwan' may soon be combat ready |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2158212/chinas-new-j-16-advanced-fighter-jet-targeting-taiwan |date=4 August 2018 |website=South China Morning Post |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804111035/https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2158212/chinas-new-j-16-advanced-fighter-jet-targeting-taiwan |archive-date=4 August 2018 |access-date=12 November 2020}}</ref><ref name="Bronk_38">Bronk, page 38</ref> built by Shenyang Aircraft Corporation and operated by the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). It is developed from the Shenyang J-11, the licensed production variant of the Russian Sukhoi Su-27.<ref name="scmp_liu_2018"/> Its design is based on Su-30MKK.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shenyang (AVIC) J-16 (Red Eagle) Multirole 4th Generation Fighter / Strike Fighter Aircraft |url=https://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.php?aircraft_id=1157 |access-date= |website=www.militaryfactory.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nikolov |first=Boyko |date=2025-02-13 |title=Chinese J-16s now operate very deep in the South China Sea |url=https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2025/02/13/chinese-j-16s-now-operate-very-deep-in-the-south-china-sea/ |access-date=2025-08-15 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Design and development== With the development of military aircraft during the turn of the century, the PLAAF found its JH-7 fighters becoming increasingly obsolete. In the 1990s, China purchased Sukhoi Su-27 and Sukhoi Su-30MKK air superiority fighters from Russia, including those license-produced in China as the Shenyang J-11A.<ref name="Bronk_37">Bronk, page 37</ref> The J-11A was further developed into the J-11B single seat and BS twin seat variant with indigenous technology. The J-16 is a strike fighter derived from the J-11BS model.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.php?aircraft_id=1157 |title=Based in the Russian Sukhoi Su-30MKK, the Shenyang J-16 is an all-modern multirole fighter-bomber introduced for service by China during 2013. |website=Military Factory}}</ref>

The J-16 is equipped with an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar<ref name="Bronk_38"/> and is powered by two Chinese Shenyang WS-10A turbofan engines.<ref name="fisher_2015-05-27">{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/analysis-can-china-break-the-military-aircraft-engine-412424/ |title=ANALYSIS: Can China break the military aircraft engine bottleneck? |last=Fisher |first=Richard |date=27 May 2015 |website=FlightGlobal |access-date=5 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610030637/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/analysis-can-china-break-the-military-aircraft-engine-412424/ |archive-date=10 June 2015}}</ref> Weight is reduced through greater use of composite materials.<ref name="Bronk_38"/> J-16 units have received radar-absorbent paint to reduce its radar signature,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sofrep.com/news/china-says-a-new-paint-job-just-turned-its-j-16-into-a-near-stealth-fighter/ |title=China says a new paint job just turned its J-16 into a 'near-stealth' fighter |website=sofrep |date=2 February 2019|first=Alex |last=Hollings}}</ref> and enhance its suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD) capability in conjunction with electronic support measures pods.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/chinas-new-j-16d-aircraft-might-have-terrifying-new-military-23427 |title=China's New J-16D Aircraft Might Have a Terrifying New Military Capability |website=National Interest | date=30 November 2017 |first=Sebastien |last= Roblin}}</ref>

The cockpit is fitted with helmet-mounted display (HMD) system to improve pilot's situational awareness.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.janes.com/amp/plaaf-j-16-fighter-pilots-seen-using-new-helmet/ZnlJK3dHVU9mZ28xajRJVkc5dVI5VFp1cVMwPQ2 |title= PLAAF J-16 fighter pilots seen using new helmet |website=Janes |date=11 November 2020 |first1= Andreas |last1=Rupprecht |first2= Gabriel |last2=Dominguez }}</ref>

The electronic warfare version of the fighter, named J-16D, was developed in the 2010s. The aircraft reportedly made its first flight in 2015.<ref name="janes_fisher_2015-12" /> J-16D is designed for SEAD, capable of housing internal jamming equipment and carrying various external electronic warfare pods.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aviacionline.com/2021/09/j-16d-chinas-sead-aircraft-seen-as-never-before/ |title=J-16D, China's SEAD aircraft seen as never before |website=aviacionline |date=27 September 2021 |first=GASTÓN |last=DUBOIS }}</ref>

According to aviation researcher Justin Bronk of the Royal United Services Institute, J-16 holds advantages over Russian Flanker variants with its wide application of composite materials, longer range missiles, advanced sensors, and avionics. J-16 represents a transition by the Chinese aviation industry away from a past dependence on Russian technology towards developing modern derivatives that are superior to the Russian originals in many aspects.<ref>{{cite web|last=Roblin|first=Sebastien|date=10 November 2020|title=Why China's Latest Jets Are Surpassing Russia's Top Fighters|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/sebastienroblin/2020/11/10/why-chinas-latest-jets-are-surpassing-russias-top-fighters/?sh=4767e8e72e26|website=Forbes}}</ref> British combat aviation expert Abraham Abrams referred to the J-16 as "by far the world's most advanced [Su-27] Flanker derivative," citing China's major advantages in composite material, radar and missile technologies, as primary facilitators of this. He notes that many of the fighter's technologies are derived from those developed for the J-20 fifth generation fighter.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Abrams |first=Abraham |title=J-20 Mighty Dragon: Asia's First Stealth Fighter in the Era of China's Military Rise |date=2024 |publisher=Helion |location=Warwick |pages=57–59}}</ref>

The Chinese military is developing advanced autonomous capabilities for its combat aircraft. In March 2021, it was reported that a J-16 variant with the backseat co-pilot replaced by an artificial intelligence algorithm called "intelligence victory" ({{zh|s=智胜|p=Zhì shèng}}) was undergoing testing at Shenyang Aircraft Corporation. A similar aircraft was also spotted by satellite image at an experimental test base near Malan, Xinjiang in June 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/41386/flanker-fighter-appears-among-unmanned-aircraft-at-chinas-secretive-drone-test-base |title=Flanker Fighter Appears Among Unmanned Aircraft At China's Secretive Test Base |date=2 July 2021 |first=Tyler |last=Rogoway}}</ref>

== Production == The J-16 fully replaced the single seat J-11B in production in 2018, with the two classes having been produced in parallel at Shenyang for over half a decade. A small number of twin seat J-11BS trainers remained in production alongside the J-16s into the following years.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Abrams |first=Abraham |title=J-20 Mighty Dragon: Asia's First Stealth Fighter in the Era of China's Military Rise |publisher=Helion |year=2024 |location=Warwick}}</ref>

In August 2024 ''Military Watch Magazine'' (a Russian affiliated website<ref>{{cite web |author=Viktor Sholudko |date=January 29, 2024 |title=“Military Experts Are Ecstatic”: How Russia Uses Pseudo-experts to Spread Military Fakes |url=https://militarnyi.com/en/blogs/military-experts-are-ecstatic-how-russia-uses-pseudo-experts-to-spread-military-fakes/ |website= Militarnyi |access-date=August 19, 2025}}</ref>) estimated that the J-16 fleet had exceeded 350 fighters at a conservative estimate, citing new images from the 125th Air Brigade confirming that aircraft is from the 13th production batch had begun deliveries to frontline units. Each batch of J-16s comprises between 24 and 30 fighters. The publication highlighted that these numbers made the J-16 "by far the most widely commissioned heavyweight fighter class by a single air force anywhere in the world since the turn of the century."

==Operational history== [[File:J-16 Авиадартс2021.jpg|thumb|J-16 with WS-10 engines taking off]] ===Flight testing === The first flight is believed to have occurred in 2011–2012.<ref>{{cite web|author=John Pike|title=J-16 (Jianjiji-16 Fighter aircraft 16) / F-16|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/china/j-16.htm|publisher=Globalsecurity.org|access-date=4 February 2015}}</ref>

===Production=== In 2022, at least 245 J-16 airframes were produced.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.defensenews.com/air/2022/11/08/display-at-zhuhai-airshow-reveals-info-on-chinas-j-20-j-16-inventory/ | title=Zhuhai Airshow display reveals info on China's J-20, J-16 inventory | date=8 November 2022 }}</ref>

By the end of 2023, more than 280 aircraft were produced.<ref name="iiss_assessment2024_ch6">{{cite report|url=https://www.iiss.org/publications/strategic-dossiers/asia-pacific-regional-security-assessment-2024/chapter-6/ |title=Asia-Pacific Regional Security Assessment 2024 |date=May 2024 |publisher=The International Institute for Strategic Studies |chapter=6: Waiting in the Wings: The Asia-Pacific Air-to-Air Challenge }}</ref>

As of September 29 2025, based on observable serial numbers, such as "1518" seen in a CCTV report, open-source analysis suggests the People's Liberation Army Air Force has a significant number of J-16 fighter aircraft in its inventory. Analysts, using a common method of interpreting Chinese aircraft serials as indicating batch and sequence numbers, estimate that the "1518" designation signifies the 18th aircraft of the 15th production batch. By extrapolating a typical batch size, this has led to an unofficial public estimate that at least 450 J-16s have been produced.<ref name="450a">{{Cite web |title=央妈干脆摊牌！歼-16编号“1518”高清曝光，批产实锤450架 |url=https://www.sohu.com/a/939321618_121739944 |date=2025-09-29 |website=www.sohu.com |access-date=2025-09-29 |language=zh-CN}}</ref><ref name="450b">{{Cite web |last=腾讯网 |date=2025-09-24 |title=歼16的产量曝光了：比歼20高多了！一款非隐身战机，为何如此火爆？_腾讯新闻 |url=https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20250924A05CRA00 |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=news.qq.com |language=zh-CN}}</ref>

===Deployment=== [[File:PLAAF J-16 - 1.jpg|thumb|J-16 equipped with PL-17 very-long-range air-to-air missile]] In April 2014, the PLAAF received a regiment of J-16s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chinese Air Force Takes Delivery of New J-16 Strike Fighters |date= 8 May 2014 |url=http://www.popsci.com/blog-network/eastern-arsenal/chinese-air-force-takes-delivery-new-j-16-strike-fighters|access-date=2015-05-17}}</ref>

The J-16 entered service in 2015<ref name="Bronk_38"/> and was officially revealed in 2017 during the People's Liberation Army's 90th anniversary parade.<ref name="scmp_liu_2018"/>

In 2021, Chinese Air Force began inducting J-16D in combat training.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/chinese-air-force-deploying-recently-unveiled-j-16d-in-combat-training |title=Chinese air force deploying recently unveiled J-16D in combat training |date=8 November 2021 |website=Janes |first1=Gabriel |last1=Dominguez |first2=Andreas |last2=Rupprecht}}</ref>

According to the Australian Department of Defence, on 26 May 2022 a J-16 intercepted a RAAF P-8 Poseidon surveillance aircraft over the South China Sea while the latter was "conducting routine maritime surveillance operations" over international waters.<ref name="ap_2022">{{cite news |title=Australia says China threatened plane over South China Sea |date= 5 June 2022 |url=https://apnews.com/article/china-australia-south-sea-beijing-government-and-politics-a6c946ff902bcccbdddbbaaca260d0b9 |work=Associated Press News |location=Beijing}}</ref> The newly elected Australian defence minister Richard Marles said that the J-16 first flew closely alongside the P-8, released flares and then flew in front of the P-8 where it released chaff into the flight path, of which some were ingested by the P-8's engine.<ref name="ap_2022"/> The Australian Government lodged a protest with the Chinese Government over the incident and Marles said that Australia would not be deterred from conducting operations of the same or a similar nature in the future.<ref>{{cite news |title=Anthony Albanese protests China's fighter plane intercept |date= 6 June 2022|url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/defence/anthony-albanese-protests-chinas-fighter-plane-intercept/news-story/3294d4f0912f06210aceb7b4276c492f |agency=The Australian}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Federal government undeterred by China's 'intimidation' tactics |date= 5 June 2022 |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-05/federal-government-undeterred-by-chinas/13916020 |agency=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|format=video}}</ref> According to a Chinese defense ministry spokesman, the Australian pilots acted "dangerously and provocatively," and ignored repeated warnings before the J-16 drove the Australian aircraft away.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-07 |title=China accuses Australia and Canada of 'disinformation' over jet encounters |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/07/china-accuses-australia-canada-jet-encounters |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=The Guardian |location=Beijing |language=en}}</ref> An article by the Lowy Institute, an Australian thinktank, said the interception marked an escalation in the grey zone actions that China was using to enforce its claims in the South China Sea.<ref>{{cite news |last=Layton|first=Peter|title=A flare up in China's deliberate pattern of aggression |url=https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/flare-china-s-deliberate-pattern-aggression |work=The Interpreter|publisher=Lowy Institute|date=6 Jun 2022}}</ref>

Out of all aircraft deployed in the Taiwan Strait, J-16 fighters are the most frequently used, possibly due to their electronic warfare capabilities.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/j-16-is-chinas-go-to-fighter-in-taiwan-aerial-incursions/145755.article |website=FlightGlobal |date=4 October 2017 |title= J-16 is China's go-to fighter in Taiwan aerial incursions |first= Greg |last=Waldron }}</ref> In August 2022, China dispatched large amount of J-16 fighters to the Taiwan strait, in response to the Nancy Pelosi's Taiwan visit.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.flightglobal.com/flight-international/why-pelosis-taipei-visit-triggered-beijings-military/149894.article |title= Why Pelosi's Taipei visit triggered Beijing's military |website=Flight Global |date=19 August 2022 |first=Ryan |last=Finnerty }}</ref>

On May 26, 2023, a J-16 fighter made a fly-by cutting directly in front of the nose of a RC-135 Rivet Joint reconnaissance aircraft over South China Sea, forcing the American plane to fly through its jet wash, a maneuver colloquially known as "thumping". According to United States Indo-Pacific Command, the RC-135 was conducting "safe and routine operations" in international airspace.<ref name="CNN">{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/30/politics/china-fighter-jet-south-china-sea/index.html|title=US says Chinese jet conducted 'unnecessarily aggressive maneuver' intercepting US spy plane over South China Sea|date=2023-05-31|last1=Liebermann|first1=Oren|last2=Britzky|first2=Haley|publisher=CNN|accessdate=2023-11-20}}</ref> The PLA stated in response the following day that the American spy aircraft "deliberately intruded" into China's military training area. The Chinese Foreign Ministry rejected the American assertion of aggressive behavior and accused the US of posing a "serious danger" to China by frequently deploying reconnaissance aircraft and vessels to China, and spokesperson Mao Ning said during a regular briefing, "The US's provocative and dangerous moves are the root cause of maritime security issues. China urges the US to stop such dangerous provocations... China will continue to take necessary measures to resolutely defend its sovereignty and security."<ref name="CNN"/>

==Variants== thumb|J-16D with electronic warfare pods on display (note the lack of IRST) *'''J-16''' *'''J-16D''': Electronic warfare variant. Equipped with wingtip EW pods; internal EW system replaces IRST and 30 mm cannon.<ref name="Bronk_38"/><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ml6AT9o2AMA |title=提前探秘第15届中国航展现场！歼-16D罕见展示翼尖电子吊舱！歼-10C 歼-16 轰-6K等大批明星战机震撼集结大饱眼福！20241105 {{!}} 军迷天下 |date=2024-11-04 |last=军迷天下 |access-date=2024-11-09 |via=YouTube}}</ref> Reportedly first flew in December 2015.<ref name="janes_fisher_2015-12">{{cite web |last1=Fisher |first1=Richard D. Jr |title=Possible J-16 EW variant makes its first flight |url=http://www.janes.com/article/56855/possible-j-16-ew-variant-makes-its-first-flight |date=23 December 2015 |website=IHS Jane's 360 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224052741/http://www.janes.com/article/56855/possible-j-16-ew-variant-makes-its-first-flight |archive-date=24 December 2015 |access-date=12 November 2020}}</ref>

==Operators== ;{{PRC}} *People's Liberation Army Air Force – 330 J-16, 20 J-16D as of 2026.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Military Balance 2026 |publisher=International Institutes for Strategic Studies |isbn=9781003778974 |page=255}}</ref>

==Specifications== {{Aircraft specs |ref=Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA),<ref name="dia_cmp_2019_88">{{Cite report |author=Defense Intelligence Agency of the United States |author-link=Defense Intelligence Agency |date=2019 |title=China Military Power: Modernizing a Force to Fight and Win |url=https://www.dia.mil/Portals/27/Documents/News/Military%20Power%20Publications/China_Military_Power_FINAL_5MB_20190103.pdf |page=88 |access-date=28 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511175030/https://www.dia.mil/Portals/27/Documents/News/Military%20Power%20Publications/China_Military_Power_FINAL_5MB_20190103.pdf |archive-date=11 May 2019}}</ref> Rupprecht<ref>Rupprecht 2022, pp. 100-106</ref> |prime units?=met  |crew=2<ref name="scmp_liu_2018"/> |capacity= |length m=21.9 |span m=14.7 |upper span m= |mid span m= |lower span m= |width m= |height m=6.36 |wing area sqm=62 |aspect ratio= |airfoil= |empty weight kg=18700{{efn|Sources vary between 17,700 kg and 18,700 kg depending on the variant configuration and the use of composite materials. But based on the premise that the J-16, being structurally reinforced for the AESA radar (which is heavy) and to carry heavy missiles like the PL-15 and PL-17, could not be lighter than the Russian Su-30MKK, this is an engineering logic that has gained traction among enthusiasts.}} |gross weight kg= |max takeoff weight kg=35000 |fuel capacity= |more general=  |eng1 number=2 |eng1 name=Shenyang WS-10B<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.yzzk.com/article/details/中華天地/2022-47/1668657342100/珠海航展逆市高飛%E3%80%80軍事肌肉秀展現信心 |title=珠海航展逆市高飛軍事肌肉秀展現信心（黃東）|author=黃東 |date=2022-11-18 |publisher=亞洲週刊|language=zh-hant |access-date=2022-11-23}}</ref> |eng1 type=afterburning turbofans |eng1 kn= |eng1 kn-ab=135<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/chinas-j-15-naval-jet-appears-with-indigenous-ws-10-engines |title=China's J-15 naval jet appears with indigenous WS-10 engines |website=Janes |date=25 November 2022 |first1=Akhil |last1=Kadidal |first2=Prasobh |last2=Narayanan }}</ref>  |perfhide=

|more performance=  |armament= * 1 × 30 mm GSh-30-1 cannon<ref name="Bronk_38"/><ref name="Shenyang AVIC J-16 Red Eagle">{{cite web | title = Shenyang (AVIC) J-16 (Red Eagle) | url = https://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.php?aircraft_id=1157 | website = Military Factory | access-date = 2024-09-11 }}</ref> * Munitions on 12 external hardpoints, including:<ref name="scmp_liu_2018"/> ** Air-to-air missiles<ref name="scmp_liu_2018"/> ***PL-9<ref name="Shenyang AVIC J-16 Red Eagle" /> ***PL-10 (ASR)<ref name="iiss_essays_2018"/> ***PL-12<ref name="Shenyang AVIC J-16 Red Eagle" /> ***PL-15<ref name="iiss_essays_2018">{{cite web |author=International Institute for Strategic Studies |author-link=International Institute for Strategic Studies |title=Chinese and Russian air-launched weapons: a test for Western air dominance |url=https://www.iiss.org/publications/the-military-balance/the-military-balance-2018/mb2018-01-essays-1 |date=2018|access-date=12 November 2020}}</ref> ***PL-17<ref>{{cite report|url=https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/Portals/10/CASI/documents/Research/Other-Topics/2022-08-15%20PLA%20Primer%203rd%20edition.pdf?ver=CHnk2NAOlCMqoqs7tGdjkw%3D%3D&timestamp=1660595152807 |title=PLA Aerospace Power: A Primer on Trends in China's Military Air, Space, and Missile Forces |publisher=China Aerospace Studies Institute |location=Montgomery |year=2022}}</ref> ** Anti-ship missiles<ref name="scmp_liu_2018"/> ***YJ-12 ***YJ-83K<ref name="janes_rupprecht_2020-02">{{cite web |last1=Rupprecht |first1=Andreas |title=Images show PLAAF J-16 armed with YJ-83K anti-ship missile |url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/images-show-plaaf-j-16-armed-with-yj-83k-anti-ship-missile |date=18 February 2020 |website=Janes |access-date=12 November 2020}}</ref> **Air-to-surface missile ***AKF-98 ***KD-88<ref name="janes_rupprecht_2020-02"/> ** Rockets<ref name="scmp_liu_2018"/> ** Guided bombs<ref name="scmp_liu_2018"/> ***LS-500J Laser guided bomb<ref>Rupprecht 2018, p. 120.</ref> ** Anti-radiation missiles<ref name="scmp_liu_2018"/> ** YINGS-III targeting pod<ref name="Bronk_38"/>

|avionics= *AESA radar<ref name="Bronk_38"/> *EW pods (J-16D) }}

==See also== {{aircontent |see also= * 4.5 generation fighter |related= * Shenyang J-11 * Shenyang J-15 * Sukhoi Su-30MKK |similar aircraft= * Dassault Rafale * Eurofighter Typhoon * F-15EX Eagle II * F/A-18E/F Super Hornet/EA-18G Growler * KAI KF-21 Boramae * Sukhoi Su-35S |lists= * List of fighter aircraft }}

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