In separate images, SAC displayed two green-primed J-35 fighters parked at the airfield. They appeared to be fresh off the production line, lacking the tactical grey coating found on in-service aircraft.
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What do we know about China’s two next-generation aircraft?
What do we know about China’s two next-generation aircraft?
According to a Liaoning Daily report on December 26, by the end of June last year, the main assembly plant at SAC’s new factory complex was completed, and product assembly officially had begun.
It is expected that the new factory will enter mass production this year. The report said that over the next three to five years, the factory would evolve into a production base with an “intelligent manufacturing and full chain” support system, doubling its total production capacity.
The SAC factory appears to be the same as one previously reported. In August 2023, a company notice said SAC planned to invest 8.6 billion yuan (US$1.2 billion) to build a new production site covering 4.2 sq km (1.6 square miles).
The report on December 26 said the new SAC factory was part of an entire “Shenyang Aerospace City” planned to cover 79.2 sq km, roughly the area of Hong Kong Island.
