After a squadron of J-15Ts could be seen flying in formation over the Liaoning and Shandong carriers and two J-15Ds could also be seen on the flight deck of the Shandong (305/315 metres, 60-70,000 tonnes), China officially unveiled these aircraft types at the Zhuhai Airshow at the beginning of November. The Shenyang J-15 (Feisha - Flying Shark) was developed as a carrier fighter jet from prototype modules of the Russian Sukhoi Su-33 after the Plan (People's Liberation Navy) was able to acquire it in the Ukraine in 2001. An unlicensed "clone of the Su-33", as Russia called itself in 2009
complained when the finished J-15 was unveiled in China. Now the J-15T is a version of the J-15B with reinforced nose landing gear, developed for catapult launch on the new Fujian carrier (320 metres, 80-85,000 tonnes). The J-15D, on the other hand, is a variant of the two-seater trainer version J-15S, which has been upgraded for use in electronic warfare. The two versions correspond to the American F/A-18 Super Hornet and its EloKa version, the EA-18 Growler. Although
these naval jets are currently only available in limited numbers, but this will not remain the case for long! It should also be remembered that Chinese stealth fighter jets such as the J-20 and the J-35, the twin-engine copy of the American F-35 that is also produced as a carrier version, were also unveiled in Zhuhai and are certainly not far behind.