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JF-14A

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China's aviation industry experienced significant growth in the 1970s following the application of systematic aeronautical manufacturing experience gained through cooperation with the Boeing company on the Y-10 program. The industry continued to expand during Beijing's Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Five-Year Plans, released in 1981, 1986 and 1991 respectively, resulting in the production of thousands of J-7 and J-8II series aircraft. Although these second-generation fighters are impressive and can compete with international counterparts with new avionics and softwares, they may not provide a long-term solution. It is clear that China will require a state-of-the-art third-generation fighter in the future.

The Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group began designing a new canard single-engine fighter in 1981 based on the J-9 programme proposed but later scrapped in the 1960s. In late 1980s, the aircraft successfully completed its maiden flight, and its basic variant using FWP15 engine and N010 Zhuk-10 radar entered service with the PLA Air Force in 1990 as the J-10I. The J-10 series formed a high/low mix with the J-11 series which Shenyang AIG had meticulously copied and improved from the Soviet-made Su-27 Flanker for more than twenty years. They did not only held up defending the skies of the motherland, but also successfully sold to various allied countries in Asia.

As China's allies in East Asia and Africa grow in number, Beijing seeks to export advanced military equipment to the international market, which naturally includes fighter jets. While successful models such as the JF-8, JF-10, and JF-17 have been developed, they are still unable to compete with heavyweight jets like the F-15 in terms of payload and range, meanwhile China's own heavyweight J-11 series cannot be exported due to restrictions imposed by the Sino-Soviet trade agreements, as they are imitations and improvements of the Soviet-made aircrafts.

Therefore, Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group started to develop a twin-engine heavy fighter based on the successful J-10 series. Development of the new aircraft, known as the J-14 program, began in 1997. Its first prototype rolled off the production line in mid-2008 and appeared in public eye a few months later. Then two more prototypes (1404 and 1405) were delivered to the PLA Air Force's 39th Fighter Aviation Division (in fact a combined unit of both aggressor and RND roles established in 2001) in 2009 for further test flights and development. Development phase of the single-seater was completed in 2011, while low-speed production of both single and double seater variants which features additional limited multi-role combat abilities began in 2012.
The aircraft was officially revealed to the public at the 9th China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai in 2012.

The first users included China, DPRK and Indonesia and has since been introduced to several other countries including Vietnam, Pakistan, Iran, Angola, Tanzania and Myanmar.

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