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China’s Navy Begins Fielding Newly Manufactured J-15 Carrier-Capable Fighters

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The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has likely received a new batch of J-15 carrier-based fighters. Recent video footage released on “Military Express” (军事快播) shows a J-15 with a tail number of “31” and another with either “33” or “35”. All previously known J-15 tail numbers fell within the “10” or “20” series, suggesting aircraft featuring a “30” series tail number are likely new aircraft.

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