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Measured figures
F-CK-1A · Length
Single source14.21 m (46 ft 7 in)[source]
estimates · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo | Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider |
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| Type | Multirole fighter[source] | Stealth strategic bomber[source] |
| National origin | Taiwan[source] | United States[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation[source] | Northrop Grumman[source] |
| Status | In service[source] |
54 ft (16 m)[source]
F-CK-1A · Height
Single source4.42 m (14 ft 6 in)[source]
Empty; F-CK-1A · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; F-CK-1A · Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; F-CK-1A · Max takeoff weight
Single source6,486 kg (14,299 lb)[source]
9,072 kg (20,000 lb)[source]
12,247 kg (27,000 lb)[source]
Empty; estimates · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; estimates · Max takeoff weight
Single sourceF-CK-1A · Range
Single source1,100 km (680 mi, 590 nmi)[source]
F-CK-1A · 2 × Honeywell/ITEC F125-GA-100 turbofan thrust each dry
Single sourceF-CK-1A · with afterburner
Single source2 × Honeywell/ITEC F125-GA-100 turbofan, 27 kN (6,100 lbf) thrust each dry, 42.1 kN (9,500 lbf) with afterburner[source]
estimates · 2 × Pratt & Whitney PW9000 non-afterburning turbofans thrust each
Single source2 × Pratt & Whitney PW9000 non-afterburning turbofans , 27,000 lbf (120 kN) thrust each[source]
F-CK-1A · Wing area
Single source24.2 m 2 (260 sq ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Low rate initial production[source] The Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider is an American nuclear-capable subsonic stealth strategic bomber in development for the United States Air Force (USAF) by Northrop Grumman [source] |
| Primary user | Republic of China (Taiwan) Air Force[source] | United States Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | 137 (6 prototypes and 131 serials)[source] | 3 (as of 2024)[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1990–2000 (A/B models)[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | 1992[source] | — |
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| First flight | 28 May 1989[source] | 10 November 2023 ( 10 November 2023 )[source] |
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| Developed into | AIDC T-5[source] | — |
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| Thrust/weight | 0.946(clean)/0.701(maximum load)[source] | — |
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| Guns | 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A1 6-barreled Gatling cannon[source] | — |
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| Missiles | 4× Sky Sword I 4× Sky Sword II 4× AIM-9 Sidewinder 4× AGM-65 Maverick air-to-surface missiles 2× Hsiung Feng II Anti-ship missiles (test only, never enter actual service) 2x Hsiung Feng III anti-ship missiles[source] | AGM-181 LRSO , AGM-158B JASSM-ER, AGM-158C LRASM[source] |
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| Bombs | 2x Wan Chien air-to-ground cruise missile 10x Mark 82 bomb 10x Mk-20 Rockeye II 3x Mark 84 bomb[source] | JDAM family of munitions[source] |
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| Radar | 1× GD-53 X-band pulse doppler (General Electric AN/APG-67(V) derivative, US military designation: APG-67(V)ERR)[source] | — |
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| Effective scanning range | Look up: 57 kilometres (35 mi) Look down: 39 km (24 mi)[source] | — |
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| Look up | 57 kilometres (35 mi)[source] | — |
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| Look down | 39 km (24 mi)[source] | — |
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| Service | — | From 2026 or 2027 (planned)[source] |
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| Initiated | — | 2011[source] |
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| Developed from | — | Long Range Strike Bomber[source] |
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| Predecessors | — | Northrop B-2 Spirit[source] |
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| Hardpoints | — | 1 × main weapons bay with a capacity of 20,000 lb (9,100 kg) weapon load[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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