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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | HESA Azarakhsh | Shenyang J-16 |
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| Type | Light fighter[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA)[source] | Shenyang Aircraft Corporation[source] |
| Status | In service (production completed)[source] | In service[source] |
| Primary user | Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force[source] | People's Liberation Army Air Force[source] |
Wingspan
Single source14.7 m (48 ft 3 in)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source2,120 km/h (1,320 mph, 1,140 kn)[source]
2 × Shenyang WS-10B afterburning turbofans with afterburner
Single source2 × Shenyang WS-10B afterburning turbofans , 135 kN (30,000 lbf) with afterburner[source]
Service ceiling
Single source17,300 m (56,800 ft)[source]
45,000 ft/min
Single source230 m/s (45,000 ft/min)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Number built | ~ 470 - ~ 500 (As of 2026 )[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1997[source] | 2015–16[source] |
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| Developed from | Northrop F-5[source] | Shenyang J-11 Su-30MKK[source] |
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| Developed into | HESA Saeqeh HESA Kowsar[source] | — |
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| Role | — | Multirole strike fighter[source] |
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| National origin | — | People's Republic of China[source] |
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| Manufactured | — | 2017–present[source] |
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| g limits | — | +9[source] |
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| Hardpoints | — | Munitions on 12 external hardpoints, including:[source] |
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