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ACombat aircraft
Block 1 : Air superiority fighter Block 2 : Multirole combat aircraft Block 3 : Stealth multirole combat aircraft
At a glance
Measured figures
single seat aircraft · Length
Single source16.9 m (55 ft 4 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | KAI KF-21 Boramae | Shenyang J-16 |
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| Type | Block 1 : Air superiority fighter Block 2 : Multirole combat aircraft Block 3 : Stealth multirole combat aircraft[source] | — |
| National origin | South Korea[source] | People's Republic of China[source] |
| Manufacturer | Korea Aerospace Industries[source] | Shenyang Aircraft Corporation[source] |
| Designer | Agency for Defense Development[source] | — |
| Status | In service |
21.9 m (71 ft 10 in)[source]
Empty; single seat aircraft · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; single seat aircraft · Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; single seat aircraft · Max takeoff weight
Single source11,800 kg (26,015 lb)[source]
17,200 kg (37,920 lb)[source]
25,600 kg (56,400 lb)[source]
Empty; Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Max takeoff weight
Single sourcesingle seat aircraft · estimated
Single source1,000 km (620 mi, 540 nmi) (estimated)[source]
single seat aircraft · 2 × General Electric F414-GE-400K (manufactured under license by Hanwha Aerospace ) turbofan thrust each dry
Single sourcesingle seat aircraft · with afterburner
Single source2 × General Electric F414-GE-400K (manufactured under license by Hanwha Aerospace ) turbofan , 57.8 kN (13,000 lbf) thrust each dry, 97.9 kN (22,000 lbf) with afterburner[source]
2 × Shenyang WS-10B afterburning turbofans with afterburner
Single source2 × Shenyang WS-10B afterburning turbofans , 135 kN (30,000 lbf) with afterburner[source]
single seat aircraft · external
Single source7,700 kg (17,000 lb) external[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.
In service[source] |
| Primary user | Republic of Korea Air Force[source] | People's Liberation Army Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | KAI : 6 prototypes ROKAF : 1 (40 orders)[source] | ~ 470 - ~ 500 (As of 2026 )[source] |
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| Manufactured | 2024–present[source] | 2017–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 22 September 2026[source] | 2015–16[source] |
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| First flight | 19 July 2022[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 6,000 kg (13,227 lb) internal[source] | — |
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| Guns | 1× 20 mm M61A2 Vulcan rotary autocannon , 480 rounds[source] | — |
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| Hardpoints | 10 (6 under-wing hardpoints and 4 under-fuselage hardpoints)[source] | Munitions on 12 external hardpoints, including:[source] |
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| g limits | +9.0[source] | +9[source] |
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| Missiles | Air-to-air missiles: Meteor IRIS-T LRAAM (Long-Range Air-to-Air Missile, In development) SRAAM (Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile, in development) AIM-120 AMRAAM (Approved) AIM-9X Sidewinder (Approved) Air-to-surface missiles: KALCM Cheonryong (Block 2, in development) Anti-ship missiles: Korean Hypersonic anti-ship missile (In development)[source] | — |
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| Bombs | GBU-12 Paveway II (Block 2) GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack Munition (Block 2) GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munition (Block 2) GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb (Block 2) GBU-54 Joint Direct Attack Munition (Block 2) GBU-56 Joint Direct Attack Munition (Block 2) KGGB (Block 2) Mark 82 bomb (Block 2) Mark 84 bomb (Block 2)[source] | — |
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| Role | — | Multirole strike fighter[source] |
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| Developed from | — | Shenyang J-11 Su-30MKK[source] |
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