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At a glance
Measured figures
Empty; F-15J · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; F-15J · Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; F-15J · Max takeoff weight
Single source12,700 kg (27,999 lb)[source]
20,200 kg (44,533 lb)[source]
30,845 kg (68,002 lb)[source]
Empty; Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Max takeoff weight
Single sourceF-15J · 2 × Pratt & Whitney F100-220 (or −100)The engine is a Pratt & Whitney F100 built under licence by IHI Corporation . afterburning turbofan engine thrust each dry
Single sourceF-15J · with afterburner
Single source2 × Pratt & Whitney F100-220 (or −100)The engine is a Pratt & Whitney F100 built under licence by IHI Corporation . afterburning turbofan engine, 77.62 kN (17,450 lbf) thrust each dry, 111.2 kN (25,000 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]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | Mitsubishi F-15J | Shenyang J-16 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Air superiority fighter[source] | — |
| National origin | Japan United States[source] | People's Republic of China[source] |
| Manufacturer | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries McDonnell Douglas[source] | Shenyang Aircraft Corporation[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | In service[source] |
| Primary user | Japan Air Self-Defense Force[source] | People's Liberation Army Air Force[source] |
| Number built | 213[source] | ~ 470 - ~ 500 (As of 2026 )[source] |
| Introduction date | 7 December 1981[source] | 2015–16[source] |
| First flight | 4 June 1980[source] | — |
| Developed from | McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle[source] | Shenyang J-11 Su-30MKK[source] |
| Fuel capacity | 6,100 kg (13,448 lb) internal[source] | — |
| Guns | 1× 20 mm M61 Vulcan 940 shells.[source] | — |
| Hardpoints | 10 , with provisions to carry combinations of: Missiles: Air-to-air missiles Mitsubishi AAM-3 Mitsubishi AAM-4 Mitsubishi AAM-5 AIM-9 Sidewinder AIM-7 Sparrow Air-to-ground missiles AGM-158 JASSM Bombs Mk 82 General-Purpose Bomb CBU-87 Cluster bomb[source] | Munitions on 12 external hardpoints, including:[source] |
| Airfoil | root: NACA 64A006.6 ; tip: NACA 64A203[source] | — |
| Wing loading | 358 kg/m 2 (73 lb/sq ft)[source] | — |
| Thrust/weight | 1.12[source] | — |
| Missiles | Air-to-air missiles Mitsubishi AAM-3 Mitsubishi AAM-4 Mitsubishi AAM-5 AIM-9 Sidewinder AIM-7 Sparrow Air-to-ground missiles AGM-158 JASSM Bombs Mk 82 General-Purpose Bomb CBU-87 Cluster bomb[source] | — |
| Role | — | Multirole strike fighter[source] |
| Manufactured | — | 2017–present[source] |
| g limits | — | +9[source] |