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Measured figures
Length
Single source21.9 m (71 ft 10 in)[source]
Su-37 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Shenyang J-16 | Sukhoi Su-37 |
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| Role | Multirole strike fighter[source] | — |
| National origin | People's Republic of China[source] | Russia[source] |
| Manufacturer | Shenyang Aircraft Corporation[source] | Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | Out of service and production, prototype, crashed in 2002[source] |
21.935 m (72 ft 0 in)[source]
Ferry; Ferry range
Single sourceRange
Single source3,000 km (1,900 mi, 1,600 nmi)[source]
4,000 km (2,500 mi, 2,200 nmi)[source]
Su-37 · at high altitude 1,390 km (860 mi; 750 nmi) at sea level
Single source3,300 km (2,100 mi, 1,800 nmi) at high altitude 1,390 km (860 mi; 750 nmi) at sea level[source]
2 × Shenyang WS-10B afterburning turbofans with afterburner
Single source2 × Shenyang WS-10B afterburning turbofans , 135 kN (30,000 lbf) with afterburner[source]
Su-37 · 2 × Saturn AL-37FU afterburning turbofan engines thrust each with axisymmetrical thrust-vectoring nozzles dry
Single sourceSu-37 · with afterburner
Single source2 × Saturn AL-37FU afterburning turbofan engines, 83 kN (19,000 lbf) thrust each with axisymmetrical thrust-vectoring nozzles dry, 142 kN (32,000 lbf) with afterburner[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary user | People's Liberation Army Air Force[source] | — |
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| Number built | ~ 470 - ~ 500 (As of 2026 )[source] |
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| Manufactured | 2017–present[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | 2015–16[source] | 25 October 1997[source] |
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| Developed from | Shenyang J-11 Su-30MKK[source] | — |
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| g limits | +9[source] | + 9[source] |
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| Hardpoints | Munitions on 12 external hardpoints, including:[source] | 12 hardpoints, consisting of 2 wingtip rails, and 10 wing and fuselage stations with a capacity of 8,000 kg (17,630 lb) of ordnance .[source] |
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| Type | — | Air superiority fighter Technology demonstrator[source] |
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| Designer | — | Sukhoi Design Bureau[source] |
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| Built by | — | Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association[source] |
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| First flight | — | 2 April 1996 ( 1996-04-02 )[source] |
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| Developed into | — | Sukhoi Su-30MKI (India) Sukhoi Su-30MKM (Malaysia) Sukhoi Su-30SM (Russia) Sukhoi Su-35 (Russia and China)[source] |
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| Guns | — | 1× 30 mm GSh-30-1 internal cannon with 150 rounds[source] |
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