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Measured figures
Length
Single source21.9 m (71 ft 10 in)[source]
Tu-95MS · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Shenyang J-16 | Tupolev Tu-95 |
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| Role | Multirole strike fighter[source] | — |
| National origin | People's Republic of China[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| Manufacturer | Shenyang Aircraft Corporation[source] | Aviakor[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | In service[source] |
| Primary user |
46.2 m (151 ft 7 in)[source]
Tu-95MS · 4 × Kuznetsov NK-12 turboprop engines
Single source4 × Kuznetsov NK-12 turboprop engines 15,000 PS (15,000 hp; 11,000 kW)[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.
People's Liberation Army Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | ~ 470 - ~ 500 (As of 2026 )[source] | >500[source] |
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| Manufactured | 2017–present[source] | 1952–1993[source] |
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| Introduction date | 2015–16[source] | 1956[source] |
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| Developed from | Shenyang J-11 Su-30MKK[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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| Type | — | Strategic heavy nuclear bomber[source] |
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| Designer | — | Tupolev[source] |
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| Primary users | — | Russian Aerospace Forces Soviet Air Forces (historical) Soviet Navy (historical) Ukrainian Air Force (historical)[source] |
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| First flight | — | 12 November 1952 ( 1952-11-12 )[source] |
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| Variants | — | Tupolev Tu-114 Tupolev Tu-142 Tupolev Tu-95LAL Tupolev Tu-116[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 148,150 lb (67,200 kg)[source] |
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| Guns | — | 2 × 23 mm (0.906 in) Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23 autocannon in tail turret[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 8-bladed contra-rotating fully feathering constant-speed propellers[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 606 kg/m 2 (124 lb/sq ft)[source] |
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| Power/mass | — | 0.235 kW/kg (0.143 hp/lb)[source] |
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| Missiles | — | Up to 15,000 kg (33,000 lb), including the Kh-20 , Kh-22 , and Kh-55/101/102 , or 8 Kh-101/102 cruise missiles mounted on underwing pylons.[source] |
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Maximum take-off; Tu-95MS · Max takeoff weight
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