From J-5 to J-35: Experts named 8 fighters that China copied in the US and Russian Federation (photo)

The Marshal of India, retired Anil Chopra, noted that the Chinese aviation industry has made significant success, but these achievements are often based on borrowing and reverse engineering. Chinese government media are constantly telling the world about the fast -growing China's aviation industry. However, many critics say that a large part of Chinese military technologies, including aviation developments, is based on the copying of foreign samples without intellectual property.

In this regard, India Marshal has retired Anil Chopra, identified eight samples of the Middle Kingdom combat aircraft, which were in one way or another copied in the US and Russia. The origins of the Chinese aviation industry originate with the help of the Soviet Union. During the Korean War, the Shenyansk Aviation Corporation created a double training aircraft of the Mig-15u in the designation of JJ-2.

In 1956, China began production of MiG-15 copies and then went to Shenyang J-5 (MiG-17) and Shenyang J-6 (MiG-19) under a license. The USSR handed over the MiG-21 China technology in the early 1960s, but after the Chinese-Soviet split, cooperation was stopped. The Chinese managed to reproduce the MiG-21, which led to the creation of the Chengdu J-7.

The development of Shenyang J-8, the first Chinese fighter of its own development, began in the 1960s, but production difficulties and political upheavals detained its commissioning until 1980. The J-10, also known as "energetic dragon" is a copy of the Lavi Israeli fighter, designed on the basis of the American F-16. In the 1980s, China gained access to F-16 technologies through the Israeli project Lavi, which made it possible to create a J-10.

This fighter has become a significant step forward for Chinese aviation, having received many improvements, including Fly-By-Wire control. The J-11 appeared as a result of a license agreement with Russia for the production of Su-27. China began to replace Russian components with domestic, which led to the creation of the J-11B. In the future, China was developed by the J-16, modified and updated Su-27, which includes modern Chinese technologies.

The J-15, known as the "flying shark", is a copy of the Russian SU-33. China received an unfinished prototype Su-33 from Ukraine and, using reverse engineering, created the J-15 for Navy NVAC. This fighter is the main aircraft aircraft carrier base in China. J-20, the first Chinese fifth-generation steals, has a significant resemblance to the American F-22 Raptor. The Chinese engineer SU BIN was sentenced to imprisonment for theft of the F-22 plans, which allowed China to develop this machine.

Nevertheless, many experts believe that the J-20 has greater radar visibility than F-22 because of Chinese technology restrictions. Shenyang J-31, also known as J-35, is a copy of the American F-35 Lightning II. It is designed for export and as a fighter of aircraft carrier base. The aircraft continues the test and will probably become the main fighter of the aircraft carrier base in the future.

Anil Chopra notes that the Chinese aviation industry has made significant success, but these achievements are often based on copying and adaptation of foreign technologies. The borrowing and reverse-engineering strategy has helped Chinese specialists to reduce research and development costs, but also led to criticism from the international community.