China has been researching the possibility of adapting the J-31, the country's second stealth fighter currently under development by the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation, to become a carrier-based fighter, according to the Kanwa Defense Review, operated by Andrei Chang also known as Pinkov, a military analyst based in Canada.
The report states that the J-31 is being designed for two potential markets. First, it can become the People's Liberation Army Air Force's fifth-generation twin-engine, mid-size multirole fighter with similar capabilities to the F-35A of the United States Air Force. It can also become a carrier-based fighter to serve on board the Liaoning or other carriers China might possess in the future. The idea of exporting the fighter to other nations is also being reviewed, the report said.
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