With the rapid development of China's aviation industry , some foreign media have recently speculated carrier aircraft technology to China has become more sophisticated . According to the U.S. Global Strategic Network reported on June 7 , Carrier Air China J -15 prototype was August 31, 2009 flight and equipped with Chinese -made WS-10 engine .

Speculation , research and development in China since 2001 carrier aircraft F -15 , and to some extent with reference to Russia's Su -33 carrier aircraft , the F -15 prototype has been completed over the past few months in flight . " J -15 " -33 have the same fold with the Sudanese wing , dual front landing gear and a pair of size large front canard wings . Some media speculated , due to carrier-based aircraft in the area of China made a breakthrough , it will not buy a large number of Su -33 , may only purchase two used to assess the needs . While China and Russia refused to sell Su -33 , but China still got this aircraft from Ukraine .

If the outside of the speculation is true, that means China's aircraft carrier program has made significant progress . J -15 is expected to be deployed in China, " Kuznetsov " aircraft carrier . This aircraft carrier is purchased from Ukraine in 1998 have not yet completed a " Kuznetsov Navy "class aircraft carrier , currently under renovation . SU -33 is a carrier-based multi-mission aircraft , able to perform include fleet defense , air support and reconnaissance , etc., multiple tasks. The Chinese carrier aircraft performance and the implementation of the tasks will be similar to the Soviet Union -33 .

Some analysts pointed out , no matter how the outside world guessing as long as the final determination to equip the Chinese Navy aircraft carrier , it is necessary to develop domestic carrier aircraft , and the establishment of production lines and related facilities , so as to protect the aircraft carrier combat sustainability.

But independent research and development does not mean that behind closed doors , like the Russian Su -33 , France 's " gust " , the United States and other classic F-18 carrier aircraft can be used as reference , in particular, Su -33 and " gust "and" by the Land to Sea "mode , and even China to J -11 J -10 -based models such as the development of carrier-based aircraft have similarity. After several years of accumulated technology , China's aviation industry already has an independent R & D carrier aircraft capabilities to create to meet the needs of warplanes. (" News of the World ")

　　U.S. media : China's aircraft carrier entered the final stage

United States , " Defense Talk " Web site on June 10 reported that the Chinese navy 's aircraft carrier program recently seems to have two important developments : In addition to an almost identical with the real carrier of cement building built and installed radar in Wuhan , the is called " J- -15 "and carrier-based fighter jets also carried out test flights .

The site that the " cement carrier " of the completed and " F -15 " completed its first flight , which might imply the development of China's aircraft carrier much faster than the outside estimate , net of the design from concept stage to the final stage of engineering design , and supporting sub- carrier System is entered into the actual testing phase .