Is the Shenyang FC-31 China’s Answer to the US Air Force’s F-35 Lightning II?
The Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC) began work on the FC-31 with the aim of creating a fifth-generation fighter that would rival those developed for and operated by China’s Western counterparts. The project was shrouded in secrecy, and it wasn’t until 2011, when images leaked online, that the public learned of the stealth aircraft.