Our Best Look Yet At China’s J-20A Fighter With WS-15 Engines, the performance boost could mean the J-20A produces more thrust than the F-22 Raptor

[Dalit]

That’s it. The WS-19 once fully mature, downstream of the tech developed for the WS-15, will be pivotal for the J-31/35 and the PF-X, making up the bulk of the future PAF fleet.

The can tech from the WS-15 can work its way into the WS-10, intended for the J-10 and J-16, to make variants with longer lifespans, lower fuel consumption, but same thrust (or maybe slightly more). This proposed variant may perhaps even be the engine Pakistan may want on the KAAN fighter, if the Turkish engine development stalls or fails to meet performance levels in time for induction.

The tech will also work its way into the WS-20 to power planes like the Y-20 and C-919, with their related military applications.

Hopefully in the future Pakistan will get to make the WS-19 under license.

So in a way, the entire future of not only the PLAAF. It also the PAF achieving next level air power depends on this engine. No pressure Chinese engineers, but Pakistanis in the know are rooting for you.

But at the current 162 kn (36,000 lb) thrust, the engine isn’t there yet. 40,000 lb is turkey a benchmark that needs to he achieved.

It is tremendous news for PAF. More power to China in achieving success.