China's J-35 and J-35A stealth fighter jets at their manufacturing site. Photo: Screenshot from media reports

The hangars of China's J-35 and J-35A stealth fighter jets were publicly unveiled for the first time on Sunday, according to China Military Bugle, an official media account affiliated with the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) news media center. 

The report footage showed unpainted J-35 and J-35A aircraft under construction at hangars of Shenyang Aircraft Company Limited of the state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC).

In the footage, Sun Cong, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, also chief designer of J-35, elaborated on the three core technologies. The J-35, China's first independently developed carrier-based stealth fighter jet, recently completed its maiden electromagnetic catapult-assisted takeoff and landing training  on China's aircraft carrier Fujian.

Sun said that J-35's stealth design renders it "invisible" to adversaries, and its highly integrated, compact structure supports advanced informatization capabilities. He added that it features a dual-mode takeoff system, fully compatible with both catapult and ski-jump launch methods on aircraft carriers.

The hangar of J-35A, the land-based version of the J-35 series, was also shown in the video. 

The J-35A features an integrated aerodynamic and stealth design, the report said.

It has a conventional layout with a single-seat, twin-engine setup, a blended wing-body design, double-swept outward-canted vertical stabilizers, and all-moving horizontal stabilizers. 

As a key component of stealth and counter-stealth combat systems, the J-35A is primarily designed for air superiority missions, with secondary missions for surface strikes. 

Its main missions include seizing and maintaining air superiority, engaging enemy fighter aircraft, ground and naval air defense systems, and intercepting hostile fighters, bombers, cruise missiles, and other aerial targets, the report said.

Global Times