clarkgap
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The rumor has already dispelled, the 601 and their buddies tried their best to force(through their connection in AVIC leadership etc) the PLAN accept their FC-31 in a closed-door deal and the PLAN still reject that, instead they prefer J-20 navy version or some new heavy weight twin engine fighters in an open-bidding. Like I said before, due to the wide adoption of long range anti-ship missiles it is almost a crime to try to use a medium weight short range fighter as your backbone of the fleet defence.
The US has made a bigly yuge mistake of picking F-35 as their only navy fighter, it is best to take full advantage of their mistakes, instead of repeating their mistakes to help them get even, which is borderline treason.
And basically now FC-31 is only a hull and given the history of 601/SAC (PLAN lost two pilots of J-15 due to crap flight control system designed by 601), it is only reasonable to believe that chance are, the PLAN will try their best to avoid any more carrier-based fighter from 601/SAC.
Please, do not take regional discrimination to this thread. South and North are both good Chinese Design Bureau. And the leader of AVIC had been replaced.