# J-16
Latest news and articles about J-16
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Alarm Bells at Lunar New Year: Inside a PLAAF Quick‑Reaction Scramble over the South China Sea
A Chinese military dispatch describes how PLAAF pilots and support teams maintained round‑the‑clock alert during Lunar New Year, scrambling two J‑16 fighters to deal with an unidentified aerial contact over the South China Sea. The piece underlines system‑wide preparedness—fueling, arming and coordination—and serves both operational and signalling purposes amid a contested regional airspace.
China’s Air Force Signals a New Toolset: Networked J-16s and Su-30s Say They Can Find Stealth
Chinese media reports that J‑16s and Su‑30s were able to lock onto and expel an F‑22 in a training encounter highlight the PLA’s focus on integrating legacy fighters into a now more sophisticated sensor and electronic‑warfare network. The episode underscores that systems and tactics can mitigate some advantages of stealth, even as platform modernisation continues.
Close Calls Over the Strait: How PLA J-16 Tactics Signal a Shift from Deterrence to Control
A leaked Taiwanese note, published in the Financial Times, describes three close encounters in which PLA J-16s used flares, tailing maneuvers and radar masking to intimidate and control F-16s during last year’s drills. Analysts say these incidents reflect a tactical shift by Beijing from symbolic demonstrations to coercive control that raises the risk of miscalculation and complicates deterrence for Taiwan and its partners.