Shenyang J-15

J-15 Flying Shark
Two J-15Ts and a J-15D in Zhuhai Airshow 2024.
Role Carrier-based multirole fighter
National origin China
Manufacturer Shenyang Aircraft Corporation
First flight August 2009
Introduction 2013
Status In active service
Primary user People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force
Number built 76+
Developed from Sukhoi Su-33
Shenyang J-11B

The Shenyang J-15 (Chinese: 歼-15), also known as Flying Shark (Chinese: 飞鲨; pinyin: Fēishā; NATO reporting name: Flanker-X2, Flanker-K) is a Chinese all-weather, twin-engine, carrier-based 4.5 generation multirole fighter aircraft developed by the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC) and the 601 Institute, specifically for the People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force (PLANAF) to serve on People's Liberation Army Navy's (PLAN) aircraft carriers.

The aircraft entered active service with the PLAN in 2013. An improved variant, named J-15T, incorporating CATOBAR launch capability, modern fifth-generation avionics, entered active service in the South China Sea in October 2024. The J-15 is to be replaced by the naval variant of the fifth-generation fighter Shenyang J-35.

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