China’s New J-20S Stealth Fighter Was Built to Hunt U.S. Aircraft Carriers

China’s New J-20S Stealth Fighter Was Built to Hunt U.S. Aircraft Carriers

China’s two-seat J-20S stealth fighter has just transformed from a demonstrator into a “carrier killer” capable of hunting U.S. Navy supercarriers in the First Island Chain. With a weapons systems officer in the back seat managing targeting and electronic warfare, the J-20S can serve as a forward sensor node feeding data to China’s DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missiles—missiles capable of striking moving ships from 1,400 km away. China’s J-20 Stea…