The J-15's service record is chiefly about developing an entire branch of naval aviation. China moved from one carrier to three and from a tiny pilot cadre to a larger, still-growing force. Every sortie trained pilots, maintainers, deck crews, and commanders while exposing what the next carrier and aircraft generation needed. The aircraft's institutional output is therefore as important as any individual performance statistic.
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How the J-15 helped build China's carrier-aviation service
J-15 operations trained the people needed to grow from one carrier and a small pilot cadre to a three-carrier force.