The narrow export market for China's J-35

Is there a meaningful export market for China's J-35 carrier fighter?

The naval market appears small; land-based customers are more plausible, though cost and existing procurement relationships limit demand.

The J-35 faces a narrow potential carrier export market in this November 2025 assessment. Few navies operate catapult or ski-jump carriers, and those navies already have aircraft suppliers or programmes of their own. France and the United States are dismissed as prospective customers, while India and Russia are also regarded as unlikely buyers. Uncertainty and self-correction over launch and landing configurations leave the claimed short-takeoff and vertical-landing capability unverified. Land-based sales appear more plausible, although expense and the need for such an aircraft would still limit demand.