J-16 multi-role fighter jet take off for training

A J-16 multi-role fighter jet attached to a brigade under the Chinese PLA Air Force taxies on the runway to get ready for take-off for a flight training exercise on March 3, 2025. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Wang Xinwei)

A J-16 multi-role fighter jet attached to a brigade under the Chinese PLA Air Force takes off for a flight training exercise on March 3, 2025. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Wang Xinwei)

A pilot assigned to a brigade under the Chinese PLA Air Force gesticulates at the ground crew members in his J-16 multi-role fighter jet during a flight training exercise on March 3, 2025. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Wang Xinwei)