Official confirmation📜
Regarding the WS-19 turbofan engine. The WS-19 engine will be used on the J-35 carrier based stealth fighter. Referred to as the WS-X9 during the 10th China Aerospace Propulsion Forum.
It has a thrust to weight ration of close to 10.
This will give the J-35 Supercruise capabilities, In the vast expanse of the Pacific, it will outmatch the F-35. When Chinese aircraft carrier battlegroups matures by 2030, it will be a challenge the US have not faced since 1941
The WS-19 is said to have met over 90% of the design specifications. It is expected to be equipped on the J-35 ahead of schedule.
The WS-19 engine is also said to have 3D thrust vectoring. It'll fly circles around the F-35