Once this aircraft is operational, China will become the second country after the USA to possess two types of stealth fighters.
The first Chinese stealth fighter, the J-20, was commissioned in 2017.
It is still unclear when the J-35A will be inducted into service. Additionally, the lack of available data on the fighter makes it difficult to compare it with other stealth fighters, including the American F-22 and F-35.
Overall, the development of Chinese stealth fighters has long been accompanied by allegations of technology theft from the United States. Chinese authorities have firmly denied these claims. However, if you look at a photo of the J-35A and compare it to an image of the American fifth-generation fighter, the F-35A Lightning II, you can notice considerable similarities.