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THAAD versus Chengdu J-20
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Mobile anti-ballistic missile system Type Stealth air superiority fighter
United States of America Place of Origin China
2008–present Service Period and Status 10 March 2017 - present / In active service
1987 Designed Period
Program & Unit Cost Program cost:
US$4.4 billion

Unit cost:
US$100 – $120 million (LRIP estimate as of 2011)
US$30 – $50 million (Flyaway cost estimate as of 2016)
2008–present Production Period 2009–present
Number Built • 8 prototypes
and
• 20+ initial production fighters
• currently the first batch of 28 J-20s in active service
First Flight 11 January 2011
Mass / Weight / Displacement Empty weight:
19,391 kg / 42,750 lb

Gross weight:
32,092 kg / 70,750 lb

Max takeoff weight:
37,013 kg / 81,600 lb
Length 20.4 m / 66.8 ft
Crew 1 (pilot)
Wingspan 13.5 m / 44.2 ft
Wing Area 78 m2 / 840 sq ft
Wing Loading 340 kg/m2 / 69 lb/sq ft
Powerplant • 2 × WS-10B afterburning turbofan
or
• 2 × AL-31FM2 afterburning turbofan
or
• 2 × Shenyang WS-15 afterburning turbofan
Thrust Thrust with afterburner:
140 kN / 31,000 lbf (WS-10B)
145 kN / 33,000 lbf (AL-31FM2)
180 kN / 40,000 lbf (Shenyang WS-15)
Fuel Capacity 11,339 kg / 25,000 lb
Speed Mach 2+
Operational Range Combat range:
2,000 km / 1,200 mi / 1,100 nmi

Ferry range:
6,000 km / 3,700 mi / 3,200 nmi
Service Ceiling 20,000 m / 66,000 ft
Thrust-to-Weight Ratio 0.92 (1.12 with loaded weight and 50% fuel) with AL-31FM2 (estimated)
G-load Factor +9/-3
Armament In internal weapon bays:
• PL-10 short range AAM
• PL-12 Medium Range AAM
• PL-15 BVR long range AAM
• PL-21 Long Range AAM
• LS-6 Precision-guided bomb

On external hardpoints:
4× under-wing pylon capable of carrying drop tanks
Avionics • Type 1475 (KLJ-5) AESA radar
• EOTS-86 electro-optical targeting system (EOTS)
• EORD-31 infrared search and track (IRST)
• Distributed aperture system
A THAAD battery consists of:
6 launcher vehicles
2 mobile tactical operations centers (TOCs)
AN/TPY-2 ground-based radar (GBR)		 System Components
8 Missiles / Rockets per Launcher
8.55–10 GHz X band Radar Band & Frequency
Range:
2,900 miles / 4,700 km		 Search / Detection / Coverage Range
900 kg Missile / Rocket Mass / Weight
6.17 m Missile / Rocket Length / Height
34 cm Missile / Rocket Diameter / Width
Pratt & Whitney Single-stage rocket Missile / Rocket Engine
Solid-fueled rocket Propellant
>200 km Missile / Rocket Range
150 km Missile / Rocket Altitude
Mach 8.24 / 2.8 km/s Missile / Rocket Speed and Velocity
Indium-antimonide imaging infra-red seeker head Guidance System
TEL Launch Platform
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