FH-97A - Developmental Collaborative Combat / Loyal Wingman

FH-97A overview

FH-97A is a Chinese stealth-oriented loyal-wingman concept for collaborative sensing, electronic warfare, decoy, and potential weapons-carriage missions. Its relevance is as a developmental collaborative-combat design, not a confirmed operational aircraft.

Reported dimensions are about 9.1 m long by 8.2 m in span. Claimed 10,000-km range, 40-hour endurance, more than 2,000-kg payload, and 6,200-kg weight are unverified; height, speed, and ceiling are undisclosed.

A revised model appeared at Airshow China 2022, according to reporting. No series production, service entry, export customer, or operational operator is public, so claimed specifications should not be compared as fielded capability. For comparison, publicly documented roles and procurement or testing evidence are more reliable than unsupported inference from incomplete specifications, and they should not be treated as confirmation of unreported characteristics.

Armament

Proposed modular combat payloads; operational fit not publicly confirmed