Shenyang J-16
E250593
Chinese military aircraft
electronic warfare aircraft
multirole fighter aircraft
twin‑engine jet fighter
The Shenyang J-16 is a modern Chinese twin-engine multirole fighter jet derived from the Su-30 design, equipped with advanced avionics and precision strike capabilities.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shenyang J-16 canonical | 8 |
| J-16 strike fighter | 1 |
| J-16D | 1 |
| Shenyang J-16 (license-built variant) | 1 |
| 歼‑16 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2212755 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shenyang J-16 Context triple: [Chinese Air Force, primaryFighterModel, Shenyang J-16]
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A.
Chengdu J-10
The Chengdu J-10 is a Chinese multirole, single-engine fighter aircraft designed for air superiority and ground attack missions.
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B.
MiG-35
The MiG-35 is a Russian multirole fighter aircraft developed by Mikoyan as an advanced, modernized evolution of the MiG-29 with improved avionics, weapons systems, and combat capabilities.
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C.
Xian H-6
The Xian H-6 is a Chinese license-built version of the Soviet Tu-16 strategic bomber, extensively modernized and used for long-range strike and maritime attack roles.
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D.
Sukhoi Su-27
The Sukhoi Su-27 is a Soviet-era twin-engine air superiority fighter aircraft renowned for its agility, long-range capability, and role as the basis for numerous advanced Russian fighter variants.
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E.
KAI T-50 Golden Eagle
The KAI T-50 Golden Eagle is a South Korean supersonic advanced jet trainer and light combat aircraft developed by Korea Aerospace Industries with assistance from Lockheed Martin.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shenyang J-16 Target entity description: The Shenyang J-16 is a modern Chinese twin-engine multirole fighter jet derived from the Su-30 design, equipped with advanced avionics and precision strike capabilities.
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A.
Chengdu J-10
The Chengdu J-10 is a Chinese multirole, single-engine fighter aircraft designed for air superiority and ground attack missions.
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B.
MiG-35
The MiG-35 is a Russian multirole fighter aircraft developed by Mikoyan as an advanced, modernized evolution of the MiG-29 with improved avionics, weapons systems, and combat capabilities.
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C.
Xian H-6
The Xian H-6 is a Chinese license-built version of the Soviet Tu-16 strategic bomber, extensively modernized and used for long-range strike and maritime attack roles.
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D.
Sukhoi Su-27
The Sukhoi Su-27 is a Soviet-era twin-engine air superiority fighter aircraft renowned for its agility, long-range capability, and role as the basis for numerous advanced Russian fighter variants.
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E.
KAI T-50 Golden Eagle
The KAI T-50 Golden Eagle is a South Korean supersonic advanced jet trainer and light combat aircraft developed by Korea Aerospace Industries with assistance from Lockheed Martin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese military aircraft
ⓘ
electronic warfare aircraft ⓘ multirole fighter aircraft ⓘ twin‑engine jet fighter ⓘ |
| airframeMaterial | composite materials ⓘ |
| airIntakeType | side‑mounted intakes ⓘ |
| avionics |
advanced radar
ⓘ
electronic warfare suite ⓘ glass cockpit ⓘ helmet‑mounted sight ⓘ |
| basedOn | Shenyang J-16 ⓘ |
| canCarry |
air‑to‑air missiles
ⓘ
air‑to‑surface missiles ⓘ guided bombs ⓘ rocket pods ⓘ unguided bombs ⓘ |
| cockpitConfiguration | tandem ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| derivedFrom |
Shenyang J-11BS
ⓘ
Sukhoi Su-30 ⓘ |
| designedFor |
all‑weather operations
ⓘ
long‑range strike missions ⓘ |
| engineType | turbofan ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith |
People's Liberation Army Air Force
ⓘ
linked to:
Chinese Air Force
|
| generation | 4.5th generation fighter ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
beyond‑visual‑range engagement capability
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fly‑by‑wire flight control system ⓘ in‑flight refueling capability ⓘ precision‑guided munition capability ⓘ |
| hasHardpoints | multiple external weapon hardpoints ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
J-16D
ⓘ
linked to:
Shenyang J-16
|
| hasWeaponSystem | internal cannon ⓘ |
| introduced | 2010s ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Shenyang Aircraft Corporation ⓘ |
| nationalDesignation |
歼‑16
ⓘ
linked to:
Shenyang J-16
|
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| operator |
People's Liberation Army Air Force
ⓘ
linked to:
Chinese Air Force
|
| primaryMission |
air‑to‑air combat
ⓘ
air‑to‑surface attack ⓘ |
| role |
air superiority
ⓘ
multirole combat ⓘ strike ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
People's Liberation Army Air Force
ⓘ
linked to:
Chinese Air Force
|
| status | in service ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | twin‑tail ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | swept wing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Shenyang J-16 Description of subject: The Shenyang J-16 is a modern Chinese twin-engine multirole fighter jet derived from the Su-30 design, equipped with advanced avionics and precision strike capabilities.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Shenyang J-16
subject linked to:
Shenyang J-16
linked to: Shenyang J-16
linked to: Shenyang J-16
subject linked to:
WS-10 Taihang turbofan
linked to: Shenyang J-16
subject linked to:
PL-15 air-to-air missile
subject linked to:
PL-10 air-to-air missile