How China’s home-grown WS-10 engine helped make the country a modern air power
China is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its WS-10 'Taihang' turbofan engine, which has become the primary power source for its domestic fighter jet fleet. This development has allowed China to reduce its reliance on Russian engine imports and scale up production of advanced combat aircraft.
Why it matters
Achieving engine self-sufficiency is a critical milestone for China's military modernization, removing a major supply-chain bottleneck and enhancing its strategic autonomy in aerospace manufacturing.
How China’s home-grown WS-10 engine helped make the country a modern air power | South China Morning Post
The article provides a factual account of military industrial development without using loaded language, though it focuses exclusively on the perspective of Chinese state-led progress.
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