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Has China finally caught up in Jet Engines?

2026-07-01 · 14:07 UTC ·Binkov's Battlegrounds ·1 min read

Brief

Binkov's Battlegrounds' 1 July 2026 video is a technical presentation surveying China’s current jet-engine portfolio—military WS-10, WS-20/21/19, the high-thrust WS-15, and the CJ-1000 civilian turbofan. The host traces development progress and provides a performance-and-longevity–focused assessment of how these engines stack up versus U.S. and Russian designs.

Why it matters

Breaks down Chinese turbofan programs with timestamps: WS-10 (00:50), WS-20/WS-21/WS-19 group (05:03), WS-15 (07:32), and the civilian CJ-1000 for the COMAC C919 (11:29).

Key details

  • Published 2026-07-01 by Binkov's Battlegrounds, the presentation evaluates quality, performance, longevity and competitiveness of these engines against U.S. and Russian counterparts.
Source evidence

The History of Chinese jet engines video, a companion piece of this video, can be accessed by our Patrons here:
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This video goes in depth on the current state of Chinese jet engines. Their quality, performance, longevity and competitiveness with US and Russian jet engines.

00:00 Intro
00:50 The WS-10
05:03 WS-20, WS-21 & WS-19
07:32 The WS-15
11:29 CJ-1000 and conclusion

Music by Matija Malatestinic http://www.malatestinic.com

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Channel: Binkov's Battlegrounds
Published: 2026-07-01
Video URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYsLDZo6o04