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The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force has been confirmed to have brought a twin seat variant of the J-20 fifth generation fighter into service, marking the first time that an aircraft of its generation becomes operational with the ability to accommodate a weapons system’s officer alongside a pilot. The long rumoured twin seat fighter thought to be designated the J-20S, or possibly the J-20B, was first unveiled in October 2021, and allows for greater work sharing on complex missions. The J-20’s much longer range than rival Western fighters, with a combat radius approximately twice as wide as the F-22 and F-35, makes work sharing particularly important to avoid pilot fatigue, despite the aircraft’s unprecedentedly high levels of automation and highly streamlined information displays.