To explore the development path and future development trend of carrier-based advanced trainer engine, three development stages of advanced trainer engine were summarized, the technical performance requirements of carrier-based advanced trainer engine and the current situation of carrier-based advanced trainer engine abroad were emphatically analyzed. It was found that the carrier-based advanced trainer engine should be developed based on mature turbofan engines for long life, wide flight envelope, low fuel consumption, strong performance retention, easy maintenance and “sea adaptation”, or a mature carrier-based fighter power with lower status was chosen, according to the aircraft platform power demand. In the future it would be further developed in the aspects of higher weight ratio, lower fuel consumption, greater extraction power, longer service life and aircraft-engine integration design.