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Summary and Key Points: Congress has sharply increased 2026 funding for the Navy’s F/A-XX program, reviving momentum for a sixth-generation, carrier-launched fighter meant to...
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Summary and Key Points: Congress has sharply increased 2026 funding for the Navy’s F/A-XX program, reviving momentum for a sixth-generation, carrier-launched fighter meant to...
Chinese officials frame the J-20 as the lead edge in any Taiwan contingency, arguing a “generational mismatch” against Taiwan’s F-16s. But new reporting highlights...
China’s J-35 is emerging as the PLA’s first carrier-launched fifth-generation stealth fighter, a milestone meant to narrow America’s long-held advantage at sea with F-35B...
China’s J-20 Mighty Dragon is a growing fifth-generation fleet expected to remain in service for decades as the PLAAF pursues upgrades in radar, avionics,...
Summary and Key Points: China is signaling that the J-35 is moving from prototypes to real production. -Early-January imagery showed green-primed airframes flying and...
Key Points and Summary – Shenyang Aircraft Corporation has successfully completed acceptance flights for two variants of its new stealth fighter: the land-based J-35A...
Key Points and Summary – China’s J-35 is shaping up as the PLAN’s first carrier-capable stealth fighter, and 2026 could be the year it...
Key Points and Summary – China’s rapid growth in fifth-generation fighters—the J-20 today and the emerging J-35A—signals real industrial momentum and a serious push...
Key Points and Summary – China’s airpower ambitions are expanding beyond stealth fighters to the support systems that make them truly strategic. -A new...
Key Points and Summary – Public glimpses of China’s carrier-launched, sixth-generation Shenyang J-50 suggest a paradox: a B-2-like “lambda wing” and tailless planform that...