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Synopsis: The J-35 is China’s latest fifth-generation stealth fighter, designed as a medium-weight, multi-role platform to complement the heavy J-20 and operate from the...
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Synopsis: The J-35 is China’s latest fifth-generation stealth fighter, designed as a medium-weight, multi-role platform to complement the heavy J-20 and operate from the...
Synopsis: U.S. Navy leaders argue F/A-XX is becoming urgent because the era of operating non-stealth aircraft “with impunity” is shrinking as air defenses and...
Summary and Key Points: A January 7 video posted on X by Daily CPEC shows two J-35As flying over Shenyang Aircraft Corporation in Liaoning,...
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...