Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Synopsis: The Xi’an H-20 stealth bomber remains a strategic paradox in 2026: a high-priority threat that has yet to achieve operational reality. -While its...
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Synopsis: The Xi’an H-20 stealth bomber remains a strategic paradox in 2026: a high-priority threat that has yet to achieve operational reality. -While its...
Summary and Key Points: The J-15 “Flying Shark,” China’s first operational carrier-based fighter, serves as a critical bridge toward maritime aviation competence. -Derived from...
Synopsis: General Stephen Davis of U.S. Global Strike Command has downplayed the immediate threat of China’s H-20 stealth bomber, characterizing the PLAAF as a...
Summary and Key Points: On February 10, 2026, Chinese officials presented a J-20 stealth fighter model to the Commander of the IRIAF in Tehran,...
Summary and Key Points: China is accelerating the great-power technological race with the J-20A “Mighty Dragon,” a “fifth-generation-plus” variant featuring a redesigned airframe and...
Synopsis: New long-distance video posted January 30 shows a fourth J-36 prototype in flight—another signal the program is cycling through prototypes at an unusually...
China’s lesser-known bomber effort—dubbed JH-XX by U.S. intelligence—appears designed to complement the H-20 with a smaller, tactical stealth strike aircraft. A 2019 DIA report...
1,000 Jets by 2030: Inside China’s Plan to Mass Produce the J-20 Stealth Fighter Numerous public reports are exploding into publication about China’s ability...
China’s J-20 fleet has reportedly crossed 300 aircraft, with production estimates ranging from 70 to 120 jets annually and long-term plans targeting 1,000 by...
China is signaling a shift from individual aircraft performance to system-level air warfare with plans to upgrade the J-20’s engines, radar, and onboard AI....