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China’s J-20 Mighty Dragon Stealth Fighter Suffers from a Key ‘Deficit’

Key Points and Summary – Despite China’s J-20 “Mighty Dragon” having formidable on-paper specs—including Mach 2.0 speed, a ...
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We Know How China’s J-20 ‘Mighty Dragon’ Fighter Plane Was ‘Shot Down’

Chinese state media claim a fourth-gen J-10C “shot down” a fifth-gen J-20 during August wargames, fueling debate over China’s ...

Former US fighter pilot warns America's airpower edge is slipping as China builds a bigger, more capable, and readier force

US Air Force officials and experts have long been concerned the fleet is shrinking and aging as China's grows and advances.

Fifth-gen fighters like the F-35 are now the bare minimum needed to get the edge in a modern air war, Royal Air Force officer says

Current fights show how tough the air war is getting, a Royal Air Force officer said. That's why sixth-gen tech is needed as ...

Sixty-Five Years of Air Dominance: A Chronological History of U.S. Fighter Jets

Over the past 80 years, the air forces of the world have ripped through the skies in five generations of jet fighters. The common denominator of all five generations is the jet engine, an invention so ...

Why China’s J-16 Hidden Dragon is now making headlines despite rise of more advanced jets

An encounter in which a J-16 reportedly chased off two foreign fighters highlights its role in the PLA’s ‘door-kicking ...

Indonesia still 'considering' buying Chinese J-10 fighter jets to modernise its military

Indonesia is still "considering" acquiring Chinese J-10 fighter jets, but no decision has been made yet, according to Jakarta ...