A new PLA video appears to show a Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter near Taiwan raises questions less about detection failure than ...

The Chinese phrase, “He who controls the heights, wins,” captures the strategic logic increasingly evident in Chinese discourse—airpower is seen as central to modern warfare. A recent China Central ...

Key Points and Summary - Despite China's J-20 "Mighty Dragon" having formidable on-paper specs—including Mach 2.0 speed, a large AESA radar, and a fleet of ~300 aircraft—the stealth fighter is ...

The PLA Air Force is steadily fielding the J-20, with at least 50 new jets delivered since June 2024, reaching a fleet of at least 300 J-20s. The PLA Air Force has now been confirmed to have 300 J-20s ...

In addition to its other capabilities, the J-20 will almost certainly enjoy the equivalent of a “home field advantage” in any future conflict with the United States. How? For one possibility, the J-20 ...

China is proving each day that its forces are increasingly primed for ending the Western-led regional order of the Indo-Pacific. American defense planners continue to treat the global strategic ...

China has gone from 1950s technology in the 1980s to the stealthy combat aircraft of today. No other nation has made such rapid progress in the field of aviation technology in the last forty years as ...

An operational GJ-11 was shown for the first time flying with a J-20 and J-16D for the PLAAF’s 76th-anniversary. An operational GJ-11 was shown for the first time in the PLAAF’s (People’s Liberation ...

From new stealth bombers to AI-enabled drones, the U.S. and China are reshaping airpower for a Pacific showdown – each betting its technology can keep the other out of the skies. The U.S. is charging ...