Key Points - China's J-20 "Mighty Dragon" and the US F-35 Lightning II, two of the world's premier fifth-generation fighters, are built on different design philosophies. -The J-20, a larger ...

How do the headline stealth fighters of the East and West compare?

With the dual racks allowing it to carry eight air-to-air missiles externally, the J-20 would be able to be armed with 14 missiles. The J-20 is the PLAAF’s frontline stealth fighter, with 300 now ...

In recent years, China has made remarkable strides in military aviation, developing some of its most advanced fighter jets to date, such as the Chengdu J-10C "Vigorous Dragon," the JF-17 "Thunder," ...

Engines Two WS-10C afterburning turbofans; likely upgrade to WS-15 in future One Pratt & Whitney F135-PW-100 afterburning turbofan (~43,000 lbf thrust) Top Speed ~1,320 mph (2,130 km/h) / Mach 2.0 ...

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 ...

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 ...