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[237] [238] [51] Gen. Mark D. Kelly, the head of USAF Air Combat Command (ACC) added that the United States knows China is on schedule for its 6th-generation fighter program. [ 239 ] In June 2022, the US Air Force reactivated the 65th Aggressor Squadron , equipped with F-35A to conduct opposing force training and replicate Chinese aircraft threats.
China has two stealth fighter aircraft, Chengdu J-20 and Shenyang J-35, both classified as fifth-generation fighter by United States Department of Defense. [53] By the late 1990s, several Chinese fifth-generation fighter programs, grouped under the program codename J-XX or XXJ, were identified by western intelligence sources. PLAAF officials ...
Regional rivals, including India and Japan (Mitsubishi F-X), were pursuing their own programs to develop fifth and sixth generation fighters to counter China's developments, while some of China's other neighbors are considering purchase of the F-35 or Su-57 to foster their capabilities. [105] [106] [107] [108]
In December 2013, Salyut reported it was testing an upgraded AL-31FN Series 3 for China with 250 hours more life and 1000 kg/f more thrust; the Series 3 would be equipped on the improved J-10B. [ 29 ] [ 30 ] Compared to the original Lyulka-Saturn AL-31F, the AL-31FN was fitted to the J-10 by rotating the gearbox and accessory pack to the underside.
In this photo provided by the U.S. Air Force via South Korea Defense Ministry, U.S. Air Force B-1B bombers, F-16 fighter jets, South Korean Air Force F-15K fighter jets and Japanese Air Force F-2 ...
China conversion trainer: JJ-7: 200 [1] Hongdu JL-8: China jet trainer: K-8: 350 [1] Guizhou JL-9: China jet trainer: 30 [1] Hongdu JL-10: China jet trainer: 50 [9] Xian Y-7: China multi-engine trainer: 25 Guimbal Cabri G2: France rotorcraft trainer 2 [10] Unmanned aerial vehicle; Guizhou Sunshine: China MALE UAV: 55 [11] Chengdu Pterodactyl I ...
Australia has accused a Chinese fighter jet of firing flares into the path of a naval helicopter last weekend over international waters of the Yellow Sea, an action that Prime Minister Anthony ...
Pictures of a possibly fully assembled aircraft parking on an airfield emerged on 15 or 16 September 2012. The F-60 is reported to be the export version, where the J-31 would be the domestic Chinese version of the same fighter. Chinese aviation expert Xu Yongling has called the J-31 an export-oriented low-end latest generation warplane.