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On 26 December 2024, a new Shenyang prototype aircraft, believed to be part of the Chinese sixth-generation fighter program, was spotted near Shenyang Aircraft Corporation's facilities. The reveal coincided with the spotting of the Chengdu J-36 from its sister company, Chengdu Aircraft Corporation. [ 7 ]
In January 2019, Dr. Wang Haifeng, chief designer of the Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC) announced that China had begun pre-research on a sixth-generation aircraft, predicting that the program would come to fruition by 2035. [2] The plan was reiterated by Chinese state media in 2021. [3]
Shenyang JZ-6 – (Jianjiji Zhenchaji – reconnaissance fighter) Dedicated reconnaissance version with fuselage camera pack replacing cannon. In April 2006, it was reported that the PLAAF 3rd Reconnaissance Regiment, 26 Air Division based in Nanjing MR , is was last regiment to actively fly the JZ-6 refusing to convert to the JZ-8F .
China appears to have conducted the maiden flight of its new sixth-generation fighter aircraft, marking a significant milestone in the ever-evolving landscape of fighter jets.. Video and photos ...
JH-XX is a designation applied by Western intelligence agencies to describe programs by the People's Republic of China to develop a regional bomber/tactical bomber/fighter bomber. JH-XX is the second stealth bomber of China confirmed in existence by the U.S. intelligence community (after the Xian H-20 ), and the Pentagon speculates the fighter ...
China watchers buzzed about the possible roles of an advanced stealth fighter whose capabilities could rival those of US aircraft. China flew striking prototypes of a future stealth fighter Skip ...
A sixth-generation fighter is a conceptualized class of jet fighter aircraft design more advanced than the fifth-generation jet fighters that are currently in service and development. Several countries have announced the development of a national sixth-generation aircraft program, including the United States , China , and Russia .
The other is the fifth-generation J-20 stealth combat aircraft, which was commissioned in 2016. The US has the F-22 Raptor and the F-35 Lightning II in this category of stealth fighter aircraft.