Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
China’s Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter entered service with the People’s Liberation Army Air Force in March 2017, and by 2025 the PLAAF had built...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
China’s own computer simulations show that a single J-20 Mighty Dragon has less than a 10% chance of defeating an F-22 Raptor in combat....
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
In 2011, the Chengdu J-20 Mighty Dragon made its first flight. Years later, the aircraft officially entered service with the Chinese military, cementing the...
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China is now building something far more dangerous than a stealth fighter—a complete network-centric air combat ecosystem designed specifically to dominate the First Island...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: The People’s Republic of China’s Chengdu J-20 fifth-generation stealth fighter may outrange the United States Air Force’s F-22 Raptor and...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
China’s mysterious Chengdu J-36 sixth-generation combat aircraft is far larger than any traditional fighter—measuring roughly 75 feet long with three engines, no tail, and...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
China’s two-seat J-20S stealth fighter has just transformed from a demonstrator into a “carrier killer” capable of hunting U.S. Navy supercarriers in the First...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
China’s J-36 and J-50 stealth aircraft prototypes have sparked speculation that Beijing is winning the sixth-generation airpower race. The truth is the U.S. Air...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
China is on track to operate roughly 1,000 J-20 stealth fighters by 2030—a number that would nearly triple American fifth-generation fighter production. While the...