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Is the Chengdu J-20 an F-22/YF-23/Mig-31 hybrid?

When I first saw the leaked images of the Chinese Chengdu J-20 a fifth generation stealth aircraft prototype developed by Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group for the People’s Liberation Army Air Force...

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Modern fighters: why so similar?

Let’s make it simple. According to aircraft designers (often accused of copying from other projects….), modern fighters are similar one another because computers model more or less in the same way the...

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Fighter generations comparison chart

The appearance of the new J-20 (unofficially dubbed “Black Eagle”) raised many questions about the Chinese stealth fighter. Some experts think it will be more capable than the F-22 while others (and...

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Top military aviation stories of 2011: drones up and downs, stealth projects...

Update, Dec. 28 21.35 GMT A quick look at the main events and news I’ve covered on this blog during 2011 helped me to identify the topics that can be used to characterize the year [...]

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China: does it need to copy the RQ-170 "Beast of Kandahar" captured in Iran?

As has been widely reported it is no secret that China is trying to acquire stealth technology for use in their indigenous aircraft program. It was only last year that photo’s and video of the [...]

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China's J-18 Snowy Owl: Myth or Reality?

Over the past year or so, rumours on the Internet have persisted that China has been building a stealthy STOVL (Short Take Off Vertical Landing) aircraft in a similar vein to the F-35 Lightning II. [...]

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Second China’s J-20 stealth fighter prototype's new radome: a sign of an...

New images published on the Chinese Internet (and in particular those available on the HobbyShangai.net site) showing China’s J-20 “Mighty Dragon” new prototype clearly show an interesting detail: the...

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[Updated] Photo: Second China’s J-20 stealth fighter prototype (almost) makes...

On May 14, 2012, the second prototype of the J-20 Mighty Dragon, serialled “2002”, performed a high-speed taxi at Chengdu. Once again the images of the first flight were immediately available on the...

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Photo evidence: Maiden flight for the second China’s J-20 stealth fighter...

After a series of high-speed taxi tests with the nosewheel off the ground and subsequent use of the drag chute, here are the first images published on the Chinese forums showing the second J-20 stealth...

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Video: First flight of China's second J-20 Mighty Dragon prototype

After the images appeared on the Chinese Internet few hours after the aircraft had landed, a video showing the China’s second J-20 stealth fighter prototype performing its first flight at Chengdu on...

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Has China just rolled out third prototype of J-20 stealth fighter jet?

What could be the third prototype of the Chengdu J-20 fifth generation stealth fighter (to be coded “2003”?), was recently spotted at Chengdu airfield. New images and videos from China show a...

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New Aircraft Carriers, New Camouflage schemes, New Flying Boat and New Drones...

Carrier Trials Surge Ahead as China Builds Capability. Zhuhai Airshow Surprises. China continues to emerge as the most dynamic region for defense program development and introductions among the...

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U.S. Air Force unveils the development of AIM-260 to replace AMRAAM and...

The missile, developed secretly since 2017, will equip F-22, F/A-18 and F-35. Brig. Gen. Anthony Genatempo, Air Force Weapons Program Executive Officer, announced on June 20, 2019, that Lockheed Martin...

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Ladies And Gentlemen, Here’s The World’s First Two-Seat Stealth Fighter. And...

After a lot of rumours, the two-seater J-20 eventually broke cover. Its official designation is not known yet. Someone called it the J-20S or the J-20B. Whatever, the world’s first ever two-seat...

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New Stealth Fighters, Aircraft Carriers And UCAVs: Dissecting The Real State...

We interviewed Chinese military aviation expert Andreas Rupprecht to learn more about the progress of the PLAN (People’s Liberation Army Navy) Naval Aviation. Last week we reported about the the...

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