China’s new J-36

China’s new J-36

Nov 27, 2025 | Chinese, Other Military Aviation

In December 2024, images from China confirmed the existence of a new, sixth-generation aircraft in testing. A tailless design, it appeared to be a crewed aircraft, possibly a strike fighter. Now, almost one year later, images confirm that a second prototype has...
J-20 China’s Answer to the F-22

J-20 China’s Answer to the F-22

Jan 7, 2025 | Chinese, Other Military Aviation

In the 1990s, the Peoples Liberation Army Air Force was looking for a new fifth gen fighter. During the early 2000s a competition was run, known in the West as the F-XX program. The winner of this program was Chengdu, who’s design – the J-20 Mighty Dragon...
China’s new J-35

China’s new J-35

Jan 7, 2025 | Chinese, Other Military Aviation

As part of our series on fifth gen fighter aircraft, earlier in 2024 we looked at the Shenyang FC-31, or J-31. Originally a competitor to the J-20, the concept lost out, becoming a privately funded venture. Emerging as a working prototype in 2012, and publicly...