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New Views Of China’s Next Generation Fighters
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New Views Of China’s Next Generation Fighters

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 24, 2025

New imagery has appeared showing the Chinese J-20 stealth fighter carrying external air-to-air missiles, mirroring the so-called ‘beast mode’ that we’ve seen on U.S. fifth-generation fighters.
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China’s J-20 Fighter Is Now Flying In ‘Beast Mode’

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Feb 10, 2025

Visitors view a model of the aviation industry J-35A stealth fighter jet at the 15th China International Aviation and Aerospace Expo in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, China, on November 10, 2024.
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New Version Of Chinese PL-15 Air-To-Air Missile Tailored For Stealth Fighters Revealed

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 11, 2024

Collins Aerospace has put forward a vision for what a high-end air combat engagement between the U.S. and Chinese armed forces, with the American side employing crewed fighters and Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) drone wingmen, could look like in the future.
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What American Fighters And Their Drone Wingmen Fighting Chinese Jets Might Look Like

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 20, 2024

We have just gotten our clearest view so far of a Chinese J-20 stealth fighter powered by the definitive WS-15 domestically produced engines. While the appearance of the photo at this point raises a number of questions, it’s meanwhile clear that the significant shortcoming of the J-20 — its powerplant — appears to have now been addressed.
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Our Best Look Yet At China’s J-20A Fighter With WS-15 Engines 

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Sep 9, 2024

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China’s H-20 Stealth Bomber “Not Really” A Concern: U.S. Official

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 23, 2024

Chinese J-20 aircraft on the runway
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China’s J-20 Isn’t A “Dominating Aircraft,” USAF General Says

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Sep 13, 2023

Signs point to the first flight of a J-20 stealth fighter with two WS-15 engines.
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China’s J-20 Fighter With Long-Awaited WS-15 Engines May Have Flown

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 29, 2023

NEW J-20
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This Could Be Our First Glimpse Of China’s Enhanced J-20 Stealth Fighter

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 23, 2022

Air Force Generals Aren’t “Losing Sleep” Over China’s J-20 Stealth Fighter
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Air Force Generals Aren’t “Losing Sleep” Over China’s J-20 Stealth Fighter

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 23, 2022

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Mysterious J-20 Fighter-Like Shapes Appear At Remote Chinese Airbase

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Sep 15, 2022

This Is Our First Look At A Two-Seat Variant Of China’s J-20 Stealth Fighter (Updated)
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This Is Our First Look At A Two-Seat Variant Of China’s J-20 Stealth Fighter (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Oct 27, 2021

China’s J-20 Stealth Fighter First Flew 10 Years Ago Today. A Two-Seater Could Be Next.
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China’s J-20 Stealth Fighter First Flew 10 Years Ago Today. A Two-Seater Could Be Next.

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jan 11, 2021

China’s Enhanced J-20B Stealth Fighter May Arrive Soon, Here’s What It Could Include
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China’s Enhanced J-20B Stealth Fighter May Arrive Soon, Here’s What It Could Include

By Jamie Hunter

Posted on Jul 20, 2020

China’s Own “Catfish” Flying Avionics Testbed For The J-20 Fighter Emerges
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China’s Own “Catfish” Flying Avionics Testbed For The J-20 Fighter Emerges

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 5, 2020

China’s J-20 Stealth Fighter Stuns By Brandishing Full Load Of Missiles At Zhuhai Air Show
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China’s J-20 Stealth Fighter Stuns By Brandishing Full Load Of Missiles At Zhuhai Air Show

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

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