U.S. Intel Picking Up On Chinese Sixth-Gen Fighter Plans

Credit: Artist’s rendering of a Chinese sixth-gen fighter concept: James Drew, adapted from MSIC presentation
HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA—China has already begun defining its sixth-generation combat jet as the People's Liberation Army Air Force introduces its first fifth-generation type, the Chengdu J-20. Helped along by aircraft technology stolen from the West, the J-20 and exportable Shenyang J-31 are the most...

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