China's J-35A stealth fighter is 'black box' despite splashy debut
China's much-anticipated J-35A stealth aircraft, centrepiece of this week's Zhuhai air show, has been more than a decade in ...
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Taiwan’s F-16s Capture Footage of PLAN J-15 as China Holds Joint Sword-2024B Exercise With Liaoning Aircraft Carrier
CGTN news footage showed a PLAAF H-6K bomber ... its French-made Mirage 2000 and the F-CK-1 IDF (Indigenous Defense Fighter) is not known. By 8 am on Oct. 14, Taiwan’s MND detected and tracked ...
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The U.S. Air Force's J-20 Stealth Fighter Dilemma
The story comes to us from an October 14, 2024 article in Asia Times, “this month, defense resource Janes reported that China ...
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Chinese J-20 ‘Mighty Dragon’ Catches Up to F-35 Lightning II Amid Persistent Readiness Challenges
As of May 2024, twelve PLAAF air brigades have been equipped with ... Speaking to Business Insider, he emphasized that the F-35 “is proven in combat and performing for 14 military services around the ...
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China’s Growing J-20 Stealth Fighter Fleet Threatens US Air Dominance in Pacific
comparable to the US-made F-22’s Pratt & Whitney F119 engines. The integration of these engines marks a pivotal moment for the PLAAF, enhancing the speed, range, and overall combat effectiveness of ...
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Taiwan detects record 153 Chinese aircraft in one day near island
A total of 153 PLAAF aircraft and 14 PLA Navy (PLAN) vessels were detected operating near ... The Ministry of National Defense released video footage captured by a ROCAF F-16 equipped with a SNIPER ...
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Taiwan deployed its F-16Vs to monitor the activity of J-15 fighter jets operating from the Liaoning aircraft carrier of the Chinese Navy
October 14, 2024 Images showed how patrols of J-15 fighters from the PLA Navy’s Naval Aviation, operating from the Liaoning (CV-16) aircraft carrier, were monitored by the SNIPER ATP (Advanced ...
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Russia Almost Captured an F-14 Tomcat Like in Top Gun: Maverick
In 1976, the U.S. Navy faced a Cold War emergency when an F-14 Tomcat fell from the USS John F. Kennedy into the North ...
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Why The US Navy Retired The F-14 Tomcat Fighter Jet
The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is probably the most recognizable fighter jet from the 20th century thanks to 1986's "Top Gun," starring Tom Cruise. The general public got to see the jet's variable sweep ...
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U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcat Fighter Had a 'Combat Range' It Can't Match Today
The F-14 Tomcat, featured in Top Gun, remains one of the greatest naval fighters ever built. Known for its Mach 2 speed and ...
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China’s J-35A Stealth Fighter to be Officially Unveiled at Zhuhai Air Show
Beside the higher price-tag, the F-35 also has restrictions in place on its usage. From that perspective, the J-35 now stands a higher chance since a few prototypes have flown and the PLAAF and ...