The U.S. Navy is preparing to use retired F/A-18E/F Super Hornets as adversary aircraft, replacing the 1960s-era Northrop F-5 ...

Summary and Key Points: The F-16V is the most advanced fighter Taiwan currently fields, equipped with the AN/APG-83 AESA ...

Let’s discuss the details we can spot in the exclusive photos captured near the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group test facility. A reader of The Aviationist, who wishes to remain anonymous, sent us some ...

China revealed new capabilities of the J-20S variant Jan. 11, 2026, during a press statement on the 15th anniversary of its maiden flight. China state media image Beijing’s newest variant of its J-20 ...

A newly surfaced image shows the Chinese J-20 stealth fighter carrying eight external air-to-air missiles, a configuration commonly referred to as “beast mode”. Let’s explain it once again: “Beast ...

The US leads in stealth aircraft fleet, followed by China and then US allies who have completed much of their F-35 program of ...

The J-20 will enhance China’s presence in the East China Sea, South China Sea, and Taiwan Strait, allowing China to greater assert its territorial claims and deter foreign (i.e. US) intervention. The ...

For now, the F-22 Raptor remains the greatest air superiority fighter ever built. But China is catching up. The Chengdu J-20 and the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor represent the respective apexes of ...

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has revealed new conceptual collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) designs, highlighting how they will cooperate with manned platforms. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) ...

China's J-20 stealth fighters have started to patrol the East and South China Seas. (Chen Chang/VCG via Getty Images) China's J-20 stealth fighters have started to patrol the East and South China Seas ...