How Many J-20 Mighty Dragon Fighters Does China Actually Have?

The spotlight may be on sixth-gen designs, but the J-20 Mighty Dragon is transforming the PLAAF through sheer production ...
The Week

Beijing has 500 fifth-gen fighter jets, IAF has none: Why China's J-20 boom is a reality check for India’s AMCA?

China's rapid fighter fleet growth creates a widening gap with India, whose fifth-generation Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft ...
National Security Journal on MSN

China just showed off the one capability it was always missing — and it quietly extends its fighters’ reach all the way to US bases

For years, China's air force had a glaring weakness: its fighters couldn't refuel in the air, so they couldn't reach far beyond China's coast. That's changing fast. By converting its heavy transports ...
The National Interest on MSN

Azerbaijan’s air force is now flying a Chinese fighter jet

The JF-17 Thunder, developed jointly by Chinese and Pakistani state-run aerospace firms, has a new foreign customer in ...

'Beast Mode': Why China's J-16 fighter's heaviest-ever missile loadout is turning heads

The J-16 fighter jet of China now features an impressive weapons loadout, enhancing its operational prowess. This new ...

China's J-16 'Beast Mode': What heavy missile load says about PLA air strategy

A newly surfaced image of China's J-16 carrying its heaviest publicly seen missile load has fuelled debate over the PLA Air ...
The Aviationist

China’s Y-20 Tanker Intercepted while Refueling J-16 Fighters Near Taiwan

Between May 24 and 26, China flew nearly 60 military aircraft, helicopters and drones in Taiwan’s ADIZ, including a Y-20 tanker which refueled J-16 fighters. A People’s Liberation Army Air Force ...

China’s air force becomes world’s second strongest, overtakes Russia – where does India stand?

Open-source military aviation estimates suggest that the PLAAF has around 110 to 130 fighter formations, with a total fleet of roughly 2,000 to 2,500 combat aircraft.
Defense News on MSN

China studied US stealth aircraft - and learned the wrong lessons

An Air Force researcher said China's assessments of U.S. stealth capabilities "diverge from technical reality and operational practice." ...
Stars and Stripes

China scaled back airspace challenges and drone flights in fiscal 2025, Japan says

Chinese pilots last year dramatically scaled back their approaches toward Japanese airspace, reducing Japan’s air force response to its lowest level in more than a decade, according to Japan’s Joint ...