A primer-coated J-20 prepares to land at the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group test facility. (Photo: Reader’s submission) 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...
A screengrab from the video shot by the B-52’s pod. The close encounter between the U.S. B-52 and the PLA J-11 took place in international airspace over the South China Sea. On Oct. 24, 2023, a Chinese J-11 intercepted a U.S....
A Chinese J-11B flying close to a P-8A Poseidon during one of the close encounters last year. (via DoD) The Department of Defense has made public a series of images and videos that would show “unprofessional” and “reckless” maneuvers performed by...
A Chinese J-20 Mighty Dragon and a US F-22 Raptor (file photos edited by The Aviationist for illustration purposes only) Experts have recently warned that the PLAAF 5th gen fighter, thanks to the espionage efforts, is more advanced than it otherwise...
