The GJ-11 Sharp Sword: China Accelerates Its Stealth Combat Drones
China is developing the GJ-11 Sharp Sword stealth drone to accompany its J-20s and J-35s. Capabilities, deployment, and the challenges of autonomous air combat. In […]
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China Adapts Its Drones and Counter-Drone Systems to the Lessons from Ukraine
Beijing is dissecting the drone war in Ukraine to accelerate autonomous swarming, electronic warfare, lasers, and high-power microwave weapons ahead of a potential conflict over […]
China pushes the J-10CE for export, challenging Russia in its historic markets
The J-10CE appears in Azerbaijani livery. Behind this Chinese offensive, the Russian decline in the fighter jet market is becoming increasingly clear. Executive Summary The […]
Chinese J-36: Everything You Need to Know About the Future 6th-Generation Fighter
Tailless airframe, three engines, stealth, AI, sensors, and weapons: what the Chinese J-36 truly reveals when compared to Western fighters. In Summary The Chengdu J-36 […]
China Rapidly Evolves Its J-36 6th-Generation Stealth Fighter
New flight tests of the J-36 reveal a extensively redesigned Chinese 6th-generation fighter engineered for stealth, extended range, and networked combat. In Summary New footage […]
China: The J-10C and KJ-500 Impose Network-Centric Warfare
With the J-10C, J-16, KJ-500, and PL-15, China is building a network-centric aerial combat system where the sensor now matters as much as the fighter […]
China Makes AI the Brain of Its Military Aviation
From strike planning to stealth drones, Beijing is integrating AI into its military aviation without having yet reached full autonomy. Summary China is not developing […]
China Entrusts Large-Scale Airstrikes to AI
The PLAAF reveals an AI system capable of coordinating over 100 aerial units, a major advancement that remains dependent on data and networks. In Summary […]
China Is Building a Saturation Combat Aviation Strategy Focused on the Sixth Generation
With nearly 500 J-20s estimated, China is betting on volume, the J-35A, and the J-36 to challenge American power in the Pacific. In Summary The […]
China combines coastguard and missiles to contain its rivals in Asia
Beijing is combining coastguard patrols, legal pressure and strategic missiles to deter its neighbours and the United States. In summary China is trialling a method […]