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![China’s 6th Generation and Upcoming Combat Aircraft: 2024 Update China’s 6th Generation and Upcoming Combat Aircraft: 2024 Update](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-06-10-125655.jpeg)
China’s 6th Generation and Upcoming Combat Aircraft: 2024 Update
By Rick Joe
A look at where the PLA’s cutting-edge aircraft programs – from the J-XD to J-20 upgrades and the mysterious H-20 stealth bomber – stand.
![China’s J-20 Gets Another Upgrade China’s J-20 Gets Another Upgrade](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-07-31-192039.jpg)
China’s J-20 Gets Another Upgrade
By Rick Joe
Updates on the 5th-gen fighter’s WS-15 engine, new variants, and fleet size, and what it all means for the future of China’s fighter fleet.
![What a 19-Year-Old Study Tells Us About China’s J-20 What a 19-Year-Old Study Tells Us About China’s J-20](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-02-14-191934.jpg)
What a 19-Year-Old Study Tells Us About China’s J-20
By Rick Joe
A study from 2003 – now available in exclusive English translation – contains important insights on China’s fifth-generation (and beyond) fighter development.
![China's Stealth Fighter: It’s Time to Discuss J-20’s Agility China's Stealth Fighter: It’s Time to Discuss J-20’s Agility](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-j-20_at_airshow_china_2016.jpg)
China's Stealth Fighter: It’s Time to Discuss J-20’s Agility
By Rick Joe
Continuing the debate: Is the J-20 agile enough to be an air superiority fighter?
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