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J-20
![The J-20 Challenge: Can India Bridge the Fighter Jet Gap With China? The J-20 Challenge: Can India Bridge the Fighter Jet Gap With China?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-06-18-134354.jpg)
The J-20 Challenge: Can India Bridge the Fighter Jet Gap With China?
By Karan Sharma
In the face of an increasingly assertive China and a potentially upgraded Pakistani air force, the Indian Air Force’s modernization and expansion are imperatives for national security.
![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 Aerospace Industry at the Paris Air Show China’s Aerospace Industry at the Paris Air Show](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-06-28-185431.jpg)
China’s Aerospace Industry at the Paris Air Show
By Lukas Fiala
Both state-owned and private Chinese aerospace firms sought to display their products at the event, despite geopolitical tensions.
![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.
![J-20: The Stealth Fighter That Changed PLA Watching Forever J-20: The Stealth Fighter That Changed PLA Watching Forever](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-01-11-25.jpg)
J-20: The Stealth Fighter That Changed PLA Watching Forever
By Rick Joe
A decade after the J-20's maiden flight, a look back at China's fifth generation stealth fighter – and how it changed PLA watching forever.
![Will China Roll out a Twin Seat J-20? Will China Roll out a Twin Seat J-20?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-10-15-32.jpg)
Will China Roll out a Twin Seat J-20?
By Rick Joe
Rumors abound over a twin-seat variant of the fifth-generation stealth fighter – but does it make sense?
![Could the Sukhoi Su-57 Be For Export? For China? Could the Sukhoi Su-57 Be For Export? For China?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2019-12-27.jpg)
Could the Sukhoi Su-57 Be For Export? For China?
By Robert Farley
The prospect of the Su-57 for export seemed absurd a while ago, but that may be changing.
![Beyond China's J-20 Stealth Fighter Beyond China's J-20 Stealth Fighter](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-september-beyond-j-20.jpg)
Beyond China's J-20 Stealth Fighter
By Rick Joe
Is a carrierborne FC-31 in the works? And what about Chinese 6th generation prospects?
![China's J-20 Stealth Fighter Today and Into the 2020s China's J-20 Stealth Fighter Today and Into the 2020s](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-chinas-j-20-stealth-fighter-today-and-into-the-2020s-screen-shot-2019-08-16-at-5.02.25-pm.jpg)
China's J-20 Stealth Fighter Today and Into the 2020s
By Rick Joe
What's the current status of the J-20 and what may lie in the stealth fighter’s future going into the 2020s?
![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?
![Is China Rethinking the Shenyang J-31 Fighter? Is China Rethinking the Shenyang J-31 Fighter?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-11-13_21-14-03.jpg)
Is China Rethinking the Shenyang J-31 Fighter?
By Robert Farley
The Chinese military has been lukewarm about the J-31, concerned that its performance did not merit domestic acquisition.
![Is China Fueling an East Asian Arms Race? Is China Fueling an East Asian Arms Race?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-800px-j-20_at_airshow_china_2016.jpg)
Is China Fueling an East Asian Arms Race?
By Scott N. Romaniuk and Tobias Burgers
China’s military technology and weapons development are a reality check for regional security.
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