China’s Third J-36 Sixth-Generation Fighter Completes Milestone Flight Test, Underscoring Beijing’s Accelerated Push to Define a New Era of Air Dominance as U.S. NGAD Lags

The flight of China’s third J-36 sixth-generation fighter prototype on December 25, 2025, marks far more than another step in an advanced aircraft programme. It represents a calibrated declaration that Beijing intends not merely to participate in the next era...
China sixth generation fighter jet, J-36 developed by Chengdu Aircraft Corp

China’s J-36 Sixth-Generation Fighter Takes Flight Amid U.S. F-47 Reveal

In a striking development underscoring the intensifying technological rivalry between the world’s two foremost military powers, China’s sixth-generation stealth fighter—reportedly designated the J-36—has been observed conducting a test flight just days after U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled the F-47, America’s...