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By   Reuben Johnson on March 09, 2021 at 10:25 AM Chendgu J-20 fighter prototypes, , considered suspiciously similar to the American F-35 Joint Strike Fighter — but at least initially powered by a Russian-made, 1980s-vintage engine. KIEV: Washington and Kiev are trying to block the Chinese takeover of a jet-engine maker little known outside Ukraine, Motor Sich. If the sale goes through, it will let China obtain a key defence technology that has eluded them for decades, in one of the few remaining disciplines where the US and its allies retain a competitive advantage. For decades, the Ach...

USAF US fighters and autonomous drones would fight side by side under a new combat concept. Air Force advances in the US will push Beijing to match American ingenuity and design, analysts say. The US Air Force's desire to radically reshape and accelerate the way it develops future fighter planes could propel China to ramp up its plans for next-generation aircraft, Chinese experts said. A military insider familiar with China's next-generation aircraft project said Chinese aircraft designers were keeping a close eye on anything disclosed by their American counterpa...

Air force advances in the US will push Beijing to match American ingenuity and design, analysts say.

Observers of the twin-engine stealth fighter long had speculated that the J-20 lacks a cannon. Here's What You Need To Remember: During the Vietnam War, air crews flying early F-4s and other fighter types quickly came to regret that design choice. Close, chaotic dogfights in crowded airspace favored traditional gunnery. “That was the biggest mistake on the F-4,” John Chesire, who flew 197 combat missions during two tours in Vietnam, told Air & Space. “Bullets are cheap and tend to go where you aim them. I needed a gun, and I really wished I had one.” China's J-20 stealth fighter doe...

The major reason why fourth-generation fighters are likely to stick around for a long time is that many can be considered true multirole aircraft.