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China’s air force is set to officially debut its new stealth fighter jet, the J-35A, giving observers the first look at a highly anticipated asset that adds to the country’s fast growing military capabilities.

The fighter, an image of which was released during an air force press conference Tuesday, will appear at an air show in the southern city of Zhuhai next week, officials said.

The development of the jet is widely seen as part of Beijing’s bid to match the United States’ stealth fighter capabilities – as it pushes to modernize its armed forces and assert its military might in Asia.

The J-35A is “designed mainly for air combat operations and can also conduct air-to-surface attack,” according to a report from a Chinese military-affiliated outlet.

If the aircraft is commissioned into operation, it would make China the second country after the US to have two types of stealth fighter jets, according to experts cited by Chinese state media.

China’s J-20 stealth fighter entered service in 2017, officials said at the time.

Stealth fighters are those that are designed to evade radar and other monitoring to conduct missions without being detected or intercepted.

The J-35 is likely to be designed as a series and may also be used as carrier-based aircraft in the future, Chinese military expert Li Li told state broadcaster CCTV. This would “greatly improve the overall strength of China’s sea and air combat,” she said.

The fighter’s debut follows what analysts at Janes global open-source intelligence firm have described as China’s “bolstering” of its forward theater commands with additional J-20s.

The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force between July 2023 and this June inducted more than 70 J-20s, bringing the force’s operational fleet up to approximately 195, according to a Janes report published earlier this year.

It’s not clear when the new J-35A fighter would be commissioned into military use and where the fighters would be deployed.

The sparse details released about the fighter so far also make it difficult to compare with other stealth fighters, including the US’ F-22 and F-35.

Carl Schuster, a former director of operations at the US Pacific Command’s Joint Intelligence Center, said the J-35A, which has been in development for more than 10 years, was likely intended for the PLA Navy.

“The J-35 made its maiden flight in 2021, but as a derivative of an earlier prototype, it may be ready for production by early next year,” Schuster said, adding that the J-35A model likely improved on that earlier design with more powerful engines.

China’s development of stealth fighters has for years been dogged by accusations that it stole crucial stealth fighter technology from the US.

Beijing has vigorously denied those claims, which came to light with the 2015 publication by German magazine Der Spiegel of documents purportedly from US National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden.

The J-35A is a “new type of stealth fighter jet independently developed by Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC),” a Chinese military affiliated outlet said this week.

China’s J-35A is not the only technology that will be on show for the first time at next week’s airshow, which takes place in Zhuhai from November 12 to 17.

The H-19 surface-to-air missile system and new “reconnaissance and strike” UAVs will also have their public debut, Col. Niu Wenbo of the air force’s equipment department said Tuesday.

CCTV has also reported that Russia’s Su-57 stealth fighter would join the air show for the first time, among equipment from 49 different countries and regions that would be represented this year.





Hopefully, we will get to see more high quality images and know more details when it is officially unveiled.

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Since this plane has a HUD, i think that the pilot's helmet mounted display (HMD) is not so advanced (if there is one at all).
And if they even can't make an advanced HMD, can we say that the sensors of that plane are really advanced?
IMHO this plane only looks advanced but its sensors are not so advanced, hence it is not a full-fledged 5th gen aircraft.
This is just my opinion based on simple observations.
 

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Since this plane has a HUD, i think that the pilot's helmet mounted display (HMD) is not so advanced (if there is one at all).
And if they even can't make an advanced HMD, can we say that the sensors of that plane are really advanced?
IMHO this plane only looks advanced but its sensors are not so advanced, hence it is not a full-fledged 5th gen aircraft.
This is just my opinion based on simple observations.

F22 Has HUD, does that mean its sensors are not advanced?

Also, having HUD doesn't mean its HMD isn't good enough either.

I think we should wait for details to come out before making negative inference.
 

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hence it is not a full-fledged 5th gen aircraft.
Enlighten us what a full fledged 5th Gen is?
Since this plane has a HUD, i think that the pilot's helmet mounted display (HMD) is not so advanced (if there is one at all).
There is no co-relation between having a HUD and HMD. Even JF-17 and J-10CE have an excellent HMD and they don't comprise the top tier of Chinese tech.
 

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Since this plane has a HUD, i think that the pilot's helmet mounted display (HMD) is not so advanced (if there is one at all).
And if they even can't make an advanced HMD, can we say that the sensors of that plane are really advanced?
IMHO this plane only looks advanced but its sensors are not so advanced, hence it is not a full-fledged 5th gen aircraft.
This is just my opinion based on simple observations.
These are very bad opinions.
 

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Don't know if it’s the lens they have taken the picture with but the nose seems rather small.


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I think it's the angle. But smaller than F22 and J20, yes.
 

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F22 Has HUD, does that mean its sensors are not advanced?

Also, having HUD doesn't mean its HMD isn't good enough either.

I think we should wait for details to come out before making negative inference.


"Chinese fighter jet" is probably all one needs to hear as far as negative connotations.

It'll be an outdated reverse-engineered copy like all their other military stuff, pretty much. Eventually probably in large numbers though, so that'll be the mildly-concerning part.
 

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