China’s J-36 fighter jet appeared in open-source imagery and analyst discussions with little warning, forcing U.S. defense ...

China’s J-36 reportedly appeared over Chengdu in late 2024, revealing a massive, three-engine stealth fighter built for ...

Various videos captured by people on the ground show the J-36 making a turn, while others show a decent side and bottom view, with the landing gear still extended. The aircraft also has a flight data ...

China’s recently emerging yet mysterious three-engine stealthy 6th-gen J-36 may launch from an aircraft carrier, should PLA scientists succeed with current efforts to integrate the large new platform ...

The supposed third J-36 prototype emerged exactly a year after the first one was spotted in December 2024. Chinese military aviation observers observed what they believe to be a third prototype of the ...

Several public appearances of China’s mysterious J-36 stealth aircraft continue to raise new questions about the scope of its technologies, intended mission scope and actual ability to rival advanced ...

China’s J-36 sixth-generation fighter was recently spotted in public, with significant design alterations from its last appearance. While the US Navy and Air Force are banking on their respective next ...

The Chinese J-36 aircraft will likely directly compete with any U.S. aircraft fit to modernize the military. Days after President Donald Trump announced that aerospace giant Boeing had been awarded a ...

What we know – and what we don’t know – about the next-generation fighter that made its first public appearance over Chengdu. The aircraft that made its debut flight above Chengdu on Dec. 26, 2024, in ...

The Chengdu J-36 combat aircraft programme has produced at least two variants. (Janes) A new version of China's secretive Chengdu J-36 fighter aircraft has flown, revealing several structural changes ...

China's next-generation J-36 fighter aircraft has been spotted in the skies for the third time, soon after the United States revealed details of its most advanced combat jet, the F-47. The Chinese ...