For decades, China’s advanced fighter jets, including the J-20 stealth fighter, were held back by a critical dependency on Russian-made engines. -China has systematically overcome this weakness, ...

Engines Two WS-10C afterburning turbofans; likely upgrade to WS-15 in future One Pratt & Whitney F135-PW-100 afterburning turbofan (~43,000 lbf thrust) Top Speed ~1,320 mph (2,130 km/h) / Mach 2.0 ...

The J-16 is based on the earlier Russian Su-30 Flanker—but is packed to the brim with advanced avionics and innovative Chinese design features. While much attention is spent on Chinese aerospace ...

Key Points and Summary – New PLA footage of a J-20 flying alongside a stealthy GJ-11 drone underlines how quickly China is ...

China’s new turboprop-powered medium airlifter built by Xi’an Aircraft Corporation, dubbed Y-30, has flown for the first time. A long-rumored medium-class ...

Koizumi reported that two of the Liaoning's J-15 fighter jets locked their radars on two Japanese F-15 fighter jets from ...

Japan said Monday that Chinese military aircraft locked radar on its fighter jets even though there was a safe distance between them, denying Beijing’s accusation of interference and renewing its ...

China and Japan ties, already frayed by comments made by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Taiwan, came under further strain at the weekend after a Chinese fighter aircraft trained fire-control radar ...

The countries' ties plunged recently over the Japanese leader’s Taiwan remarks. TOKYO -- Japan said early Sunday that it has protested to China after a military jet that took off from the Chinese ...

TOKYO — Japan and Australia urged calm on Sunday after Chinese military aircraft locked radar on Japanese fighter jets, a month after the Japanese leader's recent remarks on Taiwan that stirred ...