Key Points and Summary - A second prototype of China’s three-engine Chengdu J-36 has appeared near CAC’s Chengdu airfield, roughly ten months after the first leak. -New visuals show major design ...

China’s next-generation combat aircraft program has taken another visible step, with new imagery and reports pointing to what observers describe as a third flying prototype of the J-36. The sighting ...

In September 2026, new developments were confirmed in two next-generation (6th generation) fighter programs being advanced by ...

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 ...

New Delhi: The U.S. Air Force (USAF) has been considered the best air force in the world since it made Japan surrender following the decimation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. Right after ...

At the end of last year China revealed that it had not one, but two, advanced new warplane prototypes in flight test Western defense analysts are unsure whether the Chengdu J-36 fighter is intended ...

China's Shenyang J-XD and Chengdu J-36 tailless combat aircraft have been observed conducting flight tests since December 2024. (Janes) New imagery of China's Shenyang J-XD and Chengdu J-36 tailless ...

New footage shows China’s 6th-generation Chengdu J-36 stealth fighter jet flying at a low altitude over a highway in China before landing at the Chengdu Aircraft ...

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The most curious aspect of the J-36 footage seems to be the fact that the footage was taken at all. New footage has emerged of a new and secretive Chinese stealth aircraft, commonly referred to as the ...

The next-generation J-36 appears to be still in the initial phases of flight testing, flying with landing gear down and a flight data probe installed on the nose. Various videos captured by people on ...