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China’s Other New Combat Aircraft: A Crewed Fighter, Maybe for Aircraft Carriers

Bill Sweetman
05 February 2025
6 min
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Dubbed the J-XX, it lacks vertical tails, has narrowly separated engines, may feature weapon bays underneath engine housings and seems optimised for potential automatic carrier landings. Likely an early-stage demonstrator, not a prototype.
READ: China’s Other New Combat Aircraft: A Crewed Fighter, Maybe for Aircraft Carriers.

References

  • The Strategist (Australian Strategic Policy Institute: ASPI): High factual reporting 
  • COLLECTIONS/The Runway (airforce.gov.au)
  • RAAF RUNWAY: RATIONALE GUIDELINES LEARNING OUTCOMES ETC)
 

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