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Training for war

US Marines F-35B Stealth Jets Ramp-up Combat Training against China in Japan

The Marines said this is the first time the forward-deployed VMFA-121 loaded ordnance onto a running F-35B.

China's J-20 stealth fighter jet

China J-20's Homegrown Engines to Incorporate Powder Metallurgy Superalloys

China's J-20 stealth fighter jet is set to receive homegrown engines that incorporate Powder Metallurgy superalloy turbine disks, China Daily reported. Currently, the jet is powered by Russian-produced Saturn AL-31F engines, but China plans to replace these between 2018 and 2019.

China's J-20 stealth fighter jet has been photographed sporting massive four extra fuel tanks.

China's J-20 Stealth Fighter Adds Extra External Fuel Tanks Under Its Wings

China's J-20 stealth fighter jet was seen with a totally new configuration, sporting four extra massive auxiliary fuel tanks under its wings.

War winner

US Generals say F-35 is 'a War Winner;' Want More of the Stealth Fighter Produced and Fast

General officers of the Marine Corps and Navy said their biggest problem with the F-35 is not having enough of the fighters with their front line squadrons.

To Australia

USAF F-22 Raptors Begin Training for Combat against China in Australia

The F-22s will conduct integrated training with Royal Australian Air Force.

4++

4th Gen ++ Fighters to Account for Most Chinese and Russian Fighters in the Future

Kashin noted the J-11D is the best Chinese aircraft built on the Su-27 platform.

Beamed to death

F-35 and F-22 Stealth Fighters won’t be Armed with Laser Weapons

SHiELD, which will be housed in a large pod on the side of a jet, will destroy incoming missiles.

In service

China’s First J-20 ‘Stealth’ Fighters to Enter Service with PLAAF this Month

The commissioning of the J-20s comes slightly over a month after they made their first public flight at the Zhuhai Air Show on Nov. 1.

Square

New PAK FA Weapons Include Rectangular Shaped Missiles

Prototypes of these square missiles were publicly revealed in late 2015 and work on them is progressing.

Better than Russia's and China's

India’s Stealth Fighter will be Superior to China’s J-20 and Russia’s PAK FA T-50; will also Launch BrahMos

Indian media reports said India's as yet unnamed stealth fighter will include a total of 43 improvements over the PAK FA T-50.

China's Air Force chief said it will accelerate the development of the J-20 fighter jet.

China to Accelerate J-20 Stealth Fighter Jets Development; Aircraft Not Open for Exports

Chief of China's Air Force said it will speed up development of the J-20 fighter jet, an apparent bid to dismiss speculations that the aircraft's production was running behind schedule.

Not stealthy

China’s J-20 ‘Stealth’ Fighters Fail to Impress at the Zhuhai Air Show

Nothing revealed by the J-20s at Zhuhai dispelled the notion this aircraft isn't quite the equal of the F-35.

China Scientists Develop a Stealth Material For Aircrafts to be Undetected on Radar

Chinese Scientists Develop Stealth Material to Make Aircrafts Undetected by Radars

China scientists have developed a light and thin material for aircrafts that makes planes hard to detect on radar systems.

 Mitsubishi ATD-X

Japan’s First Indigenous Stealth Fighter Jet Set to Take Flight Next Year

The maiden flight of Japan's first domestically produced stealth aircraft is expected to be held next year.

2012 Chengdu J-20

China Reveals Its New Stealth Weapon After Japan Introduced Its Own

Recent reports show photos of several prototypes of Chinese stealth fighter planes on Wednesday after Japan televised a footage of its own stealth jet fighter.

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