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China Building ‘NGAD’ Sixth-Generation Fighter
19FortyFive ^ | 11/09/2022 | Brent M. Eastwood

Posted on 11/10/2022 7:13:36 AM PST by whyilovetexas111

We have extensively discussed China’s fifth-generation fighter – the J-20 Mighty Dragon, which is now based at all regional theater commands in China to deploy in times of war quickly. It has radar-evading characteristics allowing it to join the exclusive club of stealth fighters to challenge F-22s and F-35s. China seems to be pumping out more J-20 models each month.

Now Beijing’s air force is raising the stakes with its sixth-generation fighter on display at the Zhuhai Airshow. This is again to match the planned American Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter. When it looks like the United States Air Force jumps ahead, the Chinese air force leapfrogs back into the lead.

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TOPICS: Government; History; Military/Veterans; Politics
KEYWORDS: 19fortyfiveistrash; 1of1of1of; aerospace; blogpimp; china; clickbait; stealth; usairforce; usmilitary
China could soon have a better Air Force than us...let that sink in...good job Biden!
1 posted on 11/10/2022 7:13:36 AM PST by whyilovetexas111
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To: whyilovetexas111

Who cares? How many tens of billions does Winston Zelensky need this month? Let’s try to stay with the program, please.


2 posted on 11/10/2022 7:16:50 AM PST by hardspunned (Trump or DeSantis, I don’t care as long as the nominee does not support Nuclear War Now!)
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To: whyilovetexas111

There have been pictures of a strange fighter belonging to the US Navy. It’s a sixth generation:

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=6th+generation+fighter+us+navy&t=h_&iax=images&ia=images


3 posted on 11/10/2022 7:18:39 AM PST by packagingguy
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To: whyilovetexas111

China wants a better Air Force than Taiwan.


4 posted on 11/10/2022 7:26:00 AM PST by Yo-Yo (Is the /Sarc tag really necessary? Pray for President Biden: Psalm 109:8)
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To: whyilovetexas111

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=w3rQ3328Tok

We need Owl Kitty


5 posted on 11/10/2022 7:27:27 AM PST by algore
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To: whyilovetexas111

Manned air superiority fighters will be obsolete in the near future. AI controlled aircraft will be more maneuverable and faster reacting. Attack aircraft will still be manned.


6 posted on 11/10/2022 7:28:54 AM PST by MCF (If my home can't be my Castle, then it will be my Alamo)
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To: hardspunned

“...Winston Zelensky...”

LMAO!


7 posted on 11/10/2022 7:58:08 AM PST by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: MCF

drones that sound like mopeds are really cheap and pretty hard to shoot down. You could use something like Phalanx point defense, but first they have really low radar cross sections and second the drone is a whole lot cheaper than the Phalanx system bullets to shoot down the drone.


8 posted on 11/10/2022 8:00:27 AM PST by AndyJackson
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To: whyilovetexas111

They’d have to copy the US or Israel’s flight stability software to keep that from tumbling. They also don’t have engines to make it “go” without being seen. Stealth of this variety comes at the price of stability and is useless without also masking the engine signature.

I’m sure Hunter will broker the deal for the Big Guy shortly.


9 posted on 11/10/2022 8:01:53 AM PST by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
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To: MCF

This particular fighter is supposed to quarterback a mini swarm of drones, each with a specific purpose.

Go use the brave search engine (not dependent on the China-edited Google database) and search for China’s “loyal wingman” drone.

It’s well past the vapor ware stage like this fighter.

And, yes, I do believe I will be among the last human fighter pilots on the planet.


10 posted on 11/10/2022 8:06:54 AM PST by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
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To: whyilovetexas111

They don’t design their own stuff. They copy our stuff.


11 posted on 11/10/2022 8:22:48 AM PST by lurk (u)
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To: whyilovetexas111

has it been blooded?
if so where?


12 posted on 11/10/2022 9:39:20 AM PST by Terry L Smith
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To: whyilovetexas111

“China could soon have a better Air Force than us...”

No offense intended, but I doubt that very much. China’s J-20 has not been tested in combat so it’s ability to perform as well, or compete against, the F22 and F-35 is questionable.

Also, many of articles like this are written, designed and promoted by the US military and defense industry to frighten Congress and the public into keeping tax payer funding rolling in.

Just my opinion.


13 posted on 11/10/2022 12:35:57 PM PST by Four of Six
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