China has released footage showing the hangars for its newest stealth fighter jets for the first time, as the East Asian military power seeks to challenge United States airpower.
Newsweek has contacted the Chinese Foreign Ministry for comment via email.
Why It Matters
China operates the largest aviation force in the Indo-Pacific region, according to the Pentagon. It is also the second country, after the U.S., to have developed two types of stealth fighter jets—the J-20 and J-35 families of aircraft—capable of evading radar detection and rivaling their American counterparts, the F-22 and F-35.
Facing China’s growing military threat, the U.S. has deployed all three variants of its F-35 jet—capable of operating from conventional runways, performing short takeoffs and vertical landings,…more
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