Recently, on the cover of the May 2025 issue of the renowned British aviation magazine Aerospace, a computer-generated image of the GCAP sixth-generation fighter concept designed in collaboration between the UK, Italy, and Japan was displayed. 01. The UK's sixth-generation fighter is extremely arrogant, already adorned with markings indicating the downing of Chinese aircraft. However, surprisingly, on this aircraft still at the PowerPoint stage, there are already markings representing the downing of several Chinese advanced fighters, including four J-20s, one J-36, and two J-50s. When did British media start adopting India's "spiritual victory method" and brainless "online anti-China" approach? A picture is inserted here. A picture is inserted here. It should be noted that during World War II, fighter pilots from Britain and America would often paint outlines of enemy aircraft they had shot down or national flags on the front of their planes or outside the cockpit to symbolize their combat records (for example, after US P-38 ace pilot Bong shot down a Japanese Zero fighter, he would paint the Japanese military flag on his aircraft to signify his achievements). A picture is inserted here. Nowadays, British media have added as many as 19 markings representing the downing of Chinese aircraft and drones on the concept image of the GCAP sixth-generation fighter, which is simply too arrogant. This is equivalent to saying the GCAP has "downed" 19 Chinese aircraft, including four J-20s, one J-36, and two J-50s. A picture is inserted here. This action is truly laughable. What gives the British media the audacity to criticize China's sixth-generation fighter project? Even American media outlet Military Observer clearly stated that among Western countries, the F-47 project, which is considered the fastest progressing, is still slower than China's J-36 and J-50 sixth-generation fighters. It is highly likely that China will become the first country in the world to deploy sixth-generation fighters. 02. Simultaneously surpassing J-20 and J-36? Pure fantasy. On the other hand, the UK is nothing but a disgrace. Their self-developed fighters are limited to fourth-plus generation, they don't have the capability to develop fifth-generation fighters themselves and have to buy American F-35s, and for sixth-generation fighters, they can't manage it alone and have to involve Japan and Italy, only to find out they still can't do it and want to bring India and Saudi Arabia into the mix. As a result, the GCAP project remains a PowerPoint project with no progress to speak of, still stuck in the conceptual argumentation and rendering phase, and not even a prototype has been built yet. They dare to hype up and fantasize about "downing 19 Chinese aircraft" and surpassing China's fifth and sixth-generation fighters. Isn't this shameless? China's sixth-generation fighters have already completed seven test flights, and for the British media to still be so "confident," it can only be described as clownish behavior. Experts indicate that Europe is completely on a different level compared to China and the US, especially in the development of advanced fighters. Since the fifth-generation fighters, Europe has fallen behind, even lagging behind Russia. On the contrary, China's aviation industry has developed rapidly in recent years, already keeping pace with the US and even surpassing them in some fields. The J-20 fighter has been deployed and is becoming increasingly mature, while follow-up models like the J-36 and J-50 have recently begun high-frequency test flights and technical validation work. Particularly noteworthy is that in just the past few months, China's two sixth-generation fighter projects have completed seven high-intensity test flights, indicating that China is not only steadily advancing in sixth-generation fighter development but has also achieved substantive breakthroughs. Regarding the criticism of China's sixth-generation fighters, it is entirely the "losing composure" of British media. As China's aviation industry has long surpassed the UK, this has severely shaken the long-held confidence of the West in dominating global air technology advantages. The hasty release of such provocative covers by British media actually reflects a typical sense of inferiority and anxiety. It can be said that the more iterations of fighter technology, the higher the requirements for a nation's comprehensive aviation industrial technology. From third-generation to fourth-generation, then to fifth-generation and sixth-generation fighters, quite a few countries have been eliminated. By now, only China and the US can afford to play with sixth-generation fighters and achieve quick results. Regarding the UK's PowerPoint project, by the time China's sixth-generation fighters are fully operational, its prototype may not even have flown. In summary, the "self-delusion" style promotion by the British Aerospace magazine has completely negative effects on enhancing the strength of the country's aviation industry, and instead, it becomes an international laughingstock. Some content in the article comes from the following sources: 1. Will the US Navy also have a sixth-generation fighter? How will the development of the next-generation carrier-based aircraft proceed? 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