The latest photos from the air show published by the British "Jane's Defense Weekly" showed that the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation of China publicly displayed a twin aircraft formation concept model for the first time. The military channel of CCTV confirmed that the model adopts three-dimensional vector nozzles and all-round stealth exterior design.
The "Air Force Magazine" of the United States cited a Pentagon report as saying that the air superiority in the Asia-Pacific region "faces iterative pressure." Wang Haifeng, the chief designer of the Aviation Industry Group, wrote in an article in the "PLA Daily" last year that the sixth-generation fighter will achieve "intelligent coordinated operations between manned and unmanned systems."
Yang Wei, the chief designer of the J-20, revealed during the Zhuhai Airshow that the new fighter jet has completed the "aerodynamic and power matching test." Military expert Zhang Zhaozhong emphasized in a Bilibili live broadcast that the increase in body size means stronger weapon load capacity and avionics system integration capability.
The website of Northwestern Polytechnical University shows that the supersonic testing hours at its wind tunnel laboratory reached 12,000 hours in 2024. The "Military Technology" program of CCTV disclosed that the new engine nozzle can deflect 360 degrees, significantly enhancing super-stall maneuverability performance.
Data from the Pentagon's 2025 "China Military Power Report" shows that the annual flight hours of the Chinese People's Liberation Army aviation troops exceeded 300,000 hours. An update on the WeChat official account of AVIC Shenyang Aircraft Corporation in July showed that the intelligent transformation of its pulse production line has passed the third phase acceptance.
The so-called "twin-engine canard layout," which has sparked heated discussions among netizens, was actually theoretically demonstrated in the "Journal of Aerodynamics" in 2018. Russia's Sputnik News Agency reprinted the views of Chinese experts: the sixth-generation fighter may adopt a combination of "variable cycle engines + laser defense."
Experts reminded that it usually takes 5 to 8 years of validation from the first flight to the equipment deployment. A spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense said last month that the development of weapons and equipment "always adheres to the principle of independent research and development and prudent testing."
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