Military Aviation News and Discussion

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The side weapons bay is finally shown.

 

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PLA launches latest stealth jet fighter — J-35A

global.chinadaily.com.cn

The People's Liberation Army Air Force declassified its latest hardware, the J-35A stealth fighter jet, on Tuesday, saying the model will make its public debut at an upcoming airshow.

Colonel Niu Wenbo from the PLA Air Force's Equipment Department told reporters at a news conference in Beijing on Tuesday morning that the J-35A will take part in the 15th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, set for Nov 12-17 in Zhuhai, Guangdong province.

According to him, the J-35A is a mid-size stealth combat plane with multiple roles.

Beside a picture of the J-35A at an airport, the officer did not give details about the new aircraft such as whether it has been commissioned or in which way it will be shown to the public at the exhibition.

The announcement marked that the Chinese military has eventually made public the long-anticipated J-35 series, a hot topic of speculation and analysis among military observers at home and abroad.

Upon its commissioning, China will become the second nation, following the United States, which has two types of stealth fighter jets in active service.
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The unavoidable comparision, courtesy of Deino.

Other than a choice of a twin engine setup, they probably were "inspired" by the design and layout of the F-35.

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Comparision between the prototype (T-510) that was brought to the airshow versus the production run. Volk2 on X has a complete set of photos for comparision. The prototypes are definitely more rough around the edges literally, but not by much.

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https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/colombia-buy-saab-fighter-aircraft-swedish-public-radio-reports-2024-11-05/

Nothing official yet from Columbian officials, but there're news on Columbia looking to Gripen as lead option to replace their Kfir. If this is getting through then it is second customer for Gripen in South America. As also Philippines potentially become second Southeast Asia customer.

 

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The unavoidable comparision, courtesy of Deino.

Other than a choice of a twin engine setup, they probably were "inspired" by the design and layout of the F-35.

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The F 35 does look to have a wider diameter which comes from its core design including the f35b stovl , I would imagine comparing these two aircraft are like comparing apples and oranges and until we know more about this aircrafts capabilities we should not assume this aircraft has abilities that match those of the f35a

 

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https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/sweden-picks-embraers-c-390-new-military-cargo-aircraft-2024-11-09/

Another win for C390. Something like this in continuous trend, that can change prospects even to current J users.