As China unveils its stealthy J-36 fighter, comparisons to America’s best jets are heating up. But what do U.S. pilots ...

China continues its work with high profile aircraft designs, as the so-called J-36 "sixth-generation" fighter continues to ...

The mysterious J-36 fighter can be seen flying low over an urban highway in China on final approach for landing. On April 7, 2025, a new video surfaced online showcasing China’s enigmatic J-36 ...

Chengdu engineers achieve uncanny precision in extreme weather with system that shares control with pilot, study said The ...

New images have emerged of one of China’s futuristic fighter jets, a three-engine, tailless flying wing aircraft that Western analysts have dubbed the J-36. It’s unclear when the images ...

Video of the plane, dubbed the J-36 by experts and analysts, has gone viral on Chinese social media. The J-36, a three-engine, tailless flying wing aircraft, is thought to be China’s attempt at a ...

Beijing may be trying to show it is making rapid progress, while the images have heightened speculation about how the planes ...

Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan.

The designers of China’s J-36 stealth fighter are working on a computer system that will help pilots achieve the difficult and dangerous manoeuvre of landing a sixth-generation jet on a moving ...