For decades, China’s advanced fighter jets, including the J-20 stealth fighter, were held back by a critical dependency on Russian-made engines. -China has systematically overcome this weakness, ...
-While the combat-proven Rafale is more maneuverable and has a cannon for close-range dogfights, the J-20 holds decisive advantages in stealth, speed, and service ceiling. -This "see-first, ...
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is accelerating work on the indigenous Virupaksha radar, a key ...
China’s J-20 fighter, the first of what could be several 5th generation fighters from Beijing made a big splash, debuting publically yesterday. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, “two J ...
Engines Two WS-10C afterburning turbofans; likely upgrade to WS-15 in future One Pratt & Whitney F135-PW-100 afterburning turbofan (~43,000 lbf thrust) Top Speed ~1,320 mph (2,130 km/h) / Mach 2.0 ...