US EditionNew video of China’s tailless, triple-engine fighter jet has military aviation community buzzing
- A video surfaced showing China's J-36, a futuristic fighter jet, flying over a highway on April 7, 2025.
- Images of the J-36, believed to be a sixth-generation aircraft, first appeared in December, generating interest.
- Analysts identify the J-36 as a three-engine, tailless flying wing aircraft, which is a departure from common designs.
- Military expert David Cenciotti noted the six-second video offers a close view of the J-36's trijet engine design.
- The J-36 may allow China to rival the US in fielding a sixth-generation fighter, though the PLA has not acknowledged it.
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Since December 2024, speculation has accelerated around the very secret J-36, a futuristic Chinese stealth plane. Everything has been packed again at the beginning of April when Internet users shared the video of this famous J-36 in the middle of flight in Chengdu city in China.
What should be seen behind the images of the new revolutionary J-36 plane? "It's all but chance from China"
In recent days, images of a futuristic Chinese fighter aircraft, the J-36, have invaded social networks. Is this flight a way for China to assert its superiority vis-à-vis the United States in a period of tension between the two countries? Does China have a new revolutionary device? Analysis with Gaétan Powis, a journalist defending within the media Air & Cosmos. ...
J-36, the innovative military fighter, has been seen in the skies over China. Beijing can beat Washington in the race for sixth-generation fighters
New video showed the jet that could lead China to overtake the US in the race to build a sixth-generation fighter. With three motors and no tail, it may not be detectable by radar.
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