Chinese PLAAF News
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Pakistanithinktank
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There is no publicly available evidence that SIPRI (the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute) reported “China has 90 military aircraft on order from allied nations.”
How would he know anything about a J‑35 order? He’s a YouTuber, not a defense expert. All he does is compile public‑domain reports from different international outlets.
Pakistanithinktank
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Like everyone else
I can only offer an assessment based on publicly available news, expert commentary, and official statements. What I can say with confidence is that Pakistan is not getting six J‑35A aircraft by August 14, 2026.
As I’ve already explained, the J‑35A is not expected to be export‑ready anytime soon. Under normal circumstances, the earliest realistic window is between 2029-2030, unless the strategic situation in South Asia changes dramatically.
Ali_Baba
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But - who is buying?!
..No news of that!
No new deliveries anywhere, no news of actual signed contracts. Not much activity on new builds showing up either.
Beijingwalker
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China Fighter Jet Giant’s Sales Surge After India-Pakistan Clash
AVIC J-10 fighter jets.
Photographer: Brent Lewin/Bloomberg
April 29, 2026 at 12:03 PM GMT+8
China’s AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Co., maker of the fighter jets that rose to fame in the India-Pakistan conflict last year, posted record profit in 2025 and saw first-quarter sales nearly double.
Revenue rose 15.8% to 75.4 billion yuan ($11 billion) in 2025, with profit up 6.5% to 3.4 billion yuan, the jetmaker said in a statement Tuesday night. Both are the highest-ever for the Chengdu-based company, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. First-quarter sales rose almost 80% on year, it added.
hasssanali8998
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h 20 ??
Michael
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I don't know anything about this, nor do I have any other information—all I have is this image.
Is this image real or fake? Was it generated by AI or edited with Photoshop? I don't know.
Putin is set to land in Beijing any moment now. I am not sure whether Chinese official bodies will choose this particular moment to make any major announcements.
I’ll go ahead and post the images for now—just for a bit of entertainment. We can discuss them further once more news becomes available.
In fact I'm surprised this since usually I know you as a very careful and as an extremely cautious person—someone who wouldn't simply start a rumor on a whim, and certainly not one that is likely false?
I just find myself wondering—if this were actually true—why haven't we seen or heard anything else about it yet?
Could you please post a link to this Weibo account?
Michael
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In truth, I really don't know whether this photo is genuine or not. I've simply placed it here temporarily while I continue to wait for further information. That is all.
This blogger is quite active. The information he shares is a mix of fact and fiction. Currently, he is the only one posting this specific image, so its authenticity cannot be verified.
nang2
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Look quite badass
niubi
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Interesting image. Can run it through various AI to check for AI image hidden digital prints/watermarks as a first check. However even if AI or CGI, this design shows some details that differ from your typical artist impressions and CGIs.
It has a wide fuselage that doesn't taper down much toward the engine. This isn't a nice looking feature but a very practical one. You'll see CGIs pick the taper to zero design like GJ-11's rear end because that looks nicer for stealth. Same with the nose cone. It is more fighter like nose cone. Another feature shown that suggests H-20 probably looks similar to this if not this, is that there is a canted control surface at the rear of the plane, similar to what's been hinted for half a decade.
H-20 appears to need to act on its own and be able to rely on its own sensors only, hence the very large radome. This also hints at air to air missions, probably to carry those new scramjet powered air to air missiles they were hinting at with >1000km range. Such air to air missiles will be approaching CJ-1000 sized but air launched so probably not as long and slightly thinner.
Why put in these "ugly" details on a CGI. Maybe this is H-20, maybe the artist knows the details of actual H-20 which are canted rear stabiliser, huge weapons bay with length and depth for air to air hypersonic missiles and a massive radome unlike B-2 and B-21.
While B-21 is also tasked with air to air missions, it relies on networks to provide targeting and guidance where required. With an actual radome and large radar the H-20 could be designed to also act on its own for air to air missions, without a network if required.
It has a wide fuselage that doesn't taper down much toward the engine. This isn't a nice looking feature but a very practical one. You'll see CGIs pick the taper to zero design like GJ-11's rear end because that looks nicer for stealth. Same with the nose cone. It is more fighter like nose cone. Another feature shown that suggests H-20 probably looks similar to this if not this, is that there is a canted control surface at the rear of the plane, similar to what's been hinted for half a decade.
H-20 appears to need to act on its own and be able to rely on its own sensors only, hence the very large radome. This also hints at air to air missions, probably to carry those new scramjet powered air to air missiles they were hinting at with >1000km range. Such air to air missiles will be approaching CJ-1000 sized but air launched so probably not as long and slightly thinner.
Why put in these "ugly" details on a CGI. Maybe this is H-20, maybe the artist knows the details of actual H-20 which are canted rear stabiliser, huge weapons bay with length and depth for air to air hypersonic missiles and a massive radome unlike B-2 and B-21.
While B-21 is also tasked with air to air missions, it relies on networks to provide targeting and guidance where required. With an actual radome and large radar the H-20 could be designed to also act on its own for air to air missions, without a network if required.
东风夜放花千树
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How could this possibly be the H-20.....
Its size is so small.......
You can see the staff below.
This place looks more like a scientific research institution.
From the analysis of the national military development strategy, we don't currently need a new type of bomber. The reason is that the mission of a bomber is to carry out strikes outside the enemy's defense zone, not to fly over the enemy and drop bombs. Long-range missiles can satisfy this tactic, and the bomber is just a platform. Bombers only need to carry out launch missions outside the enemy radar detection range (over 600 km).
Pakistan's use of J-10C and PL-15 confirmed the reliability of this tactic. The J-10C launched PL-15 from outside India's radar detection range. The Pakistani military suffered no losses, but the results were very impressive.
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