New High-Resolution Renderings Of China’s 6th-Generation Tactical Fighter Bomber [Video]

China’s ability to leapfrog current 5th-generation military aviation technology, like the West’s F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II, to 6th-generation fighters and fighter bombers, recently prompted Deutsche Bank analyst Scott Deuschle to issue an alarming note titled, “A Wake-Up Call for Sixth Gen.”

On Dec. 26, footage of China’s next-generation tactical fighter-bomber, expected to replace the Xi’an JH-7, surfaced on Chinese social media before appearing on X. The diamond-shaped wing design left military observers across the West stunned.

DB’s Deuschle characterized China’s rapid advancements in sixth-generation combat aircraft as a serious “wake-up call” for the United States Air Force. This development comes amid a race between the US, China, and Russia to produce fifth—and sixth-generation fighters, bombers, and hypersonic weapons. 

“China has finished developing all planned 5th gen fighters. Hence, our 6th generation fighter will be moving along according to schedule,” Zhao DaShuai, a member of the People’s Armed Police Propaganda Bureau, recently noted on X. 

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