The Mach 2 F-47 NGAD Stealth Fighter Could Break All the Rules

The Mach 2 F-47 NGAD Stealth Fighter Could Break All the Rules

Key Points and Summary – A look at the F/A-XX, the U.S. Navy’s 6th-gen fighter, reveals it is being designed to solve the F-35C’s critical “range deficit.” China’s 2,000-mile-range DF-26 “carrier killer” missile makes the F-35C (1,300-mile range) “vulnerable,” forcing carriers too far from shore. Shown is a graphical artist rendering of the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) Platform. The rendering highlights the Air Force’s sixth generation f…

J-35 Stealth Fighter: China’s 5th-Gen Jet

J-35 Stealth Fighter: China’s Carrier-Based 5th-Gen Jet Set for Operational Debut in 2026 J-35 Stealth Fighter The Shenyang J-35—China’s first operational carrier-capable fifth-generation stealth fighter—is nearing full combat readiness in late 2025, with formal induction into the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) expected by mid-2026 aboard the new Fujian (Type 003) aircraft carrier. Developed in parallel with the land-based FC-31 Gyrfalcon …