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The Chinese military is as busy as ever, it seems:

In something of a stunning development, China appears to already be flying a stealthy, high-performance sixth-generation crewed combat aircraft, imagery of which began to emerge today. At this early stage, we have very little idea about the precise identity of the new aircraft, but many elements of its design are very much in line with what we already knew about Chinese sixth-generation airpower aspirations.

It’s a pretty gnarly looking craft, no doubt:

And there’s no doubt that it’s very much a stealth-oriented vehicle:

Aside from the sheer size of the new aircraft, which we will address in a moment, the most striking thing about it is its planform and tailless configuration. It has a modified delta wing with chine lines extending all the way to the nose area …

This is predominantly to significantly reduce the aircraft’s radar signature across multiple bands and from all aspects. There are some aerodynamic efficiencies also to be had with such a design, especially one used for long-range operations via a reduction in aerodynamic drag, which should provide better performance for sustained high-speed dashes and cruising flight.

(The Chinese continuing to develop stealth cruisers for long-range military maneuvers is, of course, not great news.)

Especially since China has been getting bold with its jets lately:

Many responses in the comments were skeptical:

Don’t forget, though, we’re developing our own new stealth jet, as well.

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