The J-20 is being characterized as an interceptor and strike aircraft, not an air superiority fighter like the American 5th gens.
KF-X:
The South Korean military made a promotional video for its KF-X stealth fighter, but in so doing ripped off known bideo games.
PAK-FA:
The Russians and Indians have reiterated they are working on the PAK-FA derivative FGFA together, but a bone of contention is that India wants to be able to export the new fighter.
Russia claims to have developed a special IFF for the PAK-FA.
Russia also claims to have developed a new, g suit for PAK-FA pilots.
Sixth Generation Fighters:
Russia claims it is considering automatic ejection seats for its 6th gen fighters.
B-2:
B-2 bombers flew 30 hours to pound on Daesh in Libya. Talk about overkill.
F-22:
British Aerospace is being tapped to replace the HUD on the F-22.
The F-22 does have some shortcomings.
F-35:
A general update on the F-35 program.
Trump is teasing the possibility of recompeting the F-35 against the F/A-18. SecDef Mattis is sounding support for the F-35 though.
Lockheed and the F-35 JPO are supposedly close to signing the next deal for 90 F-35s. I suspect Trump's election has something to do with that.
Lockheed has delivered the 200th F-35.
The F-35 program has hundreds of deficiencies.
The F-35 could be outfitted with nuclear weapons before 2020.
Lockheed is reporting progress on the F-35 ejection seat issue.
Some are stating the F-35 is not too big to fail.
The F-35A will be dropping the GBU-12 for the first time.
Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, will be the first Reserve base to host the F-35A.
The USMC has deployed F-35Bs to Japan.
The F-35B fire was unrelated to previous problems.
The first F-35Cs will be coming to the West Coast.
Israel has started night sorties with its F-35Is.
META:
How to counter stealth aircraft.
The future of air superiority part II, part III and part IV.
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