by David Axe | Oct 31, 2012 | Monitor
The J-31 on its debut flight. Photo: via China Defense Mashup China’s newest stealth fighter prototype reportedly took off on its first test flight over the Shenyang Aircraft Company airfield in northeastern China on Wednesday morning. The 10-minute aerial debut...
by Robert Beckhusen | Sep 28, 2012 | Monitor
Exporting aerospace-grade carbon fiber isn’t easy, as it can be used to build military planes like the F-22 Raptor. Photo: Air Force The U.S. has busted up a plot to smuggle tons of carbon fiber to China, where the material would ostensibly be used in the...
by David Axe | Sep 16, 2012 | Monitor
Shenyang J-21. Photo: via China Defense Blog Here we go again. Twenty-one months after China’s Chengdu aerospace firm unveiled its J-20 jet fighter prototype — Beijing’s first stealth warplane — the rival Shenyang company has revealed what...