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Time of India
a day ago
- Politics
- Time of India
China shoots down US naval stealth cloak, deploys fifth generation Shenyang J-35 on aircraft carriers, F-35C has competition
— RupprechtDeino (@RupprechtDeino) Shenyang J-35 joins Chinese Navy Live Events American F-35 It features additional ailerons along the folding sections of the wings. The fighter's 25 mm GAU-22A cannon has 220 rounds for close quarter combat. F-35Cs deployed on USS Abraham Lincoln made their combat debut during an operation against Iranian-backed Houthi armed group in Yemen in November 2024. (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel For long the United States of America was the only naval power to operate a stealth fighter with the F-35C Lightning II deployed on its aircraft carriers. Now, the US will have to contend with China's growing and rapidly modernizing navy which has got its first operational stealth fighters in the form of Shenyang J-35 China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has received its first two J-35 carrier-based stealth fighter, directly challenging the US naval stealth jet the US Navy has over 110 F-35 Cs on its aircraft carriers, China is still in the nascent phase of deploying its naval stealth fighters. But given the speed and scale at which the Chinese defence shipyards have churned out aircraft carriers in the last few years, it won't be a surprise if it catches up with the US before to 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in the US Navy, the most by any country, China has only two - the Liaoning and Shandong - in active service. China's third carrier Fujian is undergoing sea trials. It is also building a fourth aircraft carrier, codenamed "Type 004". The first three Chinses aircraft carriers are conventionally powered but Type 004 will have nuclear propulsion.A series of photos posted on Chinese microblogging platform Weibo show two J-35s flying with their tail number clearly visible. One of the J-35 has the number 0011 and the second one is 0012. But the aircraft carrier on which the stealth fighters have been deployed is still not clear although a closeup analysis of the photos show the pilots wearing bright blue helmets, a standard issue for Chinese naval jets were photographed flying together and with the J-15B, a fourth+ generation jet in service with the Chinese Navy . Shark markings, the same as those on the other naval fighter J-15B, on J-35s indicate they are already in service with with the Chinese has bulit a massive 270,000-square-meter facility in the Shenbei New District where Shenyang Aircraft Corporation will produce the J-35 stealth fighters. According to indedpendent western analysts, the new facility is capable of churning out 100 aircraft annually, showcasing the Chinese desire and ability to quickly reach a level where it can pose a strong challenge to the US Navy.A few months back, there was a chatter on Chinese social media that the J-35 were undergoing trials on another first, China's Liaoning and Shandong aircraft carriers in June 2025 operated together in the Pacific Ocean, another signal to the US that its naval supremacy was no longer a certainty. The two ships conducted combat maneuvres and sent their fighters on F-35C is in service with many American aircraft carriers. The naval version of the F-35A and B, the C has bigger but foladable wings for carrier operations. The larger wing area gives the F-35C a bigger range and heavier payload carrying capability. It also helps the F-35C reduce its landing speed rapidly as it descends on the deck of an aircraft carrier.
India.com
5 days ago
- Business
- India.com
Coward Pakistan begs US to not help India with..., will Trump agree?
Coward Pakistan begs US to not help India with..., will Trump agree? In a desperate plea, Pakistan has appealed to the US not to sell F-35 stealth fighter jets to India which was offered to Prime Minister Narendra Modi by US President Donald Trump during his US visit in February. After this, when US Vice President JD Vance visited India in April, he also offered F-35 to India. Will India take it from US? Even though there has been no official confirmation on this, last week Defense Secretary RK Singh had definitely said, without naming US, that India is seriously considering buying stealth fighter jets from a 'friendly country.' What Pakistan has pleaded? Pakistan Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Babar Sidhu who visited US has requested the US not to sell F-35A stealth fighter to India. During this time, he met US Air Force Chief General David Allwine, along with some other US military officials and some MPs. In which he requested the US officials not to give F-35 stealth fighter to India. Expressing his fear, he said that if US gives F-35 to India, then it can dangerously disturb the regional strategic balance. Pakistan, whose air force capability is much weaker and limited than India, believes that if India gets fifth generation stealth fighters like F-35A, then it will seriously affect the balance of air power in South Asia and regional strategic stability will be threatened. Will China help Pakistan with J-35 stealth fighter jet? Pakistan has raised this concern to the US at a time when it has reached the final stage in the process of buying J-35A stealth fighter jet from China. China's Shenyang Aircraft Corporation has built the J-35A, a twin-engine stealth fighter and is considered a competitor to the F-35. According to reports, Pakistan has ordered 40 J-35A aircraft, the delivery of which is expected to be completed in the next two years. China has speeded up production to deliver the first batch in the next 6–8 months. Apart from this, there are also reports of Pakistani pilots training with the J-35. This fighter aircraft will be equipped with long-range PL-15 or PL-17 missiles. Pakistan aims to deploy a full stealth squadron by the year 2026. Reports say that China is selling it the J-35 at a 50 percent discount. Will India buy F-35 fighter jets from the US? To counter the possible acquisition of J-35 stealth fighter by Pakistan and China, India is seriously considering buying advanced fighter jets like F-35A from the US or Su-57E from Russia. However, nothing has been said officially about both the aircraft. The Indian Air Force has already signed several defense agreements with the US, including MQ-9B drones, C-17, P-8I and Apache helicopters. Apart from this, the US is going to supply the engine of Tejas-1 fighter aircraft to India and talks with the US to manufacture the engine of Tejas-2 fighter aircraft have reached the final stage. Now the Donald Trump administration is planning to offer India the F-35A stealth fighter jet specifically according to the needs of the Indian Air Force, which will include software defined radio, advanced IFF (Identification Friend or Foe) system and other custom hardware according to Indian operational needs. This will be a similar customization as has been done in the Israeli F-35I 'Adir' version. This proposal was also mentioned in the talks between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Modi.
Hans India
15-07-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Congress demands detailed debate on China in Parliament, says ‘happened after 1962 conflict too'
New Delhi: The Congress party on Tuesday demanded a full-fledged debate on China in the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament, in light of the two nations heading towards 're-normalisation and resetting' of ties, as stated by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar after the SCO foreign ministers' meeting in China. EAM Jaishankar, during his visit to China, the first in five years after the 2020 Galwan clashes, met Chinese Vice President Han Zheng on Monday and noted the improvement in bilateral relations between the two nations. Taking note of the development, Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh argued that if the country's Parliament could discuss the border situation in 1962, when the Chinese invasion was at its peak, why could a similar debate not take place now. 'We hope that the Prime Minister will finally agree to such a discussion,' he wrote on X and stressed on the need for it, given China's fast ascent in the global power matrix. 'It is essential to build a national consensus on the critical security and economic challenges arising from China's rise as the world's leading manufacturing power and its position as the second-largest economy, one that may well surpass the United States within a decade,' he further said. Jairam Ramesh said that the Congress has been pushing for such a debate since 2020 and also reminded the government of China's misadventures and misdeeds in the past few months and years, despite the EAM's claims of ties between the two nations warming up after the PM Modi-President Xi Jinping meeting last year. After meeting with the Chinese Vice-President, EAM Jaishankar said that the normalisation in ties would yield 'positive outcomes'. The Congress leader questioned this optimism and pointed to multiple Chinese actions in the recent past that will only hurt Indian interests in the subcontinent. Raising strong concerns over China's tacit support to Pakistan during 'Operation Sindoor', he said that the dragon was using it as a testing ground for its network-centric warfare and weapon systems. He cited Deputy Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Rahul R Singh's statement that India fought three adversaries in 'Operation Sindoor', including China that gave Pakistan 'live inputs' i.e. real time Intelligence on Indian military operations and also warned that Pakistan could soon strike a deal to acquire Chinese J-35 stealth fighters in the near future. 'China has restricted exports to India of critical materials like Rare-Earth magnets, speciality fertilisers, and tunnel-boring machines for infrastructure projects and it may impact many important sectors including telecom, pharmaceuticals, and electronics as they are critically dependent on Chinese imports,' the Congress leader pointed out. He also claimed that Indian patrols still require Chinese concurrence to reach their patrolling points in Depsang, Demchok, and Chumar. 'Buffer zones in Galwan, Hot Spring, and Pangong Tso lie predominantly within the Indian claim line, preventing our troops from accessing points to which they had unrestricted access before April 2020,' he said. He also recalled the EAM's acceptance of China as the 'bigger economy' and the 'clean chit' by the Centre, stating that this only emboldened the dragon in its cover-up exercise internationally, despite infringement of Indian territory.
AllAfrica
13-07-2025
- Business
- AllAfrica
China unveils carrier power – but global reach remains elusive
China has unveiled its stealth carrier jet program, revealing not only cutting-edge warplanes but a bold bid to redefine naval power in the Indo-Pacific. This month, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that China publicly revealed the production facilities of its fifth-generation stealth fighter jets for the first time, signaling progress toward deploying these aircraft on its third aircraft carrier. During a broadcast by state-run CCTV, at least two J-35 jets were observed at Shenyang Aircraft Corporation's (SAC) hangar, even though the report focused on the J-15T, an upgraded 4.5-generation carrier-capable fighter. Military analyst Song Zhongping said the J-35s were likely corrosion-resistant, carrier-based variants, marking the first public indication of their mass production. Both aircraft are expected to operate from the Type 003 aircraft carrier Fujian, currently undergoing sea trials and set for commissioning by year-end. Sun Cong, chief J-15 designer, highlighted software-defined functionality as key to faster aircraft development. Shenyang Aircraft Corporation, a subsidiary of AVIC, is expanding its facilities, with provincial governor Wang Xinwei inspecting new construction sites this month. The company had earlier announced an 8.6 billion yuan (US$1.2 billion) investment in a 4.2 square kilometer production site over five years. The move underscores China's accelerating naval aviation modernization and ambition to become a 'deep blue-water' navy. China's J-35A and J-15T carrier-based fighters mark a significant step in the People's Liberation Army Navy's (PLAN's) ability to project power across the Indo-Pacific. However, persistent technological, operational and strategic constraints continue to limit the effectiveness of China's carrier aviation in high-end maritime conflict scenarios. Kevin Kusumoto states in a February 2025 article for the US Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) that China's J-35A fifth-generation stealth fighter represents a leap in stealth, electronic warfare, and multi-domain capabilities. He explains that the J-35A, designed for all-domain operations, employs advanced stealth and networked systems to strike enemy aircraft, cruise missiles, and air defenses while maintaining 'one-way transparency' against prior-generation threats. He adds that its modular design supports carrier-based variants intended for deployment aboard the Type 003 Fujian. Although some observers compare it to the F-35, Kusumoto argues that the J-35A reflects China's tactical priorities, citing its unique aerodynamic structure, bomb bay configuration and engine layout. Writing in November 2024 for The War Zone (TWZ), Thomas Newdick describes the J-15T as a substantial upgrade to the PLAN's carrier aviation. He reports that the aircraft incorporates domestically produced WS-10 engines and is a catapult-assisted take-off but arrested recovery (CATOBAR)-compatible for operations aboard Chinese carriers, including the Fujian. He notes that its reinforced landing gear and integration with the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) allow for heavier payloads and higher sortie rates. Newdick also highlights a revised radome housing an active electronically scanned array radar compatible with PL-10 and PL-15 missiles, along with cockpit enhancements that improve pilot situational awareness. He states that these upgrades, combined with domestic engine production and broad compatibility, establish the J-15T as a multirole naval fighter. Jack Burnham adds in a November 2024 article for the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) that, alongside the J-20, the J-35A enables China to field two stealth fighter types – a capability previously exclusive to the US. He further notes that an upgraded carrier-based J-15, likely featuring extended range and improved armaments, demonstrates China's ability to refine existing platforms to enhance force projection. At the operational level, Daniel Rice explains in a July 2024 report for the China Maritime Studies Institute (CMSI) that Chinese state media emphasizes 'split wave' and 'continuous' air operation patterns, allowing sustained presence or saturation attacks to support amphibious assaults and control contested airspace. He says China could employ its carrier battle groups (CVBGs) to project power well beyond its coastline by organizing layered maritime defense zones. These CVBGs, he notes, are structured into inner, middle, and outer defense layers extending up to 400 kilometers from the carrier and integrate submarines, surface combatants, and carrier-based aircraft to defend the formation and strike targets. Keitaro Ushirogata, in his book Global Maritime Strategy 1980-2023, frames China's aircraft carriers as strategic tools in the PLAN's transition from coastal defense to blue-water operations. He notes that China's carriers are designed to support operations in the Western Pacific and beyond, enabling extended-range air operations, sea control, and deterrence missions far from the Chinese mainland. Ushirogata underscores that these vessels are intended not merely as status symbols but as instruments to enhance China's regional influence, protect overseas interests, and potentially challenge US naval dominance in Asia. Yet this ambition is undercut by enduring constraints. Jonathan Caverley, writing in a 2025 article for the Texas National Review (TNR), observes that the PLAN's carriers lack nuclear propulsion and overseas basing, which limits their endurance and reach. He notes that PLAN vessels remain vulnerable to long-range precision strikes from the US and its allies, supported by satellite-based targeting and resilient kill chains. Caverley also warns that China's reliance on contested space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) networks makes its carriers susceptible to disruptions, further reducing their combat effectiveness. Moreover, he states that deficiencies in integrated air defense and anti-submarine warfare capabilities could undermine PLAN carrier survivability in high-intensity engagements. Aina Turillazzi builds on this analysis in a 2024 article for the SAIS Europe Journal of Global Affairs, noting that Fujian's reliance on conventional propulsion demands support vessels for sustained operations and that the carrier has underperformed in EMALS trials compared to US counterparts. She further cites a shortage of carrier-qualified pilots as a critical bottleneck. While she acknowledges progress in underway replenishment and satellite communications, Turillazzi argues that China's power projection remains limited by logistical depth and lack of combat experience. Rather than matching US global reach, she concludes, China's carriers are better suited to influence operations against weaker regional adversaries. China is pairing stealth aircraft with expanding shipbuilding to reshape its naval presence. But despite rapid gains, persistent logistical and operational constraints continue to tether its ambitions to regional waters.
India.com
11-07-2025
- Business
- India.com
Pakistan in panic mode as India considers to purchase Russian SU-57 fighter jet, struggles to get Chinese J-35, now puts last hope on...
Pakistan was claiming for a long time that it would soon get J-35 fighter jets from China. These jets are known as fifth-generation fighter aircraft, which are very modern and advanced. But now, Pakistan's Defence Minister has clearly said that Pakistan is not buying J-35 jets from China and there are two main reasons behind this change. First, the pressure from the United States, and second, China is not ready to deliver these jets so quickly. Earlier also, experts had said that Pakistan was just making big promises and it was not possible for China to deliver such advanced jets in a few months. Meanwhile, India's Defence Secretary said that India is seriously thinking about buying fifth-generation fighter jets from a friendly country. As Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit India soon, many believe that India might buy the Su-57 fighter jet from Russia to meet its urgent needs. However, there is no official confirmation about this deal yet. Pakistan may ask China to give them J-20 'Mighty Dragon' stealth fighter A former fighter pilot of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and defence expert, Air Commodore (Retd) Khalid Chishti, has said that if China delays the delivery of the J-35A jets, then Pakistan may ask China to give them J-20 'Mighty Dragon' stealth fighter jets instead. These J-20 jets are also advanced fifth-generation aircraft. Pakistan's New Drama over Fifth-Generation Fighter Jets Pakistan Air Force (PAF) was earlier claiming that it would get 40 J-35A stealth fighter jets (the export version of China's FC-31) within a few months. However, earlier reports had suggested that Pakistan may only get these jets by 2027, not anytime soon. In an interview with TRT Global, retired Air Commodore Khalid Chishti, a Pakistani defence expert, said, 'Pakistan does not have access to any other fifth-generation jets, so if India gets the SU-57E from Russia, then Pakistan will have to depend completely on China.' The J-20 is China's most advanced fifth-generation stealth fighter jet. It has been made only for the Chinese Air Force and is not for sale to other countries. So far, China has never sold the J-20 to anyone, and it has also never tried to sell it. What if Pakistan gets the J-20? Even though the chances of Pakistan getting China's J-20 fighter jet are very low, let's imagine what could happen if it actually does. Suppose China agrees to give the J-20 to Pakistan, Pakistan will face many problems. The J-20 is a very advanced jet, and using it would not be easy for Pakistan. Because: Pakistan will need a very well-trained pilots to fly it New airbases with longer runways Modern radar and air defense systems Advanced ground equipment And new types of missiles specially made for the J-20 Pakistan would also have to spend a lot of money to build all this support infrastructure. What is India doing in this race? India, too, has been discussing the need for a fifth-generation fighter jet for a long time. But unlike Pakistan, India doesn't have a money problem. For India, the challenges are more about strategy and geopolitics. India's own jet project, called AMCA, is still under development and may not be ready before 2035. So for now, India has two options: The Russian Su-57E The American F-35
