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Chinese Tanker Refuels Rafale Fighter Jet in Rare Aerial Drills; Comes After J-16-Rafale Combat Exercise in Egypt
After much-hyped drills between J-16 and Egyptian Rafale fighter jets, now a Chinese YY-20 tanker was spotted refueling an Egyptian Rafale aircraft, marking another...
Asia Pacific
Rafale “Lost” 7-1 to J-16? Chinese Social Media Invents a Score as Jets Drill During Eagles of Civilization 2026
A score is circulating on Chinese social media and blogging sites, making audacious claims that Chinese J-16 jets "teared apart" Egyptian Rafales during Eagles...
Americas
China Plans to Make US Stealth Fighters ‘Useless’ in the Indo-Pacific—By Hunting Their Tankers With HGVs
Many people believe that the US Air Force's (USAF) greatest advantage is its stealth fighter jets, which can penetrate adversary airspace without getting detected....
Asia Pacific
China Holds 2nd J-16 vs Rafale Wargames in Less Than One Year; Is PLAAF Learning To Counter Indian Jets?
Nearly a year after pitting its J-16 vs Rafale jets, Chinese J-16 fighters drilled with the Egyptian Rafales during the “Eagles of Civilization 2026”...
Asia Pacific
After JF-17 Thunder, China’s J-16 Trains Against Rafale Jets. Will PLAAF Get Insights Into the French Aircraft?
For the first time, China's J-16 heavyweight fighter jets and the French-made Rafales are participating together in a joint combat exercise, Eagles of Civilization...
