The Pentagon’s 2024 annual report on Chinese military power evaluates that though China’s PLA Air Force (PLAAF) is already good and improving quickly, it is not yet a match to the air combat capabilities of the U.S. Air Force (USAF). However, analysts are asking if China’s unveiling of what it calls a sixth-generation fighter aircraft … Continue reading USAF vs PLAAF: U.S. “Downplays” China’s Air Combat Capability; Can 6th-Gen “J-36” Change The Game?