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China needs a new carrier-capable fighter but is unlikely to be able to develop a viable one any time soon.

Defense analysts believe China has still not achieved Western levels of fighter design experise, despite appearances.

U.S. intelligence did not correctly identify how quickly the nation could field a nuclear missile.

The latest U.S. offer seems to conclude a lengthy evaluation process. Meanwhile, Romania has made a quick choice.

Belarus has been busy nurturing ties with China.

Iran at last starts to receive Western airliners as sanctions are lifted but is looking East for military aircraft.

UAE is interested in the fighters partly due to access to technology, with an order announcement expected to be made at the 2017 Dubai Air Show.

Russia does not believe the U.S. has much chance of breaking into markets such as India and Pakistan that it has dominated.

India's air force is reportedly sceptical about the benefits of committing to Sukhoi’s fifth-generation fighter.

New information on the J-10, J-20 and FC-31 emerged on the margins of this week’s Communist Party Congress.

Iran is the key suspect; Ukraine has denied supplying Soviet-era rocket technology

It remains unclear how far Chinese fighter manufacturers Shenyang and Chengdu have progressed their respective FC/J-31 and J-20 designs.

Specializing in upgrading Soviet-era aircraft, new Antonov offerings and using overseas prodiction keep Ukrainian aerospace industry going.

Russia's air force is in the early stages of a long and complex upgrade to fifth generation technology.

Turkey has joined the Ukraine and Saudi Arabia in development of the multipurpose twin turboprop.

As the twinjet strike aircraft begins replacing Su-24s, new precision-guided weapons are being added

After helicopter and missile controversies, new review promises a more considered approach.

Goal is to improve availability, which has not been good, Indians say.

Five of the prototype Sukhoi T-50s will move to a new base and be flown by military pilots for the first time.

The new government in Ottowa will evaluate competing fighters, rather than automatically buying F-35s per previous plans.

Russian aerospace firms exhibited in force at the recent Iran Air Show; license-production of the Su-30MK is mooted.

The J-20 stealth fighter made only a fleeting appearance, while a new airlifter, attack helicopter and AWACS were fully shown.

The FC-31 was a no-show at Zhuhai, and Pakistani officials dampened speculation about a buy.

C929 Unveiled at Air Show China

For all of China's efforts to showcase new fighter aircraft, the biennial event demonstrated that Beijing still relies on Russian technology.

Program’s second flight test aircraft bears livery of first operator, Air Baltic

Two-Year Legal Saga Of Chinese Cyber Hack Of U.S. Military Aircraft May Be Ending

Lots of challenges remain now Ukraine has been cut off from Russia, as it deals with international customers directly.

UAC recently logged sales for 36 more Su-35 combat aircraft in a move that could extend its production backlog by up to 10 years.

While China has failed to get away from reliance on Russia, it is in many cases Ukrainian technology that it is using.