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China’s J-50/XDS tailless fighter may be testing a new radar

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Recent images indicate that flight testing continues on the secretive tailless fighter developed by AVIC Shenyang. The apparent radar activity offers another indication of China’s aggressive push to develop new combat-aircraft capabilities, although the aircraft’s configuration and testing objectives remain undisclosed.

Discovered 2026-09-20T20:04:56.368702-07:00 | 2026-09-20T20:04:56.368702-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • Continued flight testing points to sustained Chinese investment in advanced fighter capabilities and new aircraft configurations.
  • Possible radar testing on the J-50/XDS provides an observable indicator of progress on a secretive program, while the limited available information underscores the challenge of assessing its maturity.

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