Military Aircraft Procurement News

FlightGlobalRyan Finnerty

China boosts fighter production to 300–400 jets annually after major factory expansion

Commercial satellite imagery shows China's state-owned aviation conglomerate has dramatically expanded facilities producing military combat aircraft — including the fifth-generation J‑20 — raising reported fighter production capacity toward roughly 300–400 airframes per year, according to recent imagery analysis, a sizable increase in PLA-AF industrial output.

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