The Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) revealed a new jet, potentially a 6th-generation fighter for the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF), at the 15th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai.
Referred to as Baidi or White Emperor, this jet is part of a project by the state-owned aerospace and defense company AVIC to create what state media has characterized as an “integrated space-air fighter.”
As reported by Voice of China, a division of the state-run broadcaster CCTV, the design concept features capabilities to achieve supersonic flight and break through the Earth’s atmosphere for space operations.
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