PLA's new stealth jet ready for debut
China DailyBy ZHAO LEI | China Daily | Updated: 2024-11-06 07:29 A J-35A stealth fighter jet taxis on a runway. CHEN YANG/XINHUA The People's Liberation Army Air Force declassified its latest hardware, the J-35A stealth fighter jet, on Tuesday, saying that the model will make its public debut at an upcoming air show. Colonel Niu Wenbo from the PLA Air Force's Equipment Department told reporters at a news conference in Beijing on Tuesday that the J-35A will take part in the 15th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, set for Nov 12-17 in Zhuhai, Guangdong province. The new fifth-generation fighter jet was designed by the aircraft maker's Shenyang Aircraft Design and Research Institute and will be used primarily to carry out air combat. The FC-31 was unveiled in October 2012, when the prototype made its debut flight at the Zhuhai Airshow that year, becoming China's second prototype of fifth-generation fighter jet following the J-20.