As the United States and China accelerate their efforts to develop sixth-generation warplanes, the dynamics of global military competition enter a new, more complex era. China's revelation of a mockup for its proposed sixth-generation fighter in 2021 and the U.S.'s ambitious timeline to deploy its Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) platform by 2030 underscore a significant
While India s Tejas and China s J-10C are indigenously manufactured, Pakistan s JF-17 is a collaborative effort between the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex and China s Chengdu Aerospace Corporation.