A prototype of China’s sixth-generation fighter jet, dubbed the “White Emperor” or “Baidi,” has reportedly completed its maiden flight over Chengdu. Accompanied by the fifth-generation J-20 stealth fighter, this marks a major milestone in China’s military aviation development.
The fighter jet debuted as a mockup at the 2024 Zhuhai Airshow.
Footage first appeared on the Chinese social media platform Weibo on Thursday of a new stealth bomber with a "diamond-shaped wing design" flying at low altitude in an unspecified region of China.
"The new design signals a shift in China's emphasis toward a more stealth, precision-strike capability," a military analyst told the Defense Blog, adding, "Its low-observability features align with the need for platforms capable of operating in contested environments."
Zhao DaShuai, a member of the People's Armed Police Propaganda Bureau, wrote on X, "This is the world's first 6th generation fighter. We have moved ahead of the United States in air dominance."
Expected to enter service around 2035, the “White Emperor” positions China among the frontrunners in next-generation fighter technology, alongside the United States and Europe.
Look, stolen U.S. technology.
This flying piece of debris is most likely a copy of a First World Nation
s aircraft. China is good at stealing technology and making copies of aircraft, but they dont know what is inside or how it works. Their "COPIES" are just that, copies and not the real thing. In a head-to-head fight with the country, they stole the designs from, the Communist Chinese pilots and their flying paper tiger would lose immediately and go down in a spiraling fireball.