PLA media hints at J-35 stealth fighter jet’s debut at Airshow China
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
China Bugle, the official media account of the PLA’s News Media Center, releases this photo on November 4, 2024, hinting at the potential debut of China’s J-35 stealth fighter jet at the upcoming Airshow China 2024. Photo: Screenshot from the WeChat account of China Bugle
China Bugle, the official media account of the PLA’s News Media Center, releases this photo on November 4, 2024, hinting at the potential debut of China’s J-35 stealth fighter jet at the upcoming Airshow China 2024. Photo: Screenshot from the WeChat account of China BugleThe official social media account of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) News Media Center on Monday released a photo, hinting that China’s long-anticipated J-35 stealth fighter jet might debut at the upcoming Airshow China 2024.
China Bugle, the official media account of the PLA’s News Media Center, on Monday released the post titled “Super spoilers! Is the J-35 officially announced?” accompanied by a photo showing the vertical tail of an aircraft marked with the number “75.”
“Is this an official image of the new aircraft?! Is it the J-35 that netizens have been eagerly anticipating? Do not rush, we will see you in Zhuhai in 3+5 days,” China Bugle said.
The Airshow China 2024 is scheduled to be held from November 12 to 17 in Zhuhai, South China’s Guangdong Province.
While the post is short, it contains significant information, as it is the first time the long-anticipated J-35 has appeared on an official media platform.
Chinese military expert Zhang Xuefeng told the Global Times on Monday that while the post used the question marks, given the authority and reliability of the official media, this post indeed serves as a “spoiler” about the J-35, confirming the existence of this aircraft type.
Judging from the vertical tail’s shape, it is very likely to be a stealth fighter jet, Zhang said after viewing the photo.
“The photo also displayed the number ’75’ painted on the fighter jet’s vertical tail. This year marks the 75th founding anniversary of the People’s Republic of China, and November 11 also marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the PLA Air Force, indicating that this number represents the PLA Air Force’s 75 years of glorious history from November 11, 1949,” Zhang said.
The debut of the new warplane highlights the continuous development of the PLA Air Force over the past 75 years, particularly in terms of equipment development, Zhang said.
Reference Link:- https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202411/1322404.shtml
Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
