Given that Russia has already teamed up with India to co-develop and co-produce a version of Moscow's fifth-generation fighter, and that China is co-developing with Pakistan a very low-cost fourth-generation fighter, the U.S. may decide to try and protect market share and lift an export ban on F-22s.
The Chinese military say that two of their East China Sea fleet fighter jets were scrambled to track an unnamed foreign surveillance aircraft on Sunday, according to China News Service.
Some of China's supercomputers have been used to design wings for China's stealth fighter, now in test phase, and to design parts for China's first commercial jet.
After the impact, Osborn said, he saw the parachute of the Chinese pilot and his smoking fighter jet plunging toward the South China Sea.
Both sides agreed to two arms-sale contracts in which China will buy Russian Sukhoi made fighter jets, Xinhua and Agence France Press reported on Monday.
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China provides military gear, including fighter jets and frigates.
Russia's initial response was to suspend talks on selling China the Su-33, a fighter with folding wings that can be used on aircraft carriers.
The J-11B is expected to be used by the Chinese navy as its frontline fighter, capable of sustained combat over the entire East China Sea and South China Sea.
In the past few weeks China has made a splash with progress on an anti-ship missile and a stealth fighter jet.
China is generating particular interest among developing countries, especially with the relatively cheap JF-17 fighter with a Russian engine.
To cope with air pollution in China, artist Matt Hope produced a "Breathing Bike, " that consists of a fighter pilot's breathing mask attached to a pedal-powered air filtration system.
China has built more than 500 fourth-generation combat aircraft and is moving its fifth-generation fighter into testing.
"Whether the J-20 is an actual fighter prototype or a technology demonstrator, remains to become clear, and this will in part determine how quickly China introduces such a capability into service, " Mr Barrie said.
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