Summary and Key Points: The FC-31, a fifth-generation stealth fighter developed by China's Shenyang Aircraft Corporation, aims to rival the U.S. F-35 and strengthen the People's Liberation Army ...

FC-31 and Its Rationale. If the J-20 was the stealth fighter that changed PLA watching forever, it could be said that the FC-31 was a reminder that PLA watching still had the capacity to surprise.

The FC-31's stealth capabilities are also extremely appealing to the PLAN. Global Times, a Chinese Communist Party tabloid, claims that radars can only track the jet from within 31 miles.

Because the FC-31 is still under development, and the nation that's building it is the PRC, there's not much known about its capabilities. When it was revealed in 2012, only a model was shown to ...

The FC-31, comparable with the US' F-35, is one of the world's most advanced stealth fighter jets, a Chinese military expert who requested anonymity told the Global Times at the air show on Tuesday.

China’s Shenyang FC-31 Gyrfalcon (also known as the Jian31 or J-31) has been described on more than one occasion as being a copy of the United States military’s Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II.

In its Zhuhai display, the FC-31 appeared to bleed too much energy and the pilot had a hard time keeping the nose up during turns and other maneuvers. The prototype Shenyang J-31 fighter takes off ...

Pakistan has started inducting China's FC-31 stealth jet into its air force. It is equipped with PL-17 missile with Mach 1.8 speed and 400 km range. This is a threat to India because IAF has less ...

The latest prototype of the fifth-generation FC-31 Gyrfalcon may have undergone a number of modifications, according to a witness photograph circulating on social media network Weibo that appears ...

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan is set to acquire the Chinese FC-31 Gyrfalcon fifth-generation fighter, according to head of the Pakistan Air Force. Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu was speaking ...