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The Y-20 is already testing with WS-20 high-bypass turbofans, so they certainly will not be using any Russian powerplants. Even the tanker variant has flown with them. Y-20B: Tanker variant:

J-10C over a field:

Is this because calling out Russia would put China in an awkward position because of its own genocides & massacres?

Is there any way the poster could know about this other than to pull it out of his behind?

Possible photo of the J-15B? Note the airbrake.

Wow, that is some impressive mental gymnastics there. Talk about hyping up the threat.

The Su-57 entered service in December 2020 as reported by TASS, and I'm sure by now we've all seen its combat debut in Syria, so the question is how many the RuAF is able to afford and at what pace, not whether or not the project will get done. And this is based on what?

The Su-57 has already entered IOC, so the biggest roadblock would be funding for more units and future upgrade programs, not R&D anymore. I suspect that funding is also the bottleneck for their AESA programs since they already have the tech in place in the form of the Zhuk-AE and Byelka systems...

The GJ-11 prototype, back when it was still referred to as the Sharp Sword, also did not exhibit IR shielding for its engine nozzles, so it's a bit premature to say that the Okhotnik-B won't be undergoing similar revisions once it nears production. The GJ-11 just finished its development, so...

And this is concluded based on what?

The CH-7 is a more appropriate candidate for countries to purchase. I'm not sure if the GJ-11, being the first heavy stealth combat UAV in PLAAF services, would be cleared for export in the near future. I wouldn't say it's the most advanced strike UCAV in development; the Okhotnik-B should be...

Where did you get the payload and range figures for the F-16V and J-10C? I'm almost sure that the latter's specs haven't been leaked.

If India does end up with the 15EX, it will have a fighter capable of going toe-to-toe with the J-16 on all fronts. Of course, operating a mix of Russian, French, and possibly U.S. aircraft might present logistical troubles, but nothing that the IAF can't handle if history is anything to go by.

Let's not get ahead of ourselves. The Rafale with RBE2 would be able to to go toe-to-toe with the J-10C in the air-to-air regime while boasting greater payload capacity and a greater # of hardpoints. The upgraded Su-30MKI with AESA radars would be more than sufficient to handle the rest...

Are there plans, or rumors of plans, to integrate Ra'ad with the J-10C? Doing so will give it a comparable standoff A2G capability to that of the Rafale.

For all the talk about how many BVRAAMs the J-10C can carry, keep in mind that PAF JF-17s have been sporting dual-ejector racks and I'm sure CAC will heed the feedback provided by PAF pilots on what the J-10C excels in and what it can improve on. Now, one key capability that the J-10C lacks is...

It's amusing to see PDF posters from all corners of the world and of all political convictions collectively bash this fellow. Not saying that Zelenskyy wasn't an emotionally-driven politician who ended up dragging his country into a proxy war between the West and Russia, but given a position...

A leaked image of what appears to be a front-opening canopy. Possibly that of the J-XY. From: https://weibo.com/7340233926/LcRybB5bh

New photo of J-11D. If you increase the brightness of the image, you can make out a canted radome. Courtesy of Oneninety.

Somewhere in Texas, F-35 engineers are turning in their beds and cursing their computer security experts with every breath. A few keystrokes by some skilled PLASSF operator certainly gave China's defense aviation industry a hell of a leg up.