The Pentagon and the Chinese government are both keeping quiet for now on recent disclosures of two new fighters spotted on Chinese social media sites that defense analysts say appear to be Beijing’s first advanced sixth-generation stealth fighters.

On December 26, 2024, in broad daylight, China took to the skies with the test flights of two presumed sixth-generation delta-wing fighter jets. The more documented of the two, the Chengdu delta-wing craft,

China recently revealed the world's first sixth-generation fighter jet. In videos posted on social media, the jet can be seen, resembling a tail-less stealth spacecraft.

This week, China unveiled two fifth-generation fighter jets, sending shockwaves not just through India but also across the United States.