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China's Stealth Fighter Designer Warns Against Inexperienced Firms

12/13/2025

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Yang Shuifeng, a lead designer of China's stealth fighters, argues in a November 28 paper that experience matters.
He warns that assigning the task to inexperienced companies could slow progress and aid competitors.
Established institutions with design capabilities and production facilities can mobilize resources.
This enables rapid development and positions China ahead of the United States in the sixth-generation fighter race.

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Story summary

Yang Shuifeng, a lead designer of China's stealth fighters, argues in a November 28 paper that experience matters.
He warns that assigning the task to inexperienced companies could slow progress and aid competitors.
Established institutions with design capabilities and production facilities can mobilize resources.
This enables rapid development and positions China ahead of the United States in the sixth-generation fighter race.