The Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) is the main supplier of military planes and helicopters to the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). They produce the J-20 stealth fighter, FC-1, and FC-8 fighters, the 5th-generation FC-31 stealth fighter, and aerial reconnaissance and attack drones. In 2007, Chinese hackers stole secrets about the U.S. F-35 that were incorporated by AVIC into the Chinese FC-31. Given how U.S.-China relations are deteriorating in Asia, the U.S. military in the Pacific region could someday fight these Chinese aircraft — or at least play dangerous games of brinkmanship. In March 2016, a Chinese military helicopter in the South China Sea lifted off from a ...
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