[🇨🇳] Shocking- China observer and CCTV reports that J35 can fly only for 7 minutes.

Date of Event: Jan 22, 2026

Source: https://youtu.be/LsX7jexUDOU?si=4bzU1IN7w7j1RYwZ

In a shocking revelation, China observer reported that J 35 can fly only for 7 minutes against the claimed ferry range of 900 k.m. In combat mode, it's flytime reduces to 3 minutes because of exceptionally high fuel consumption. Aircraft is totally unfit for any combat mission or long range mission or even interception mission. Listen to this video.

 

[Afhan]

bro. I thought you would say that India chose the Tejas...

Tejas suffered huge loss of sale potential after UAE airshow crash and issue

 

[Krishna with Flute]

bro. I thought you would say that India chose the Tejas...

Yes. However, we Chose it as a replacement of Mig 21. It is atleast 2.25 to 2.5 generation jump. We are making MWF to replace Jaguar, Mirage 2000 and Mig 29 which will be a 1.5 generation jump. We will be at par with most sophisticated planes in the world like EF, Rafale, Grippen E with only second fighter. This is our strength. Our learning curve is very steep. Nobody can learn as fast as we are in the world. Other nations need to develop atleast 5 planes to reach at the technologies where we have reached by making just second plane.

 

[Krishna with Flute]

Tejas suffered huge loss of sale potential after UAE airshow crash and issue

Tejas is a robust design. It has 2 crashes. First was attributed to Engine issue. Second seems most probably pilot error. However, that can be avoided by upgrading programs. Tejas has state of art software like auto recovery from spun, from low speed attitude loss, auto pilot etc. It will be further refined with each mistake.

 

[Jiangnan]

Yes. However, we Chose it as a replacement of Mig 21. It is atleast 2.25 to 2.5 generation jump. We are making MWF to replace Jaguar, Mirage 2000 and Mig 29 which will be a 1.5 generation jump. We will be at par with most sophisticated planes in the world like EF, Rafale, Grippen E with only second fighter. This is our strength. Our learning curve is very steep. Nobody can learn as fast as we are in the world. Other nations need to develop atleast 5 planes to reach at the technologies where we have reached by making just second plane.

Yes. However, we Chose it as a replacement of Mig 21. It is atleast 2.25 to 2.5 generation jump. We are making MWF to replace Jaguar, Mirage 2000 and Mig 29 which will be a 1.5 generation jump. We will be at par with most sophisticated planes in the world like EF, Rafale, Grippen E with only second fighter. This is our strength. Our learning curve is very steep. Nobody can learn as fast as we are in the world. Other nations need to develop atleast 5 planes to reach at the technologies where we have reached by making just second plane.

replace Jaguar? But I heard that India just bought some second-hand Jaguars.