China reveals for the first time its high-speed military aircraft project, confident it can surpass the US

With the completion of testing of an AI-equipped Mach-4 jet engine, China could leapfrog the US in the global military aircraft race.

China has completed ground testing of an unnamed turbine engine with advanced artificial intelligence technology. (Source: SCMP)

According to SCMP, a Mach-4 jet engine is being developed that could help China surpass the US in the global military aircraft race.

Scientists at the Taihang National Laboratory, a leading aerospace engine research institute in southwest China, have completed ground testing of an unnamed turbine engine with advanced artificial intelligence technology, enabling efficient and stable operation.

Research team leader Ji Chunsheng announced in an article published in Propulsion Technology Magazine on January 16 that the engine meets the military's requirement for "100% supply chain localization."

Renowned for its innovative work on engines that power advanced fighter jets like the J-20, the Taihang National Laboratory is at the forefront of China's aerospace technological advances.

The news of the Mach-4 jet engine project is the first official confirmation of the existence of a Chinese high-speed military aircraft project, which aims to build a plane faster and more advanced than the legendary American SR-71 Blackbird.

The Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft could reach speeds of Mach 3.2 but was retired in 1999 due to high operating costs.

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