Mockup: With U.S.-China tensions escalating, the race for sixth-generation fighter capabilities has intensified. The U.S. Air Force’s Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program is set to secure air superiority with advanced manned and unmanned components.

China has revealed the White Emperor jet, a potential sixth-generation space-air fighter for the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF).

Developed by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China, an aerospace and defense conglomerate owned by the Chinese government, the “Baidi” or “White Emperor fighter jet is a sleek and futuristic bleeding-edge warplane,