Last month, the People's Republic of China appeared to have leapfrogged the United States in military aviation technology, as a previously undisclosed aircraft recently made its maiden flight. The aircraft in question has been described as a "next-generation" or "sixth-generation" fighter.

The first video of a brand new Chinese stealth fighter jet, believed to be a 6th-generation machine, has appeared on social media.

China's first 6th gen fighter appears to have taken to the skies for the first time seemingly beating Western fighter jets for the first flight.

The smaller of the advanced jets is expected to be carrier-based while the larger plane could become a fighter-bomber, observers say.