Chinese state media repositions sci-fi space and air combat aircraft as tech target

Integrated space-air fighters featured in China’s Nantianmen science-fiction project represent the future of aerospace technology, and it is only a matter of time before they are realised, according to state media. The comments appeared on Friday in a programme on CCTV’s military channel that repositions the Nantianmen Project – a research initiative dating back to 2017 that focused on future air and space warfare – from a collection of fantasy concepts to attainable future tech. In the...