China's first, fifth generation stealth fighter, the J20, has some big news.

They are ramping up production when it comes to the J20.

Now, this comes from a source, Alcon Intel, suggests you check them out on Instagram.

Shout out to Cam for pointing this specific post out to me.

Always good to have those pointouts there.

But the Shandung Aircraft Corporation, which produces the J20, they have announced

that they have more than doubled the component production efficiency for the J20. I'll read that as

they haven't necessarily increased the size, although the J20 production plant has increased in

size over the years, which is to be expected, but they've made some improvements when it comes to

the efficiency of making the jet.

Specifically, they're running airframe lines in near total darkness with autonomous vehicles

and AI-driven machinery, where two or three workers on rotation used to be needed.

So cutting down on the people and relying on the robots to make the machines.

So this story is presented as a manufacturing

breakthrough as well as a public statement of capability addressing audiences outside of China.

Up note, China has over 300 J20s in service today. With these numbers, it is anticipating that

China will hit over a thousand J20s by the year 2030. So we'll dive into what that means a little bit later

in the video. But first, a walk down memory lane. I did not know this, but at the time,

Secretary Robert Gates, he visited China in 2011. It just so happened that the maiden flight

of the J20 surprise occurred on the exact same day he visited China. Definitely a statement of power.

And for those of you who don't necessarily remember who Secretary Gates is, well, he is the

Secretary of Defense that is most responsible for the termination of the F-22 program.

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