LIVE | Xi Jinping’s AI-Driven J-20 Fighter Jet Expansion Sparks Pacific Security Concerns (opens in new tab)

China is reportedly using AI-powered “dark factories” to mass-produce its advanced J-20 stealth fighters nearly around the clock, raising fresh concerns over the future balance of military power in the Indo-Pacific region\. Analysts say highly automated production systems, robotic assembly lines, and autonomous logistics networks are enabling Beijing to rapidly expand its fifth-generation fighter fleet at unprecedented speed\. Open-source estimates now suggest China could field close to 1,000...