China’s J-20 Flying in ‘Beast Mode’ Again with Eight Air-to-Air Missiles

With the dual racks allowing it to carry eight air-to-air missiles externally, the J-20 would be able to be armed with 14 missiles. A new clip emerged on Chinese microblogging site Weibo on Sep. 28, 2025, showing the PLA Air Force’s J-20 flying in what we had previously described as “beast mode”, with eight long-range […]