Rin Sakurai

Rin Sakurai is a military aviation photographer and contributor to The Aviationist. Although interested in anything to do with post-WWII military aviation, he is particularly interested in East Asian air forces and experimental fighter aircraft. He is studying in high school, and is active on Instagram, X (formerly twitter) and Bluesky
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China Shows GJ-11 UCAV Flying with J-20 in First Public Clip

An operational GJ-11 was shown for the first time flying with a…

Russia Shows Off Su-57’s Internal Weapons Bays for the First Time

In a recently released video, the United Aircraft Corporation showed off T-50-9…

China Commissions the Fujian, Bringing CATOBAR Capability to PLAN Fleet

China commissioned its third aircraft carrier, the Type 003 Fujian (CV-18), during…

Japan Starts F-35B Training Flights

As deliveries continue, the JASDF has now started training operations with the…

New Chinese Advanced Jet Trainer Flies for the First Time

China’s next-generation trainer, built by HAIG, finally emerged and performed its maiden…

Second Prototype of China’s J-36 Uncovered with Notable Structural Changes

Several images showing what appears to be the second prototype of the…