BEIJING, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- China's
latest J-20 stealth fighter has been officially commissioned into
military service, according to Wu Qian, spokesperson for the Ministry of
National Defense on Thursday.
The flight tests are being conducted as scheduled, Wu said at a press conference.
The J-20 is China's fourth-generation
medium and long-range fighter jet. It made its maiden flight in 2011 and
was first shown to the public at the 11th Airshow China in Zhuhai,
Guangdong Province, in November last year.
2 comments:
It's either "stealth" or "fourth-generation", make up your mind!
In PLAAF classification, 4-gen is stealth capable. A F-15, in Chinese classification, will be considered a 3rd-gen.
Also, the article is China sourced, hence it might be English-translated from a Chinese piece (hence, its 4-gen verbiage for stealth)
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