PLA milestones: How China has built its military might
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| The latest J-20 stealth fighter jet during a demonstration flight at Air Show China in Zhuhai city, South China's Guangdong province, on Nov 1, 2016. [Photo/Xinhua] |
World's third stealth fighter jet
On Nov 1, 2016, two J-20 twin-engine stealth fighter jets performed aerobatic maneuvers above thousands of onlookers at Zhuhai Air Show - the first time the previously classified warplane had appeared in front of the public.
The J-20 is believed to be the third stealth fighter jet in the world to enter service following the United States' F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II.
This fifth-generation combat plane will soon be powered by domestically developed engine, according to Chen Xiangbao, vice-president of the AECC Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials.
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