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January 11 Chinese 5th generation fighter J-20 completed the first test flight, which made China become the third country to master the new generation fighter technology following the United States and Russia. Konstantin Makienko, Deputy Director of the Center of Strategy and Technology Analysis Center, consideres that although J -20 is completely self-developed product… Beijing at 12:50 on January 11, over in Chengdu, Sichuan, China a stealth technology designed according to the 5th generation fighter aircraft F -10 F -20 escorted the two took off, carried out 18 minutes of flight tests. J -20 trial witness shot the scene, spread to the Internet, but also record the F -20 take off, landing and flight of up to 5 minutes of video. The first generation F -20 fighter, that is, the 4th generation fighters in Chengdu J -10 is also developed. Russia’s strategic and technical analysis of extended families, deputy director of Markey confident, J -20 is absolutely completely self-d...

Song Zhaowen (Taiwan’s military commentator ) : J-20 fighter flight is, of course congratulating welcome, but we think that the first research and development time is too short, less than 5 years, then all of your parts components, all of the material is not made strictly through the tempered test this is a problem, the second of its R & D R & D funding is only the United States less than one-twentieth, so little funding, is able to make any good things we feel doubt. The plane is again the cost of whole aircraft, F-22 is only about a quarter, we know that in the modern high-tech defense products are not cheap, so-called penny goods, so the real battle can be done in the future to what extent, we are also doubtful, I think the short hastily put it off, take off is one thing, the next training to be able to adapt to the battlefield, that is another matter. Ma Dingsheng (Hongkong military commentator ): Song, I ask you, J-20 no matter how that is a new stealth fighter, and that T...

Anti-aircraft missiles, stealth fighters, aircraft carriers in service … these so-called "China's advanced weapons, " has recently been repeatedly talked about by the surprised Western media. How China's military strength in the end, the West have always been two extreme views: either advocating the "China threat", or that the PLA is still "behind the troops." The recent stir about China's new weapons seems to prove that the U.S. intelligence prior to the development of China's advanced weapons exist underestimated, but they began from another angle, new questions raised: more than 5 U.S. media that the PLA's ability to use these complex weapons is questionable. U.S. "Stars and Stripes," said U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates will visit Beijing, the Chinese disclosed two advanced weapons are anti-aircraft missiles and stealth fighter prototype, "but the problem is that China can use them? "The report quoted Deputy...

Recently, a large number of U.S. media speculation China J -20 fighters , " aircraft carrier killer " and other killers, which makes Sino-US relations in the good atmosphere since this new year hit the wall of suspicion strategy. Beware of China-US strategic mutual caused numerous wall, with two of the elite or the wall between the two countries, or clever in the wall between the wall and find the pathway. More optimistic about Chinese society in the future playing dice, and the U.S. some people are always encouraged to do "for the worst." United States developed new weapons to China rumors "very worried" not only normal to normal. About all the big countries want their military superiority is eternal and absolute, but turn that hope into a pursuit should not matter on the planet. The rapid development of China is a big country in the western Pacific to China military superiority may gradually shrink, this is not to be surprised. In the long run, both f...

According to the U.S. "New York Times" reported on January 6, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert – Gates's visit to China's task is to repair the two countries and China military relations between the severely impaired. Sunday, Gates will arrive in Beijing with China's top military leaders were meeting. However, the military airport in Chengdu, China, the PLA began to rise already expressed his intention of welcome. "The New York Times" quoted the editor of Defense Review of Chinese speech, said Andrei Chang, J -20 opportunity to appear in this "is the manifestation of China's new policy of deterrence." J -20, China's first stealth fighters on both sides of the body is inclined along the twin vertical tails, wing and fuselage smooth transition, the front fuselage surrounded by sharp edges, the surface of the body than the F-tilt angle 35 is also big, no border integral with the F-22 cockpit similar. After years of secret development, China...

"Amazing ability to fight back" Australia "Adelaide news network" A few fuzzy pictures can have such a large power, because it reflects the contents of the Chinese on the world stage and on a higher level Austria "News" At present, only the United States have such a stealth fighter. China's new twin-engine stealth fighter shows China's military capabilities. This also implies that the U.S. military, remote operation of the growing China, the United States in the Pacific Fleet can give amazing ability to fight back. U.S. "Time" magazine J -20 is enough to worry about the U.S. Navy "aircraft carrier killer", once the American war, the aircraft carrier will be the key to winning the war United States, "Aviation Week" The release of military technology China has been cautious, this might be interested in the photos leaked to -20 F, with this kind of information control to proclaim the national interest "To match econo...

Canada "Kanwa Defense Review" magazine 5 reported that the Chinese stealth fighter F -20 (J-20) completed the second day of sliding test, flight test soon. Journal issue 5 News from Chengdu, said the same day at 2 pm Beijing time, J-20 in Chengdu airport for the second time in a slide test, "the deafening roar of the engine made." "Kanwa and the Defense Review" editor Andrei Chang is convinced that the slide test is successful, test flight has entered the countdown. Japan, "Asahi Shimbun" 5, also reported that, according to Chinese military sources, the Chinese Air Force next-generation stealth fighter "J -20" high-speed runway taxi tests have been completed and will be mid-flight, the first plan in 2017 delivered to the Chinese Air Force into the "real." In recent days, with a clear picture start to appear, this is known as the Chinese stealth fighter F -20 to foreign media and User weird smells, fr...

January 5 U.S. Navy intelligence chief admitted to the media, although the United States on Chinese J-20 stealth fighters appeared not surprised, but the progress does more than previous estimates. This is the U.S. intelligence community continue to underestimate the Chinese Yuan-class submarines to China again after the emergence of major progress in arms judged mistakes. Fisher said the U.S. military experts, the Chinese J-20 fighter s constitute the emergence of a comprehensive strategy will challenge the U.S. Air Force. China J-20 stealth fighter ’ tail photo A F-22 fighter’ tail photo Reported that, following the recent pictures posted on the Internet shows the development of China’s new Five fighters faster than expected pace, the Pentagon seems to be too busy to do is to explain the intelligence failures. U.S. intelligence agencies had previously estimated that China’s J-20 fighter jets will be fitted out until 2020. However, the U.S. Navy Intelligence Officer 5 David Dorsett ...