The Chinese J-20 stealth fighter has taken its first test flight out of the southwestern city of Chengdu, The Associated Press reports.
The J-20 is being pegged as a possible rival to the U.S. F-22 Raptor, the only stealth fighter aircraft currently in use, yet skeptics maintain that the J-20 is roughly eight years from being ready for action.
The open nature of the flight is being seen as a response to pressures from the U.S. and other countries pushing for greater transparency from the Chinese government and its military innovations and intentions.
The J-20 is being pegged as a possible rival to the U.S. F-22 Raptor, the only stealth fighter aircraft currently in use, yet skeptics maintain that the J-20 is roughly eight years from being ready for action.
The open nature of the flight is being seen as a response to pressures from the U.S. and other countries pushing for greater transparency from the Chinese government and its military innovations and intentions.
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