Wednesday, January 30, 2013

With It's New Transport Jet, China Can Now Project it's Military Power Globally

This frame grab taken from Chinese television CCTV on Jan. 28 shows video broadcast of China's new jumbo air freighter, the Y-20, China's biggest home-produced military transport jet to date, on the tarmac during a test run Jan. 26 in northeast China. (CCTV via AFP)

China Unveils Military Plane That Boosts Global Reach -- Defense News

BEIJING — China’s new heavy-lift transport aircraft and a successful missile interception test are key steps in expanding the strength and reach of China’s armed forces, analysts and state media said Jan. 28.

The Y-20, China’s biggest home-produced military transport jet to date, took to the skies for its maiden flight Jan. 26 in the northwest of the country, just months after Beijing’s first aircraft carrier entered service. Pictures showed the bulky green plane — an aircraft that will enable China to project military power across vast distances — soaring into a clear blue sky.

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More News On China's Y-20 Transport Jet

Expert: Y-20 to become turning point of transformation of PLA air force -- People's Daily
China's transport aircraft Y-20 takes first flight -- Global Times
Y-20 marks significant milestone in defense -- Global Times
China's new super cargo jet takes to the skies -- CNN
The Y-20: China Aviation Milestone Means New Power Projection
-- Wall Street Journal
Chinese military plane 'boosts global reach' -- West Australian/AFP
China’s New Freight Plane Extends Military Modernization Program -- Bloomberg Businessweek
China’s Y-20 transport conducts maiden flight
-- Flight Global
China’s Giant Transport Plane Takes Flight -- Danger Room
In Communist China, Even the Cargo Jets Are Knock-offs
-- Gizmodo

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