Monday, October 27, 2014

Are These China’s Latest Military Aircraft?

A Y-20 prototype during a test flight. Photo: cjdby.net

Are These China’s Latest Military Aircraft? Photos Claim To Reveal New Generation Pf PLA Jets -- South China Morning Post

A new generation of aircraft expected to form the backbone of the Chinese air force have purportedly been captured on film and posted online by military enthusiasts.

The photos of the fourth-generation stealth fighter J20, Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AEW&CS) aircraft KJ-500 and Y-20 large military transporter, reportedly conducting tests flights, were published on a popular military forum on Saturday.

The internet user who uploaded the images to www.cjdby.net identified the plane models and said “these pictures were taken recently at Yanliang Flight Centre”, a military-use airport in Xian, Shaanxi province.

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Update: China tests new generation of military aircraft: Report -- Economic Times

My Comment: And this is what the Chinese military is showing ... one can only that there are other projects in the works.

4 comments:

Unknown said...

The Chinese plane looks Russian.

I'm shocked!

War News Updates Editor said...

The key is the avionics. If these planes are equipped with stolen U.S. avionics tech .... we should start worrying.

Unknown said...

My alma mater seemed to have more south Asians and east Asians every year.

They are studying STEM subjects.

Meanwhile all the natives are studying subjects that Pajama Bboy would major in.

Unknown said...

My point is that the PRC will have plenty of bona fide engineers that could design stuff form 1st principles are starting from unclassified material, while Americans won't have near as many engineers.