In fact, there were reports that China may have downgraded the super jet after a Global Times report said it was a "fourth-generation" fighter and not a "fifth-generation" jet. Even though the Chinese Air Force likes to compare the J to the US F and F stealth fighters but western experts feel the Chinese jets still have some way to go because China still hasn't tested it in "war-like" live situations.
A Russian company has denied reports that it has given stealth technology to Chengdu J fighter aircraft. China has begun deploying its Xianglong high altitude reconnaissance UAV in airfields in western China and to Hainan island. The country displayed its confidence as it unveiled the rocket-powered, high-speed Wuzhen-8 and the Gongji11 stealth unmanned combat aerial vehicle during the 70th-anniversary parade. A major controversy had erupted after China's J designer Yang Wei had said that China's fighter was "inspired" by American theories on air combat.
The Rafale aircraft are India's first major acquisition of fighter planes in 23 years after the Sukhoi jets were imported from Russia. The jets are capable of carrying a range of potent weapons. European missile maker MBDA's Meteor air-to-air missile and Scalp cruise missile will be the mainstay of their weapons package. Meteor is a next generation beyond visual range air-to-air missile BVRAAM designed to revolutionise air-to-air combat. With a service ceiling of 50, feet, the Rafale combat aircraft can reach maximum speeds of knots.
It can carry out both air-to-ground strikes, as well as air-to-air attacks and interceptions during the same sortie. The jet is capable of performing several actions at the same time, such as firing air-to-air missiles during a very low altitude penetration phase, giving it outstanding survivability.
China's J stealth fighters with domestic engines dazzle crowd at Airshow China opening. By Liu Xuanzun. Yang Sheng. Photo: Xinhua The 13th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, or Airshow China , kicked off in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong Province, on Tuesday, with dazzling aerial performances, highlighted by two J stealth aircraft making their debut with domestically built engines. Thousands of guests, visitors and journalists came to the airshow on the first day under strict epidemic prevention measures.
Due to the impact from the COVID pandemic, there were fewer foreign exhibitors, guests and international journalists at the show this year, but nevertheless the audiences worldwide were able to find surprises, with key information and strategic plans related to China's most advanced aerial weapons and equipment, including the latest developments on the J stealth fighter jet, the long-rumored H strategic stealth bomber and a series of cutting edge drones announced for the first time.
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Satellite images of mockup US Navy ships in China spark concern. These farmers say this drug could boost their country's economy. The pair of twin-engine Js that put on a show for crowds at Airshow China in the southern city of Zhuhai on Tuesday were equipped with the WS engine.
In June, the state-run Global Times tabloid said a unit of the Js equipped with the domestically developed engines had been activated in the country's northeast region, with China Central Television showing images of the planes flying in an event commemorating the th anniversary of the Communist Party.
But Tuesday marked the first time the homemade jets were revealed to the Chinese public and foreign onlookers.
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