China’s new warplane makes debut at Zhuhai show today
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CHINA’S newest warplane, the J-20 stealth fighter, will make its first public flight at Zhuhai Air Show, which opens today, its manufacturer announced.
The J-20, “which military enthusiasts at home and abroad have watched closely,” will make its first public flight demonstration, said Tan Ruisong, president of China’s state aerospace company AVIC.
China trailed the world in aerospace technology 20 years ago, he said, but was now at the leading edge.
China’s only international aerospace exhibition, held biennially in the southern city of Zhuhai, this year boasts its largest display of military hardware and aircraft, with 11 exhibition halls, 430,000 square meters of indoor and outdoor viewing area, and 151 aircraft from 700 exhibitors from 42 countries and regions.
The six-day show will also see the debut of the Y-20 transport aircraft, which can move heavy loads and carry out airlifts to assist military activities.
Chinese-made military assault vehicles, anti-aircraft missile systems, drones and fighter jets stood on display outside the exhibition center.
Tan said his company had business in 80 countries and territories, with annual overseas sales exceeding 80 billion yuan (US$11.8 billion). The firm will firmly remember its “sacred mission” to serve China, he said. It would carry out the strategic plan of the Communist Party, the government and the People’s Liberation Army and “closely unite around the core leadership” of Xi Jinping.
AVIC, which earlier this year acquired the British cabin interior supplier AIM Altitude, would “persistently struggle” to realize the dream of a great Chinese air force and a strong military, he added.
China is aggressively moving to develop its domestic weapons industry, from drones and anti-aircraft systems to homegrown jet engines.
Another exhibitor, China South Industries Group Corporation, showed off 70 products focused on anti-terror operations, fast response forces and aircraft munitions.
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