14 September 2015

News Story: Newest prototype of J-20 stealth fighter may be being tested

Taxiing tests have begun for the seventh and newest prototype of China's J-20 fifth-generation stealth fighter known as 2016, according to unconfirmed reports on the internet cited by Duowei News, an outlet operated by overseas Chinese, on Sept. 12.

If these tests have successfully been carried out by Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group this year, small numbers of J-20 fighters can go into production for frontline units of the PLA Air Force, a military expert told Duowei. Knowledgeable sources have said the sensors and cyber warfare capability of the J-20 are as good as Lockheed Martin's F-35.

Read the full story at Want China Times