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| The 1st Prototype of the J-31/FC-31 Fighter |
China has tested the latest version of its fifth-generation stealth fighter, state media reported Monday, as it tries to end the West's monopoly on the world's most advanced warplanes.
The test comes as the nation flexes its military muscles, sending its sole aircraft carrier the Liaoning into the western Pacific in recent days to lead drills there for the first time.
The newest version of the J-31 -- now renamed the FC-31 Gyrfalcon -- took to the air for the first time Friday, the China Daily reported.
The so-called "fifth-generation" twin-engine jet is China's answer to the US F-35, the world's most technically advanced fighter.
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