J-20 Fighter Commissioned Into Military Service
September 29 2017
The Chinese Defense Ministry has announced that its stealth fighter is now in official service, reports Xinhua, China's state news agency.
Flight-testing of the J-20 is continuing as scheduled, said a ministry spokesman on Thursday.
The J-20 made its maiden flight in 2011 and was displayed publicly for the first time in November 2016.
The air force began training a new batch of pilots for the J-20 earlier this month, noted Fortune magazine.
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