Photos Seen Online Of Apparent 5th-Gen Fighter
June 09 2011
China
Photos have surfaced online of what appear to be a fifth-generation Chinese jet, reports the New York-based Business Insider.
The only operational fifth-generation plane in the world is the U.S. F-22 Raptor, but China and Russia are known to be developing such aircraft.
RIA Novosti noted that the Chinese photographs show overall construction similar to the Chinese J-20 prototype.
China often releases photos to unofficially announce a new weapon.
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