J-20 Vs F-22: How China's Chengdu J-20 'Powerful Dragon ...

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China’s most advanced jet is one of the few fifth-generation fighters in active service. Here’s how it compares to its closest US counterpart

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China's J-20 stealth fighter in action at an air show in Guangdong province in 2016. Photo: EPA-EFE
Liu ZhenPublished: 9:30pm, 28 Jul 2018Updated: 1:05pm, 22 Jan 2019

China’s new J-20, officially named Weilong or powerful dragon, is one of the world’s most advanced fighter jets and the country’s answer to the American F-22 Raptor.

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In mid July the PLA Airforce released a video of a nighttime training exercise involving the stealth fighter as a demonstration of its combat readiness.

The Chinese warplane was developed by the Chengdu Aerospace corporation, which began testing them in 2011 before the first planes entered service in March 2017.

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So far a few dozen J-20s have been produced for the PLA although the manufacturer is continuing to build more.

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