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SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China showed the public for the first time at its largest air show the missiles of its J-20 advanced stealth fighter, the Global Times reported on Monday.
According to the newspaper, two J-20 fighter jets opened their missile bay doors during an air show on Monday, revealing that each plane had four missiles in its fuselage and one on each side of the aircraft. plane.
Citing Chinese experts, the newspaper explains that the protest, which took place on the occasion of the 69th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Forces (PLA) air force, showed the superiority of the J-20 on the largest US fighter aircraft, the F-22 and F 35, as well as the increasing confidence of the PLA.
Song Zhongping, a military expert, is said to have also stated that the four missiles in the J-20 fuselage were long-range air-to-air missiles, while the two on the sides were short-range combat missiles for air combat.
Brenda Goh report; Edited by Paul Tait
