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The People's Liberation Army (PLAAF) Air Force J-20 fighter aircraft plays for the first time in the sky with live ammunition on the sixth day of Airshow China 2018, November 11, 2018 in Zhuhai , Guangdong Province, China.
(Photo of VCG / VCG via Getty Images)
China's biggest air show presented a show of force on Sunday, as the country unveiled the missiles in its J-20 stealth fighter plane during a flyby.
The two J-20 fighter jets opened their missile bay doors to the public and posted the six missiles inside, the Global Times reported.
Chinese experts told the national newspaper that the demonstration, which was part of the 69th anniversary celebration of the Chinese People's Liberation Force, was aimed at demonstrating the superiority of the aircraft on American fighter jets.
Two J-20 stealth fighter jets of the air force of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) occur at the 12th International Exhibition of Aviation and Air Aerospace in China.
(AP Photo / Kin Cheung)
Song Zhongping, a military expert, told the Global Times that four of the J-20 belly missiles were long-range air-to-air missiles, while the two laterals were short-range combat missiles for air combat.
Song added that the aircraft can carry a variety of missiles, which shows the "high air traffic control capability of the J-20".
Two J-20 stealth fighters of the Air Force of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) occur at the 12th International Exhibition on Aviation and Airplanes. Aerospace in China.
(AP Photo / Kin Cheung)
The air show in southern China, featuring China's latest progress in civil and military aviation, also included a stealth combat drone model.
The CH-7 unmanned aerial vehicle also highlights China's growing competitiveness in the expanding UAV world market. China has won sales in the Middle East and elsewhere by offering drones at lower prices and without the political conditions imposed by the United States.
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CH-7 chief designer Shi Wen said the drone could "fly long hours, spot and hit the target if necessary".
"Very soon, I believe, in the next two years, [we] can see the CH-7 fly into the blue skies, gradually becoming a practical and usable product in the future, "Shi told The Associated Press.
China's booming aviation sector, in addition to bitter talks on the islands claimed by Beijing in the South China Sea, has shown how much the country is showing increasing confidence in its technology.
"I may not be an airplane specialist, but I can feel the way China is evolving," said AP Chairman Xie Dongni, marketing manager for a technology company. # 39; information. "It is growing slowly, its international status is growing more and more."
