See the stealth aircraft of China

China seems to have given the new stealth fighter a second test flight. If this is the case, it is another step towards narrowing China's military gap with the United States.

Global pictures of the J-20 stealth fighter have appeared throughout military forums after the news of the plane's completion of the test flight on Thursday, 4 when officials in Beijing celebrated the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese aviation industry. However, this report does not confirm the flight nor the authenticity of the photographs.

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The Global Times , owned by the People's Daily , posted a picture of a gray fighter jet with a caption, the supposed J-20 prototype aircraft taking off from the field. Flying in Chengdu, southwest of Sichuan Province.

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" The plane flew a few times and tilted its wings to greet the crowd near the airport," the Global Times quoted an unnamed spokesman as saying. China's Defense Ministry has yet to comment on the news.

The first flight of the J-20 was launched in early January and was widely circulated on blogs and websites, including the Global Times before the government confirmed the flight information. flying during the visit of US Defense Secretary Robert Gates.

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Some analysts say the first shots of the J-20 show that China could advance faster than anticipated in developing a competitor for the F-22 Raptor, the stealth fighter. The most active in the world is designed to avoid being detected by radar.

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These latest images raise concerns about China's military buildup, including deployment of the first carrier in 2011 and new anti-ship ballistic missiles, threatened with US aircraft carrier.