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14:10, 10-May-2018
China's J-20 stealth jets conduct first over-the-sea combat training
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China's home-developed J-20 stealth fighter jets conducted their first combat training over the ocean, a military spokesperson confirmed Wednesday.
"It will help the air force better fulfill its sacred duty of safeguarding China's sovereignty, security and territorial integrity," said Shen Jinke, spokesman for the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force.
The J-20, a fourth-generation medium and long-range fighter jet, was commissioned into PLA Air Force combat service earlier this year.
China's J-20 stealth jet /VCG Photo
China's J-20 stealth jet /VCG Photo
Shen said that since its commissioning the J-20 had taken part in air warfare training with J-16, J-10c and other fighter jets, boosting the air force's overall combat strength.
In recent years, the air force has been developing a series of new hi-tech military hardware under a strategy to emphasize both aerial and celestial warfare, attack and defense.
Source(s): Xinhua News Agency