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Air Force

China’s New Stealth Fighter Could Impact U.S. Planning

Julie Samuel

Friday, November 2nd, 2012

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Reports that China’s second stealth fighter made it first test flight will likely impact U.S. military planning for the Asia-Pacific region, an analyst said. The Chinese military's Shenyang J-31 is a mid-sized fighter jet that is lighter than--and seen as a complement to--the communist nation’s Chengdu J-20 aircraft. The J-31 took off Wednesday morning and landed 11 minutes later in Liaoning Province, a witness reportedly told China’s state-run Global Times newspaper. Additional new outlets said they confirmed the report when…

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