1. China Inc.
- Author
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Perrett, Bradley and Fulghum, David A.
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FIGHTER planes , *MILITARY airplanes - Abstract
The article reports on China's recent announcement that a Chinese fighter of nominally the same technology generation as the Lockheed Martin F-22, will soon enter flight testing, and a jet airlifter larger than the Airbus A400M will be unveiled by end of 2009. China's fighter announcement mocks a previous statement of U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates that China would have no fifth-generation fighters by 2020. The aircraft is almost certainly designed for supersonic cruise without afterburning.
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- 2009