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China's First Stealth Fighter Is About to Enter Production ( Source- The Diplomat / Author- Shannon Tiezzi)

Chengdu J-20 ( Image credits- Internet source) Source- The Diplomat Author- Shannon Tiezzi A report posted online by China’s Xinhua News Agency suggests that the J-20 – China’s fifth-generation stealth fighter jet – has entered the mass production stage. The evidence is a photograph of a J-20 on the tarmac, coated with yellow primer paint and bearing the serial number “2101.” Previous versions of the J-20 have been numbered in the 2000s (with the first prototype labeled 2001 and the most recent 2017). The appearance of a number in the 2100s hints to China’s online military enthuasists that production has entered the production stage – although Xinhua cautions that the initial production run for the J-20 may be limited at first. In particular, unnamed experts cautioned that the software used in fifth-generation fighters will need additional testing, even if the body of the aircraft is finalized. Experts interviewed by Xinhua said the J-20 would have progressed to p