Xi reviews armed forces on National Day for first time
J-20 stealth fighters reviewed
Five J-20 stealth fighters flew over the Tian'anmen Square in the military parade.
They formed an echelon alongside five J-16 fighters and five J-10C fighters.
Core strike force of aircraft carrier displayed
An echelon of aircraft carrier-borne fighter jets flew over the Tian'anmen Square during the military parade.
The echelon consisted of five J-15 fighter jets, China's domestically-produced first-generation multi-purpose fixed-wing fighter jet and the core strike force of China's carrier formation.
The J-15 planes have successfully accomplished takeoff and landing tasks at night on the Liaoning, China's first aircraft carrier, showing that all the technical difficulties regarding carrier-based landing had been overcome, Zhang Ye, an officer with the People's Liberation Army Navy, told Xinhua.
China has unveiled two aircraft carriers. The Liaoning was commissioned in September 2012, and the second has conducted successful sea trials.
