China air force equipped with J-10 fighter plane
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-12-30 09:40

Chinese air force
pilots walk in front of J-10 fighter planes at a military base December 18,
2006. The air force has been equipped with the new generation of Jian-10
fighter, independently designed by China. The fighter is capable of
launching "precision attacks while hedgehopping and making long-distance
assaults at altitude above 10,000 metres." [Xinhua]