J-20 commissioned to frontline combat units

The People's Liberation Army Air Force has begun commissioning the J-20, China's latest indigenously developed stealth fighter jet, to its frontline combat units, the Air Force said on Friday.

This milestone signals that the new jet has concluded its trial flight phase and will participate in realistic combat training and missions - a vital step in developing the plane's full combat capability, a military expert said.

Senior Colonel Shen Jinke, the Air Force spokesman, said in an online statement that the new plane had played a vital role in the Hongjian 2017 realistic combat exercise in November.