Chinese Air Force Declares Supersonic Trainer Operational

Credit: JL-9: Czip
The Chinese air force has declared operational the Avic JL-9 Mountain Eagle, a supersonic trainer matched to the performance of the country’s latest fighters. A unit attached to the air force university undertook the first training flight in the type on Oct. 18, says the military’s newspaper, the...

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