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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Chinese heavy-lift military jet takes to skies

Y-20 airlifter |China’s new heavy-lift transport aircraft and a successful missile interception test are key steps in expanding the strength and reach of its armed forces, analysts and state media said on Monday.

The Y-20, China’s biggest home-produced military transport jet to date, took to the skies for its maiden flight on Saturday in the northwest of the country, just months after Beijing’s first aircraft carrier entered service.

Pictures showed the bulky green plane -- an aircraft that will enable China to project military power across vast distances -- soaring into a clear blue sky.

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