China has begun testing a new fighter

China probably began testing a new fighter J-18 Red Eagle with short takeoff and vertical landing. As reported by Defense News, this information appeared on the Chinese military forums. Official confirmation of the commencement of testing the aircraft has not yet made ​​public. Meanwhile, in early 2011 to test fighter J-20 also became aware of blogs, and the government of China has confirmed this information only after a week. Presumably, the flight tests of J-18 took place in early April 2011. Flight of the aircraft, apparently similar to the Russian carrier-based fighter Su-33. Why eyewitnesses thought that foreign operators flying in aircraft is just J-18, did not specify. In June 2010, it was reported that China has assembled a prototype of its first shipboard fighter J-15, copying it from one of the first prototypes of the Su-33 – T-10K. As expected, J-15 will be based on the first Chinese aircraft carrier "Shi Lang (formerly Varyag). According to the vice-president of the American research company ASC, Richard Fisher (Richard Fisher), in 2005, China announced that it intends to create a fighter, similar to the American Perspective F-35B Lightning II. Details about the Chinese J-18 project is not yet known. Meanwhile, in a country currently under establishment of several new combat aircraft, most of which are modified copies of the fighters of the Soviet and Russian production. In particular, Shenyang Aircraft Corporation is developing a fighter J-16 modified with the use of stealth technology version of the J-11B, which, in turn, is a copy of the Su-27. In addition, a long-range fighter-bomber, J-17 (edited copy of the Su-34) and J-19 (a heavier version of the J-11B). Chinese authorities officially information about these developments have not confirmed. For information about the projects periodically appear on Chinese blogs.