J-20's goal is to defeat that "raptor."
On the occasion of the founding anniversary of the People's Liberation Army, the new media account "Yuyuantan Tian" of CCTV released a video, which told the story of the Chinese Air Force from the perspective of J-20. There are several sentences that are very touching: "Chinese military engineers have thought of all possible ways, but they never thought of giving up." "The goal of J-20 is to defeat that 'bird,' that 'raptor' that was a source of pain for our predecessors."
This "raptor" refers to what is self-evident. Since its birth, it has been a source of pain for the Chinese Air Force and Chinese military engineers. Every time discussions were held, the result was that eight people and eight aircraft would challenge this "raptor" in a very tragic way, and it might not even be successful.
However, it is precisely this huge technological gap and generational difference that forged the Chinese military engineers' words: "We have thought of all possible ways, but we never thought of giving up." This sentence embodies the determination and perseverance of Chinese military engineers who carved out light in hopelessness. After countless days and nights of hard technical research, it finally bore fruit on January 11, 2011.
Forging a sword in the sky, the spirit remains eternal. From J-20's goal of defeating that "raptor" to J-35 needing "others to look up to," Chinese military engineers and the Chinese Air Force have never shied away from the weight of history, but instead practiced the saying with actions: True strength comes from the courage to never give up in adversity.
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