Photo shows the Jian-10(Fighter-10), China's home-made new-generation fighter aircraft. Jian-10 made its debut in Beijing, capital of China on Jan. 5, 2007. (Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery >>>

    BEIJING, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- China's home-made new-generation fighter aircraft, the Jian-10 (Fighter-10), made its debut in Beijing on Friday.

    A five-minute-long video film revealed how the fighter takes off, lands, fires missiles and flies in formation.

    A single-seater model plane was also unveiled by the China Aviation Industry Corporation I (AVIC I), which spent seven years developing the Jian-10, the Taihang turbofan engine and the new-generation air-to-air missiles.

    China has become the fourth country in the world to develop its own advanced fighter aircraft, aero-engines and missiles, said Geng Ruguang, deputy general manager of AVIC I.

    The Jian-10 and the Taihang turbofan engine, both with proprietary intellectual property rights (IPR), herald the third generation of Chinese fighter aircraft and military aero-engines, said Geng.

    The Jian-10 series marks a breakthrough in China's research and development of heavy fighter aircraft, said Liu Gaozhuo, executive commander in chief of the Jian-10 program.

    China is now capable of developing its own big thrust military aero-engines and its third-generation fighter aircraft will be powered by the Taihang turbofan engine, said Liu.

    Geng said the Chinese Air Force had been equipped with the country's newly-developed fourth-generation air-to-air missiles, which can launch beyond-visual-range and multi-target attacks and do not require further guidance after launch.

    AVIC I is the leading aircraft manufacturer in China and provides the Chinese armed forces with 90 percent of their airborne weapons.

    Company sales have grown six years in a row to reach 80 billion yuan (10.26 billion yuan) in 2006, up 15.7 percent year-on-year. Meanwhile, profits reached three billion yuan, up 42 percent.