Navy fighter makes public debut

J-15T set to participate in country's biggest arms show in Zhuhai this month

A new variant of the J-15 carrier-borne fighter jet arrived at an airport in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, on Wednesday morning, making its formal public debut.

The light gray-painted, catapult-capable J-15T landed at the Zhuhai Jinwan Airport and was soon surrounded by maintenance workers who appeared to be from the Aviation Industry Corp of China, a State-owned defense contractor and the nation's leading aircraft maker.

The J-15T is scheduled to take part in the upcoming 15th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, set for Nov 12-17 in Zhuhai, according to the People's Liberation Army Navy. It will be the first time the Navy will showcase its aircraft in the biennial exhibition, which is China's biggest arms expo and is commonly known as the Zhuhai Airshow.