Chinese Navy’s 65th Anniversary Video looks like Beijing’s Top Gun remake

Published on: April 24, 2014 at 1:00 PM

China’s aircraft carrier Liaoning and its J-15s are the protagonists of a celebratory Top Gun-type video.

In order to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the People Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), Chinese state-owned aerospace and defense company AVIC (Aviation Industry Corporation of China), commissioned a music video featuring the Shenyang J-15 Flying Shark carrier-borne fighter.

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China’s aircraft carrier Liaoning and its J-15s are the protagonists of a celebratory Top Gun-type video.Related articles

Footage is quite interesting, with cockpit and flight deck scenes. The soundtrack is not as cool.

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By the way, the video shows when the selfie of the J-15 pilot launching from the deck of Liaoning aircraft carrier comes from.

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