Aircraft
China Shows FTC-2000 Fighter-Trainer for Sudan
The MiG-21 derivative has been heavily modified.
The Sudanese Air Force FTC-2000 was shown in a three-tone desert camouflage. (Photo: Chinese Internet)
The Sudanese Air Force FTC-2000 was shown in a three-tone desert camouflage. (Photo: Chinese Internet)

China’s Guizhou Aircraft Industries Corporation (GAIC) unveiled the first FTC-2000 fighter trainer aircraft for Sudan on June 5. The FTC-2000 is the export designation for the company’s JL-9 jet trainer, also known as the Shanying (“Mountain Eagle”).