China Steals Movie Footage for Fighter Jet Showcase

Last week, the Chinese government showed some air-to-air combat footage on state-sponsored television to showcase the ChiCom jet fighter, the J-10.

However, instead of using video footage of the actual J-10 fighter, the Chinese used a scene stolen from the popular Tom Cruise movie Top Gun.

Internet message boards immediately picked up on the similarities. China Central Television (CCTV) then promptly removed the footage but not before it was copied.




Neither CCTV nor the Chinese government has acknowledged their obvious fraud. Apparently, the ChiComs are inscrutably embarrassed. Heh.