Based on newly released satellite images, China has deployed at least 11 fifth-generation stealth fighter jets, the J-20, at two strategic air bases near India’s northern border.
Reports indicate that this action has heightened concerns about China’s increasing air capabilities near the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
Analysts say India is still at least a decade away from operationalizing its indigenous stealth fighter.
According to sources, this is the largest gathering of J-20 fighter jets at Chinese air bases near the Indian border that has ever been observed through satellite imagery.
