Recently, Forbes News revealed that a satellite captured the Chinese Air Force’s deployment of two J-20 fighters at Hotan Airport in Xinjiang. This is the first time a foreign satellite has captured China’s deployment of J-20s in southern Xinjiang.
Hotan Airport is about 300 kilometers away from the “Ladakh area” on the border between China and India, which has been in constant disputes recently.
The Economic Times of India reported that the first Rafale fighter squadron was planned to be stationed at the Ambala Air Force Base, which is very close to the India-Pakistan border and the India-China border.
Indian media advocates that the Rafale fighter is a “game-changer” and has a “brilliant record” of defeating the American F-22 stealth fighter in a military drill. Therefore, it can change the balance of air forces in the Sino-Indian border area. India’s retired air force lieutenant even stated that the “Rafale” could defeat China’s J-20 fighter.
“I don’t know if they are confused by the price of the Rafale fighter. After all, 36 Rafale jets are worth US$8.8 billion, and the unit price exceeds US$240 million, which is even more expensive than F-35,” said military analyst Junwu.
Back then, China also imagined using a few J-8 fighters to encircle the F-22, but after China got J-20, it was discovered that only fifth-generation fighters can deal with fifth-generation fighters.
In the 2017 China Red Sword joint air warfare exercise, the J-20 defeated all four generations of aircraft, including the J-10, J-11, and Su-30, with an impressive kill ratio of 10:0 in a simulated exercise confrontation.
In the “Golden Helmet” competition in 2018, two J-20s fought against eight J-11Bs. Within half an hour, the J-20 fighters shot down the J-11B fighters 72 times without any loss.
In 2019, a J-11B unit claimed to have found a tactic against stealth fighters but was beaten again by J-20 with a result of 108:0 in the confrontation exercise.
