China downgrades its Chengdu J-20 `stealth` fighter to 4th Generation but claims IAF Rafales no match for it
China downgrades its Chengdu J-20 `stealth` fighter to 4th Generation but claims IAF Rafales no match for it. Rafale, the 4.5 Generation fighter in the armoury of the Indian Air Force (IAF), has changed the aerial warfare dynamics with both Pakistan and China lagging far behind the superior technology and weapons package of the French-made combat jet. NEW DELHI: Rafale, the 4.5 Generation fighter in the armoury of the Indian Air Force (IAF), has changed the aerial warfare dynamics with both Pakistan and China lagging far behind the superior technology and weapons package of the French-made combat jet. China claims People’s Liberation Army Air Force ( PLAAF ) Chengdu J-20 is a 5th Generation Stealth fighter and superior to the Rafale but now a Global Times article which tries to find faults with the French-made jets has instead downgraded the J-20 to a 4th Generation combat aircraft. A global Times article quoted Chinese military expert Zhang Xuefeng as claiming that while R...