China's Stealth Fighter: The J-20 'Mighty Dragon' and the Growing Challenge to Western Air Dominance

A detailed exploration of China’s J—20 stealth fighter, its development, impact, and role in reshaping global power dynamics.

The United States and Soviet Union began a race to develop the first and most capable fifth generation stealth fighters in the late 1970s. The Cold War’s end, however, was followed by both a near total collapse of Russian efforts and major cuts and delays to American programs. This provided an opening for a rising and fast modernising Chinese defence industry to kick ...