Deathmatch: How Do China's Fighter Jets Compare to the U.S. Air Force?

David Axe

Security, Asia

The Chinese air force is developing a two-tier fighter fleet.

Here's What You Need to Know: Despite China's rapid improvement of its fighter force, it's still smaller and less modern than is that of its main rival.

While observers focus their attention on China's new J-20 stealth fighter, the Chinese air force steadily is improving and building more copies of an only slightly less sophisticated fighter: the J-10.

Much like the U.S....