New satellite images show 11 Chinese J-20 stealth fighters deployed at air bases in Hotan and Damxung, both located close to the India-China frontier. The development highlights Beijing’s growing stealth-aircraft presence along key sectors facing Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh. With China fielding an estimated 500 J-20s and India yet to induct its first stealth fighter, the deployments underscore a widening capability gap in the region’s air power balance.
