When the F-22 Raptor made its maiden flight in September of 1997, the United States became the first nation to have a fifth-generation fighter in its war arsenal. After that, the foremost military powers across the globe have raced to develop their own.

Unwilling to be outdone by the West, China was the second global power to unveil a fifth-generation warplane. The nation stunned the world with the powerful Chengdu J-20 Mighty Dragon, an impressive air superiority fighter that, according to the People’s Liberation Army Air Force, can outperform its US counterparts.

The groundbreaking stealth aircraft has been kept under wraps, with its precise capabilities carefully guarded by the Chinese government. If the official account is to be believed, the Mighty Dragon is an unparalleled feat of engineering, the most advanced stealth fighter on Earth, and a serious threat to American air superiority…

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