1,000 Stealth Mighty Dragons: Chilling Math of China’s J-20 Fighter 2030 Stealth Fleet Is a Problem for the Air Force

1,000 Stealth Mighty Dragons: Chilling Math of China’s J-20 Fighter 2030 Stealth Fleet Is a Problem for the Air Force

China is on track to operate roughly 1,000 J-20 stealth fighters by 2030—a number that would nearly triple American fifth-generation fighter production. While the U.S. Air Force struggles with its 187 F-22 Raptors and a slow-moving F-47 timeline, Beijing’s Chengdu factory is reportedly cranking out 120 J-20s every year. 1,000 J-20 Mighty Dragons by 2030: China Triples U.S. Fifth-Generation Fighter Production China’s J-20 fighter has notched seve…