China Unveils J-35AE Fifth-Gen Stealth Fighter, Export To Pakistan Raises India’s Strategic Concerns

China’s unveiling of the J-35AE stealth fighter for export, with Pakistan poised to acquire up to 40 jets, represents a major strategic shift in South Asia. For India, this development creates a potential “stealth gap” as its indigenous stealth program remains years away, forcing reliance on air defence systems like the S-400 to counter low-observable threats.China has introduced the J-35AE, an
China’s unveiling of the J-35AE stealth fighter for export, with Pakistan poised to acquire up to 40 jets, represents a major strategic shift in South Asia. For India, this development creates a potential “stealth gap” as its indigenous stealth program remains years away, forcing reliance on air defence systems like the S-400 to counter low-observable threats.China has introduced the J-35AE, an
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