Up to now, the main fighters equipped by the Indian Air Force are Rafale and Mirage fighters from France, MiG-29 and Su-30 fighters from Russia, C17 Globemaster fighters from the United States, and Tejas fighters produced in India. Of course, the Indian Air Force also has close cooperation with countries such as Israel. However, at the moment there are no fifth-generation aircraft in service in India.
According to incomplete statistics, the Indian Air Force is equipped with a total of 1,645 aircraft. Among them, there are 36 Rafale multi-role fighters, 57 Mirage fighters, more than 270 Su-30 fighters, 75 MiG-29 fighters, 11 C17 Globemaster fighters, and 19 domestic Tejas fighters.
In addition to the J-20, J-16, J-11, J-10, etc., the most important fighters of the Chinese Air Force also include the Air Police 2000, the Air Police 500, the H-6, the Su-30, and the Su-35.
According to the 2023 edition of the "China Power Report" previously released by the United States, it can be seen that the total number of fighters in the Chinese Air Force has reached 2,800. Among them, there are about 250 bombers, and the number of J-series fighters is far more than 1,000.
Compared with India, China not only has an advantage in the number of fighters, but also has an advantage in the advancement of fighters in service. Not only is China a huge number of fourth-generation aircraft, but even the fifth-generation aircraft currently being developed by India have already been delivered to the Air Force for service.
On the other hand, the fighters of the Indian Air Force. The Tejas fighter is a low-energy light fighter, and its performance is only comparable to that of China's export FC1 Thunder fighter. The Su-30 is basically the same as the Chinese J-11 fighter, the Rafale fighter is basically the same as the J-10C, India has no stealth fighter, and no fighter can compete with the J-20 stealth fighter. And China's J-20 fighters, according to foreign reports, already have more than 200, so the Indian Air Force is at an overall disadvantage in the face of the Chinese Air Force. If India attempts to compete with the Chinese Air Force for air supremacy, it will inevitably fail. For India, the best way to survive is to abide by one's duty and not to stir up trouble.