But the PLAAF is fast ridding itself of obsolete platforms from the 1960s and inducting fighters such as Sukhoi-30s and JF-17 Thunder light combat aircraft.
The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), too, is numerically superior to the Indian Navy. Compared to India's 135 warships, the Chinese fleet has close to 400 vessels, but the PLAN lacks robust blue-water capabilities to deploy forces far away from its shores.
India's active military personnel numbered over 13,25,000 while China's was significantly higher at 2,255,000.
The best combat aircrafts in China's PLAAF are Russian Su-30 MK and indigenously built, 4th generation J-10 fighters. Indian Air Force, on the other hand has French built Dassault Mirage 2000s and Russian Su-30 MKI as the best aircrafts in its combat fleet.
