{"id":16338,"date":"2021-12-31T12:01:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-31T06:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=16338"},"modified":"2022-01-05T14:17:29","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T08:47:29","slug":"pakistan-buys-25-chinese-j-10c-fighters-in-response-to-indias-rafale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2021\/12\/31\/pakistan-buys-25-chinese-j-10c-fighters-in-response-to-indias-rafale\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan buys 25 Chinese J-10C fighters in response to India’s Rafale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Pakistan<\/strong> has officially confirmed the purchase of at least two squadrons of Chinese Chengdu J-10 single-engine fighter jets.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The order was announced by Pakistan\u2019s Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad<\/strong> in a public event on December 29, 2021, Pakistani media reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The size of the acquisition was not revealed, although several Pakistani sources have claimed that between 25 and 36 aircraft have been purchased. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Ahmad, the deliveries will begin in March 2022. 25 J-10s from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) <\/strong>will participate in. Pakistan Day celebrations set to take place on March 23, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ahmad referred to the jets as \u201cJC-10s<\/strong>\u201d but did not specify the exact model that will be delivered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The minister also claimed that the purchase is Pakistan\u2019s response to India\u2019s deployment of the Dassault Rafale. <\/p>

India first began to receive the French fighter jets in 2020, <\/strong>and has been steadily increasing their number in its Air Force, as well as testing the naval variant of the aircraft.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Chengdu J 10C <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
  • Chengdu J-10 is a single-engine 4.5 generation fighter jet, which first flew in 1998 and was introduced with PLAAF in 2005. <\/li>
  • As of late 2021, it is the most common fighter jet in the Chinese inventory, with over 460 in service.<\/li>
  • It also has an extensive number of variants, including the basic J-10A and a twin-seater training version J-10S.<\/li>
  • In the early 2010s, an upgraded J-10B was introduced, and in 2018 all the previous versions were discontinued in favor of the J-10C. <\/li>
  • The jet features a diverterless supersonic inlet (DSI) and Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar. <\/strong><\/li>
  • The export version of the J-10C is informally referred to as J-10CE or J-10E.<\/strong><\/li>
  • Chengdu has been offering versions of the J-10 for export since its introduction. <\/li>
  • So far, no foreign sales have been conducted. <\/strong><\/li>
  • The only agreement which China signed with Iran ended in a deadlock.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    \"Pakistan<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    J-10 sales negotiations<\/strong> began with Pakistan in 2006. However, they were abandoned several times in favor of the JF<\/strong>. 17, a similar single-engine fighter jet <\/strong>jointly produced by Pakistan and China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Stay tuned and updated with Aviationa2z.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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