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Summary and Key Points: A reported PLAAF training encounter featured a J-10C pilot achieving a simulated “shootdown” of a J-20 during head-to-head air combat...
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Summary and Key Points: A reported PLAAF training encounter featured a J-10C pilot achieving a simulated “shootdown” of a J-20 during head-to-head air combat...
Synopsis: China is moving from a domestic fighter producer to a global exporter with a three-tier portfolio: the FC-31/J-35 export variant aimed at the...
Key Points and Summary – China’s J-10 marked a break from copy-and-build habits, pairing Chengdu’s design institute with CAC manufacturing to field a homegrown...
Key Points and Summary – Bangladesh has signed a Letter of Intent with Italy’s Leonardo to explore acquiring new-build Tranche 4 Eurofighter Typhoons, a...
Key Points and Summary – China’s J-10 “Vigorous Dragon” was billed as Beijing’s homegrown answer to the F-16, but its real origins are far...
SINGAPORE – At the May 30 through June 1 Shangri-la Dialogue in Singapore, senior Indian defense officials finally provided information about the early May...
Key Points: In a significant first, China deployed its KJ-500 AEW&C (Airborne Early Warning and Control) aircraft overseas for joint exercises with Egypt (“Eagles...
The Chinese built the Chengdu J-10C “Vigorous Dragon” and showcased it for the first time at an Air Show in Dubai last August. The...
Summary and Key Points: China aims to boost its global military influence through “fighter plane diplomacy” by exporting jets like the J-10 and J-20,...
Key Points and Summary: China’s offer to Brazil of Chengdu J-10CE fighters, potentially with attractive financing, aims to gain access to Brazil’s Alcântara Space...