This was the J-10C's first public display in the Middle East since the aircraft underwent a major modernization. The J-10 made its maiden flight in 1998 and entered service with the PLAAF in 2004.

5. Operational Context J-10C: Operated by China’s PLAAF with growing export use (e.g., Pakistan, potentially Egypt). Benefits from networked warfare with AWACS and ground radars, but lacks Israel’s ...

Japanese aircraft purportedly used fire-control radars to lock onto two PLAAF warplanes flying over the East China Sea. The number of sorties flown to ward off Chinese intrusions into Japan’s ...