Pakistan: Within weeks, China will reportedly supply 25 J-10C fighter jets to Pakistan, bolstering the country's military capability to defend its airspace. According to the UK Financial Times, the first batch of combat aircraft is being tested in Chengdu, China, where its maker, Chengdu Aerospace Corporation, is based.
"Once Pakistan Air Force pilots and technicians have completed an introduction to the aircraft, they will be moved to Pakistan," a journalist working for a Chinese military publication reported. According to the report, senior officials in Islamabad stated the jets would be delivered before the end of the month. Images of a J-10C fighter plane with Pakistan Air Force (PAF) markings recently surfaced on social media and were widely shared by news sources.
The photographs, which were first shared on social media last week, show two J-10Cs performing test flights at an unidentified site, outfitted with China's domestically manufactured WS-10B Taihang turbofan engines. "If true, this could be the first time China has exported both the J-10 series fighter and the WS-10 series engine," experts said.
Chinese analysts have praised the recent defence cooperation between the two countries, stating that the action is significant for them in terms of improving Pakistan's fighting capabilities, marketing China's aviation equipment, and reacting to their regional security interests, as per reports.
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