Looks like the export version from the IFF antenna in front of the cockpit.
Chinese Trainer Aircraft (JL-8, JL-9, JL-10 (L-15), etc.)
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Did you not see L-15 painted on the fuselage? There is no export version of L-15 because L-15 is the export version (of JL-10/JL-10A).
Maintenance men of the PLA Naval Aviation University perform pre-flight checks prior to flight training in Hebei province recently. Cadets assigned to a regiment under the Naval Aviation University conduct flight training subjects including instrument flight, low-altitude aerobatics and formation flying. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Lan Pengfei)
A pilot cadet of the PLA Naval Aviation University climbs into the cockpit of a JL-9 fighter trainer during flight training in Hebei province recently. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Lan Pengfei)
Two JL-9 fighter trainers attached to the PLA Naval Aviation University take off in formation for flight training in Hebei province recently. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Lan Pengfei)
A pilot cadet of the PLA Naval Aviation University operates his JL-9 fighter trainer during flight training in Hebei province recently.(eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Lan Pengfei)
A JL-9 fighter trainer attached to the PLA Naval Aviation University taxis on the runway after finishing flight training in Hebei province recently. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Lan Pengfei)
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What are the mass production figures looking like? A nation of comparable industry (so basically only the US) has thousands of trainers.
It's really important for China to catch up in these raw numbers.
It's really important for China to catch up in these raw numbers.
I'm confused 
JL-10B has twin AI-222-25F engines with A/B. And another option called the "L-15AW" powered by two AI-222-25 engines without the A/B. And in several posts above are photos of the 2019 Nanchang Airshow from and, as it seems to me, is the “L-15AW” and not the “JL-10B". Or again all the names changed?
JL-10B has twin AI-222-25F engines with A/B. And another option called the "L-15AW" powered by two AI-222-25 engines without the A/B. And in several posts above are photos of the 2019 Nanchang Airshow from and, as it seems to me, is the “L-15AW” and not the “JL-10B". Or again all the names changed?
I'm confused
Nope ... so far the designation JL-10B is only a rumour and all so far delivered JL-10s to the PLAAF are all using the regualr AI-222-25 engines without the A/B:
They are called
- JL-10 (regular PLAAF variant without a radar)
- JL-10H (regular NA variant without a radar)
- JL-10A Status 02 (regular PLAAF variant with a radar: )
The designation L-15AW is for export () with the radar and also without the AB engines, but with a radar and the new fin-cap.
So far there is one known similar aircraft within the PLAAF also equipped with the with the radar and the new fin-cap but also without the AB engines. This - maybe I'm responsible for the confusion - variant is sometimes called JL-10B or for the moment JL-10A (status 03: ).
Thanks, it became clearer. But what happened to the L-15 (LIFT) and L-15B? And what kind of varinat - L-15 WRZY?