They will need replacement if they stop building it no ? Attrition and flying hours will bring their number down slowly. How many years without production of a replacement is manageable ?
J-10 Thread IV
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If they produce 150 J-20s/flankers a year, they really don't have much of a requirement for J-10s.
looks like PLAAF's J-10C fleet has stopped expanding. Do we know any ABs received new produced J-10C this year?
It's quite a high end replacement ! If they can manage it it's good, a twin engine heavy stealth fighter is way costlier to fly than a 4th gen single engine fighter... I would say that the j-35 could find is place there.
Do you have any data on how much it cost to fly J-20? If you don't, make you shouldn't be making wild assumptions. At this point, PLAAF has clearly adopted the philosophy that higher J-20 production means lower production cost. More J-20 units means more commonality and lower J-20 maintenance/flying cost.
J-20 production rate right now is probably higher than J-10 + J-11B combined back 10 years ago. They are rumored to hit 100 J-20s next year. And they are probably producing another 60 J-16/Ds and some J-15s. How many more aircraft do you think they need a year?
"J10-C Avionics Type 1473H pulse-doppler fire control radar"
Guys, can't trust anything from this article.
For reference, F-35 costs almost twice as much to operate than a F-16, and F-22 costs almost four times as much.
So yes, It's fair to assume J-20 would cost almost twice that of J-10 to operate. Not sure why you are grilling that guy.
OK, I gonna gave this the benefit of the doubt.
This could be some infographics the magazine editor added into the article, not author's original writing.
Judging from the detail story of how Pakistan crew trained in Chengdu, it must've came from inside the PAF thus carry some weight.