J-10 Thread IV

[HeroOftheFerelden]

why PLAAF does not like to load up their weapons for their fighters? One PL12 and one PL10, really? Didn't they claim to train the same way as they will fight?

Peace time patrols involve a lot cat and mouse chasing games, most times you want to carry just enough weapons to show you're serious at the same time not to compromise your maneuverability.
This is common practice around the East China Sea and the South China Sea. When US navy CSG detected PLAAF Su-35s incoming, F/A-18s were sent airborne with no fuel tank and only one 9x to make the upcoming dog fights more favourable to them.

 

[Atomicfrog]

why PLAAF does not like to load up their weapons for their fighters? One PL12 and one PL10, really? Didn't they claim to train the same way as they will fight?

Most of the time I see one sidewinder and 1 aim-7 or aim-120 under CF-18 flying from Bagotville base going North in eastern Canada, with 3 fuel tanks...

No need to have more in Peace time anyway.

 

[Apache299]

Hey folks, just confused on what is being replaced with what in the display team for two-seaters? They had operated 5(?) J-10S since about 2009 when the J-10A were introduced (right?), and now these J-10S are being replaced with J-10SY so new variant or is this just a new J-10S aircraft, as in fresh from the factory? As you can see im totally confused here. It's clear what the J-10AY are getting replaced with.

 

[aahyan]

Interesting ..... J10C/P with new tow tractor...

Is this the same, seen on LHDs?

 

[aahyan]

This is quite interesting, if true...

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1663749007410368514

 

[Atomicfrog]

This is quite interesting, if true...

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1663749007410368514

Just with that big vertical tail and external hard points, it's certainly not a ghost in the sky but sale to Saudi would be quite a nice news.

 

[Deino]

Just with that big vertical tail and external hard points, it's certainly not a ghost in the sky but sale to Saudi would be quite a nice news.

This is quite interesting, if true...

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1663749007410368514

Sorry to say so, but „Military Watch Magazine“ is one of the worst fake-news spreader! I would simply ignore it

 

[by78]

A good angle that shows off the sizable spine of J-10CY.

 

[siegecrossbow]

J-10A/J-10S performing mid-air refueling from YY-20.

 

[Phead128]

J-10A/J-10S performing mid-air refueling from YY-20.

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Chinese kids this generation are so lucky to see this photo come to fruition. This type of photo is the culmination of so many years of hard work. I've only seen the US equivalents but to see a PLAAF equivalent is so beautiful.