Probably a “prestige” purpose since it is no match for F-35I anyway. At least they’ll get legitimate BVR.
J-10 Thread IV
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Egypt can adopt a gradual approach to introducing aircraft, such as purchasing J-10C and KJ-500 first, and then purchasing J-35A a few years later. Of course, I am not sure if Egypt has enough air force funds to purchase a complete set of Chinese equipment.
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Just an add-on.
Many people may not know this, but Israel isn't the only country with significant conflict of interests with Egypt in the region (which is mainly regarding the Palestinian cause).
Unlike the China-US (in the WestPac) and NATO-Russia (in Europe) rivalries, which are pretty clear-cut in terms of "you're either on my side (i.e. friend, ally) or on my opposite side (i.e. rival, enemy)" - There are more than two poles spread across West Asia that are vying to set up their own spheres of influences, namely:
1. Iran
2. Saudi Arabia
3. Turkey
4. Egypt
and of course, Israel. Their aspirations and interests sometimes align with one another, though equally if not more often, present conflicts with other poles of power in the region, at least under certain circumstances if not in general.
For Egypt's case, their main rival would be Turkey. This mainly evolves around maritime oil-&-gas exploration rights in the Mediterranean, alongside the Libyan crisis since 2011, where the main belligerents in the Libyan conflict were supported by Egypt and Turkey on opposing sides.
Of course, there are also the historical and geopolitical factors between both countries at play.
Then, there are also the Halaib Triangle border dispute with Sudan, alongside the Nile water supply issue with Ethiopia, albeit both these countries don't really pose peer-worthy military threats towards Egypt.
Hence, it'd be pretty normal for Egypt to pursue a sufficiently strong military (including its air force), whilst still not become too powerful (or to be more accurate, too sophisticated) that could pose a direct challenge to the Israeli military, as this would risk DC's wrath (as that Egypt is still reliant on the US for military aid).
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we talked yesterday in the afternoon, however I gut some questions and replied, but I didn‘t Read the composed report yet.
I think Pakistan will probably place another order for sure. If it wasn't for J10, we would have been in a very precarious situation. J10 basically was instrumental in establishing air superiority and kept IAF out of action.
Their order of J-10CEs isn't completely fulfilled yet iirc. I expect that to finish before more orders from their end.