PRC military aviation export/sales
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How credible is Alan?
IMO very credible
He used to be chief editor of major aviation media - Key publishing.co. uk, and its main published magazine - air force monthly. He retired recently but his connection to the global military aviation still remains strong. His previous article on J10CE is about PAF's J10CE decisive win over IAF's rafales, based on his exclusive interview with PAF ranked officers
Sorry, but this report is pure click-bait-nonsense providing nothing but a lame summary of known rumours and spiced up with a J-15 while talking about the J-10.
Ayi: Algeria has bought J-10CE
Another comment from Ayi:
Buying Chinese aircraft is perfectly normal, but this was already a second-best choice for the Algerians. Algeria had much greater ambitions: it even wanted to buy the finest Flanker humanity has to offer, or perhaps even an advanced black aircraft, but AVIC unexpectedly refused to allow it after the request was submitted.
(unexpectedly = sarcasm)
There is a vaguepost from an Algerian source (allegedly credible??) with the above KJ-500 and J-10C image.
Another comment from Ayi:
Buying Chinese aircraft is perfectly normal, but this was already a second-best choice for the Algerians. Algeria had much greater ambitions: it even wanted to buy the finest Flanker humanity has to offer, or perhaps even an advanced black aircraft, but AVIC unexpectedly refused to allow it after the request was submitted.
(unexpectedly = sarcasm)
There is a vaguepost from an Algerian source (allegedly credible??) with the above KJ-500 and J-10C image.
Algeria bidding for export versions of J-16 or J-35A is truly wild, but I guess it doesn't hurt to ask.
(What do they even want that kind of sophisticated gear for lol, plotting revenge on France?)
Why the refusal, though?
Refusal on the Sino-Flanker is understandable. On the other hand, sooner or later, Pakistan will be operating J-35AEs.
Financial concerns, perhaps? Or concerns of leak to the Russians (since Algeria just received their first Su-57Es)?
He's talking about the J-20 here... not the J-35........
Ayi: They even considered buying a second-hand J-20 because they could not obtain a first-hand one.