Well those MiG-29s cannot keep flying for ever. Although I do wonder how J-10s might be delivered to a Serbia surrounded by NATO and aligned states.
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lcloo
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I don't think there should be any problem. PLAAF Y20 did flied into Serbia to deliver HQ-22 SAM, and also CH-95 and CH-92 UAV. There could be some bilateral agreement to open air space to flights going in and out of Serbia.
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if Serbia managed to get hands on J10c, I am sure they will be looking for eyes in sky aka Chinese awacs to exploit full potential of PL15E just a thought other way is to get permission from china to integrate Pl15 on mig29 they way they did with CM400 and change of their mig radars for full potential in no awacs no J10c
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if Serbia managed to get hands on J10c, I am sure they will be looking for eyes in sky aka Chinese awacs to exploit full potential of PL15E just a thought other way is to get permission from china to integrate Pl15 on mig29 they way they did with CM400 and change of their mig radars for full potential in no awacs no J10c
thank you
wuguanhui
Junior Member
Serbia is a very small country with little depth surrounded by NATO. A Mach 2 plane can cross it in 8 mins. 4th gen fighters and AWACS are extremely vulnerable to being shot down without the enemy even having to cross the border. Potential reverse Sindoor scenario.
Either get stealth fighters or just SAMs.
Either get stealth fighters or just SAMs.
lcloo
Major
Indeed, during the Balkan war of the 1990s, Serbian Mig-29s were no match for NATO fighter jets, partly due to superior F-15 and F-16 and partly due to NATO AWACS and ECM capability. Serbia lost 6 of its available 14 combat ready Mig-29.
Serbia was simply encircled by NATO fighter jets and electronic warfare aircraft in the region that rendered the already less capable Mig-29 vulnerable.
I think any Serbian attempts to get J-10CE or as you now suggest even more so a Chinese AEW is just moot given the limited budget and even more the already contracted Rafales! These itself are IMO above Serbia's level and two similar fighter within the same class is for Serbia just not rationale.
I do wonder how they'll handle the logistics of such a diverse fighter fleet. They already operate F-16s, Su-27s, Su-30s, and T-50is, with Rafales also entering service. Adding J-10CEs means yet another aircraft type with its own training, maintenance, spare parts, weapons & support requirements.
That said, it certainly isn't unprecedented. Pakistan, for example, has successfully operated a mixed fighter fleet consisting of J-10CEs, JF-17s, F-16s, Mirages & F-7PGs. It will be interesting to see how Indonesia structures its force & sustainment model to manage a similarly diverse inventory while maintaining readiness & controlling costs.
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Actually makes sense if you want to maintain sovereignty without an indigenous combat aircraft industry, as no one supplier nation can disable your entire fighter fleet. Of course there is the logistical price to pay.