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2024-09-11 Africa North

Egypt ditches American F-16s for Chinese J-10Cs in a major shift

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Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2024-09-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11137 views ] Top
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#1 Some official got bribed well.

J-10C is a giant piece of crap.
The J-10C has been reported to have consistently prevailed in simulated combat engagements against Su-35 fighters acquired from Russia, with the fighter's reduced radar visibility allowing it to detect and fire on its target first.

Only in fixed tests. The Canards on the front along with that air intake (and the Chinese gods help them if the exterior tanks are on) make radar bounce around more than your mom to different boyfriends. The small body means it can't carry a lot of fuel and weapons so it has really short legs.

The Israeli air force will have a fucking field day with these things.

Posted by DarthVader 2024-09-11 00:08|| 2024-09-11 00:08|| Front Page Top

#2 Chinese Chengdu J-10C said by some to be "more or less a version" of the IAI Lavi

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-09-11 00:47|| 2024-09-11 00:47|| Front Page Top

#3 ^ Friken' joke. The Lavi has better radar, better target acquisition and better weapons. My previous statement stands.

Posted by DarthVader 2024-09-11 00:55|| 2024-09-11 00:55|| Front Page Top

#4 ^"Chinese copy"!!!

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-09-11 00:57|| 2024-09-11 00:57|| Front Page Top

#5 All that aside, I see El Sisi is determined to be a very, very, rich man.

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-09-11 01:06|| 2024-09-11 01:06|| Front Page Top

#6
Hopefully, the Egyptians remove the remote controlled Friend or Foe circuit, before Red China's hire's stand-in nation to start its plans to expand into Africa.

Maybe, the US M.I.C. has been "WOKE" up too much?

Posted by NN2N1 2024-09-11 04:49|| 2024-09-11 04:49|| Front Page Top

#7 That $2 billion (or whatever) the US gives Egypt every year should buy a few J-10Cs.

Posted by DooDahMan 2024-09-11 04:53|| 2024-09-11 04:53|| Front Page Top

#8 State has been flipping Sisi the finger for the entire Biden administration. Quelle surprise.

Posted by Procopius2k 2024-09-11 07:11|| 2024-09-11 07:11|| Front Page Top

#9 DDMan. Since the Kissinger accords we have paid Egypt a couple of billion dollars a year to keep the peace. The Israeli occupation of Gaza's Philadelphia corridor demonstrates that Egypt has participated in the arming of Gaza. Thus, it is now time to cut the $ cord with Egypt.

Posted by S MAI 2024-09-11 09:56|| 2024-09-11 09:56|| Front Page Top

#10 PRC has been trying real hard to build quality high performance jet engines and has so been lagging even the Russians by over a decade. So the engine in the J-10C is a maintenance hog and behind the curve as well.

Still, considering the fickleness of foreign governments having multiple suppliers has a certain logic. And of course the bribes are nice as well.

Posted by magpie 2024-09-11 18:07|| 2024-09-11 18:07|| Front Page Top

#11 /\ They should stick with rice farming and manufacturing rubber footwear.

Posted by Besoeker 2024-09-11 18:19|| 2024-09-11 18:19|| Front Page Top

#12 In Israel's interest, Chinese aircraft will deplete competent Arab pilots

Posted by Frank G 2024-09-11 19:21|| 2024-09-11 19:21|| Front Page Top

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