the J-10 is the lo of the hi-lo set up China has with its Flanker clones, like the F-16 is with the F-15 and we know how well the F-16 did on the export market.
Did China err by making a slightly smaller, less capable aircraft for export (and keeping the J-10 domestic)? diverting time, money and resources into two projects and killing its J-10 export potential (now that its open). not to mention weakening Pakistan
China had a policy of developing monkey models for exports for a limited time. FC-1 instead of J-10, Type 90 instead of Type 96, FC-31 instead of J-20, etc.
Instead they could’ve saved resources by making a dumbed down J-10 for Pakistan, similar to what the Soviets did with their MiGs
By: Vahe.D - 18th August 2024 at 17:56
The L-15B is the light attack variant of the baseline L-15 jet trainer, and since light combat aircraft can be used for modest airstrikes against ground targets and low-level reconnaissance, the L-15B, like the Tucano and Super Tucano, is ideal for attacks on insurgent groups (the OV-10 was also built for the COIN and low-level reconnaissance roles).
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January 22, 2018 at 3:48 am