Thats the only reason why the Flanker is preferred by the PLAAF over the JH-7?
Hello…………
Knock knock

From where the preference issue came?. JH-7 is now entering service

and is mostly for Naval strike role not Air superiority.

So thats why the PLAAF relies on the Flanker for its edge? Ermmmmmmmmmmmmmm……

because Flanker is with PLAAF while JH-7 is with PLAN. And flanker doctorine

is already established.

Logic= SD10 designers speech.
Everything else is illogical.
Oy Vey very logical indeed.
Just figured out why you got the name.

I agree. The SD10 is all there is, it is the beginning and the end.
So it is written and so it is said. *

*Enter elephants, parade , cheerleaders and the trumpets.

Hmm.

Now getting back to topic and fun apart.
Russia may release tech- downgraded perhaps. But the designers may use the same whilst developing their own. Using mature tech would speed up the program and allow more to be done faster.
The earlier SD10 tests may well have been unguided launches and the deal for guidance may have been struck later. No big deal. Happens all the time. See how the Indians are going about with their BVRAAM development. Though they have chosen MBDA instead of Russia…

SD-10 is advance than R-77 by several steps so how can you say that it is

based on down graded R-77tech? Russians are in the business of making

money. It is illogical that they will release superior tech and later sell the

missile. SD-10 is first tested on J-8 not on Flankers. This will show you the

compatibility logic also.

it is highly unlikely

C’mon my friend give it a break. There are reports out there which clearly mention the opposite. Nobody is taking credit from the SD10 design crew- the rest of the missile is pretty solidly Chinese and the idea is ingenious to begin with. This SD10 designer is infallible business is a bit fanatical, wot?

And what is crediblity of those reports? The only thing credible is chief

desinger interview. Every thing else is just speculation. R-77 came with

Su-30MK in an around 2001-2002. By that time SD-10 tests were well

underway. It is unlikely Russia will release technology before actually

making profit from the product. So again think logicially.

My point is that the PLAAF has better things to spend money- rather more urgent priorities, than gold plating its Su27’s which even today, are quite capable.

So what are the other urgent priorities?(keep in mind financial and industrial

strenght).