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Chengdu J-10CE ‘Firebird’ - Pakistan’s Vigorous Export Dragon
Hi and welcome to my 97th, which is about the J-10CE, hope you like it. 
First of all:
- Feel free to share more Information and / or correct me if something is wrong
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Background History
Development of the J-10 began in the 1980s under direction of the 611 Chengdu Aircraft Design Institute. The first flight of the J-10 prototype took place in 1998, with the J-10A entering PLAAF service in 2005.
This was followed by further developments such as the two-seater J-10S, acrobatic SY, AH and the J-10B with extensive improvements. Latter included a redesigned fuselage nose, a diverterless supersonic inlet (DSI), a PESA radar and extended weapons compatibility.
The J-10C, based on the J-10B, first flew in 2013 and entered service in 2016. It features an AESA radar, HMD/S system, IRST, internal ECM system, MAWS and a WS-10B engine.
The J-10CE export variant, first seen 2016, based on J-10C was specially adapted to foreign requirements and export restrictions. Pakistan opted for the J-10CE after the failed purchase of F-16C/D Block 52 from the US.
A contract for 20 J-10CEs, spare WS-10B engines and over 200x PL-15E missiles was signed in 2021. The first delivery was made in March 2022 to the 15th Wing of the Pakistan Air Force (“Cobras”). Whether further J-10CEs will be procured remains to be seen - in the long term, however, the Pakistan Air Force generally aims for a fleet size of at least 80 units for new aircraft types.
Armament of the J-10CE
A Type 23-3 with 200 rounds serves as the on-board cannon. Compared to the in-game J-10A, the J-10CE is a massive upgrade; new long-range PL-15E, very agile PL-10E, IRST and AESA radar, as well as new air-to-ground armament.
While AVIC has presented a J-10CE with additional underbelly pylons for BVRAAM in late 2024, whether Pakistan’s J-10CE is also capable of using them remains to be seen.
Air-to-Air Missiles
- 2x PL-8B
- 2x PL-10E
- 2-8x SD-10A
- 2-8x PL-15E
Guided- / Dumb-Bombs / Rockets
- ?x FT-1
- ?x LT-2
- ?x LS-6
- ?x GB2A / GB3 / GB3A
- ?x AL-BATTAR 500
- ?x AL-BATTAR 2000
- ?x Mk.82SE (Snake Eye)
- ?x IREK
Air-to-Surface Missiles
- 2x YJ-91 ARM
- 2x YJ-83K AShM
- ?x CM-400
Specifications, Electronics and Internal
- Crew: 1
- Length: 16,9 m
- Wingspan: 9,8 m
- Height: 5,7 m
- Max. takeoff weight: 19.227 kg
- Powerplant: 1x Shenyang WS-10B
- Dry thrust: 91 kN
- Afterburner thrust: 143 kN
- Maximum speed:: Mach 1.8
- Service ceiling: 18.000 m
- Maximum g-load: +9g / -3g
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PAF Magazine - Second To None: A Day With The Dragons - Muhammad Ali & Iftikhar Muhammad (2022-2023)
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VAYU Magazine: Aerospace and Defence Review (2017)
Encyclopaedia of Chinese Aircraft - Book 3 - Wei Chang, Chen Yingming & Zhang Wei (2011)
Chinese Aircraft: China´s aviation industry since 1951 - Yefim Gordon & Dmitriv Komissarov (2008)
