The Chengdu J-10 Vigorous Dragon, is a medium-weight, single-engine, multirole combat aircraft using a delta wing and canard design. It is produced by the Chengdu Aircraft Corporation for the People's Liberation Army Air Force, Pakistan Air Force and People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force.
Engine types: Turbofan, Saturn AL-31
Unit cost: 27,840,000–27,840,000 USD (2010)
Top speed: 2,327 km/h
First flight: March 23, 1998
Manufacturer: Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group
Range: 1,850 km
Introduced: 2005
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Dassault Rafale
The Dassault Rafale is a French twin-engine, canard delta wing, multirole fighter aircraft designed and built by Dassault Aviation.
First flight: Rafale A demo: 4 July 1986; Rafale C: 19 May 1991
Introduction: 18 May 2001
Manufacturer: Dassault Aviation Top Speed: 1,912 km/h
National origin: France Range: 1,850 km
Number built: 299 as of December 2024
Primary users: French Air and Space Force; French Navy; Egyptian Air Force; Indian Air Force
Produced: 1986–present
Some of these reports and blogs heaped praises on the J-10C, arguing that Pakistan downed Indian Rafales as the Chinese-origin J-10C has a longer detection range than the Rafale, along with cutting-edge Electronic Warfare capabilities.
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Chengdou J-10
The Chengdu J-10 Vigorous Dragon, is a medium-weight, single-engine, multirole combat aircraft using a delta wing and canard design. It is produced by the Chengdu Aircraft Corporation for the People's Liberation Army Air Force, Pakistan Air Force and People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force.
Engine types: Turbofan, Saturn AL-31
Unit cost: 27,840,000–27,840,000 USD (2010)
Top speed: 2,327 km/h
First flight: March 23, 1998
Manufacturer: Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group
Range: 1,850 km
Introduced: 2005
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Dassault Rafale
The Dassault Rafale is a French twin-engine, canard delta wing, multirole fighter aircraft designed and built by Dassault Aviation.
First flight: Rafale A demo: 4 July 1986; Rafale C: 19 May 1991
Introduction: 18 May 2001
Manufacturer: Dassault Aviation
Top Speed: 1,912 km/h
National origin: France
Range: 1,850 km
Number built: 299 as of December 2024
Primary users: French Air and Space Force; French Navy; Egyptian Air Force; Indian Air Force
Produced: 1986–present
Some of these reports and blogs heaped praises on the J-10C, arguing that Pakistan downed Indian Rafales as the Chinese-origin J-10C has a longer detection range than the Rafale, along with cutting-edge Electronic Warfare capabilities.
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