Raising Squadron of Chinese J-10 in Response to India’s Rafale: Pakistan

New Delhi: The Economically weak country Pakistan on the acquirement of China’s J-10 fighter Jets said that “We are going to add the Chinese Fighter jets J-10 in our Air Force to counter India’s Rafale.” The government of Pakistan has confirmed the acquisition of at least 25 Chinese J-10C fighter jets for the Pakistan Air Force (PAF).

The J-10C is considered a capable workhorse of the Chinese air force, but it falls below the cutting-edge capabilities of the Rafale. Commentary in Chinese state media often looks to place the mid-sized fighter jet closer to the Rafale, but Rafale’s integrated architecture, superior sensors, and overall combat capabilities set it apart.

The Defence Expert across the world says that the comparison between Rafale and Chinese J10 is not Possible. According to the Defense experts, with a distinct advantage in thrust and superior short-range missile, Rafale scores over the J-10C with better kill probability during Within Visual Range (WVR) combat. The combination of RBE2 AESA radar with the Meteor missile in Rafale provides a distinct advantage in the Beyond Visual Range (BVR) combat as well. Rafale’s electronic warfare suite is also believed to be the most capable in its class.

The J-10C jets have been sighted during the China-Pakistan joint air exercises recently. Weeks before the formal announcements, the J-10C model was spotted in the pictures of the Pakistan Air Force Chief’s office.

However, The Opposition party in Pakistan, on the Islamabad government’s decision to acquire the Chinese jets said that “I don’t think the J-10C is as good as the Rafale also. We should have invested this money in building Project Azm and enhancing JF-17 capabilities,”

Dr. Afnan Ullah Khan had posted on Twitter earlier this month.

(_Vinayak Barot)