ASIAN AIRFORCES

Hahaha of course; I have cousins that are in the RTAF.

Thanks for the posting of the S. Korean jets..amazing that SKAF uses F-4; I mean those fighters are extremely old and slow...I understand why they would retain the use of F-5s Freedom Fighters because those babies are small and extremely fast/agile. Can out maneuver an SU-30 MKK and easily outmaneuver a Mig Flanker.

Now..I have a question on the J-10; they look like modified Soviet migs with uncanny resemblance to our F-16s. Interesting if the PLAAF managed to get the specs from their Pakistani allies in return for military purchasing of Chinese hardware; I mean as far as I remember..I hear the PAF is purchasing 150 J-10 fighters......

Another question is..how do J-10 fighters fare against the F-16/F-5/Mirage 2000???

Cheers my chinese friend!

The J-10 was made possible by a Russian supply of engines and a possible Israeli assistance in its avionics(however this was firmly denied by both parties).  It is armed with the PL-8 and PL-9C short ranged AAMs which is claimed to outperform the US sidewinders and is on par with the russian R-73.  It is also armed with SD-10/PL-12 active radar homing medium ranged AAM very similar in shape to the US AIM-120, it is claimed to yield similar performances when to the AIM-120 and the Russian R-77 adder.

The J-10 is aerodynamically advanced and was designed from the outset as an airsuperiority fighter to counter highly manuverable Soviet MiG-29s and Su-27s.  As the program progressed into the mid 90s its role shifted into a multirole fighter designed to defeat American F-15/16 and F/A-18 fighters.  The US airforce has stated that the J-10A represents a serious threat to the F/A-18E/F in terms of manuverability.  Therefore, although its has yet to be tested in combat, it was compare very favorably its with western and soviet counterparts.

I prefer indigenous weapon than imported one.