Bangladesh plans $2.2b purchase of 20 Chinese J-10 fighter jets

[KingQamaR]

The reason why there have been some J10CE sales recently is because of the performance of the J10CE in the PAF. The PAF has the perfect ecosystem of support platforms, datalinks and AEW&C to get the full military capability out of the J10CE.

Bangladesh does not have this ecosystem yet, it has no datalinks, or AEW&C and IADS, Radar network, SAM network etc like PAF has.

The J10CE is a node in Pakistan's AD environment which is why it worked so well.

The last thing China wants to do, is sell the J-35AE to a country that is not ready for it, and have its reputation affected by poor performance because of local air force issues and not necessarily with the J-35AE.

Bangladesh would do well to start with the J10CE at least, if not with the JF17C to build that ecosystem, infrastructure and training of personnel in place before it can think of getting a stealth platform.

Currently the BAF has 8 x Mig29s which look like they are not operational due to engine maintenance issues, and 35 x F7BG's which have no BVR capability etc. I can't see how BAF doctrine has anything in place for stealth platforms given the existing building blocks in place.

Yes it’s all about datalink

Like you said it wasn’t just JC10 and JF17 alone, PAF USED the JF-17 with the JC-10c and AWACs to fire BVR missiles, which were guided by AWACs so the Indian Rafals Sukhoi mirages Amiga etc never realised they’d been fired until thy went “Pitbull” with in the MAR (minimum abort range) so Indian jets found out it they had no answer and could not dodge them.

People think mistakenly, JC10 alone is a some sort of a super aircraft it’s not.

What BAF REQUIRES

A jet like Jf-17 the key thing JF-17 is it’s ammunition, it is capable of carrying advance BVR like PL-15 and variety of anti ship and and Air to land role cruise missiles it’s a low cost fighter it has a decent ARSA radar that is all people or Bangladeshis need to know:

Jeez …

 

[KingQamaR]

I very doubt it, China will sell Jc10c

 

[KingQamaR]

Just a fact. JF-17 is the PAF version of JC10c in different airframe a bit downgraded kinematics, importantly they share almost same avionics and radar and weapons.