GoMig-21
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That's an empty statement.No such encounter occured b/w Indian Rafale and Pak J-10s.
Only combat record of J-10C in Pak Service was during strikes on Iran.
And Iranians posed no credible threat to J-10.
That's why I asked. I follow combat aircraft events like a crack whore chasing the drug and I haven't read or heard a single encounter that would've even come close enough to suggest anything remotely close to the J-10C having any advantage to the Rafale, let alone "effectively suppress" it. The absurdity of that is borderline horrific if you really think about it. I mean who's the audience to such kerrfulfury? Do we suddenly have the IQ of a dung beetle or something? It's ridiculous the use of misinformation out there in this powerful world of instantaneous passing of information.
And I'm sorry to anyone out there who might get offended by what I'm about to say, but there is a solid reason why the J-10C is priced considerably lower than the Rafale. While labor costs in China are most likely extensively less than what French aeronautical engineers and assembly workers make, the end product is not in equal standing.
I suspect we might see an example of the two meeting up at some point in the not-so-distant future, giving the constantly sensitive & volatile situation between India & Pakistan and vice-versa, so we'll end up having some more information. But from everything we know as of now, that Chinese article is quite baseless and frankly a shamefully disingenuous piece of journalism.
On the other hand, the J-10C appears to be one of the most economically sound platforms for the level of power you get from it and I certainly wouldn't mind seeing the EAF stack up on that fabulous fighter jet and I even hope that comes to fruition, but let's pump the brakes a little bit on this slight delusion of grandeur lol.