It was unveiled in September 2018 that an export version (
Z-10ME) has been developed at Changhe with much improved electronics (including new IFF, mast mounted MMW search radar,
laser DIRCM turrets on top of stub wings, multiple rectangular shaped laser/UV MAWS/ESM/ECM antennas and PD radar MAWS antennas mounted along the lower fuselage), ceramic armor plate protection, a bigger ammunition magazine in the nose, a new JPX-10D cannon, a new weapons package including
CM-502KG ATGM, redesigned engine inlets with particle separators and more powerful engines (WZ-9G? 1,200kw class). So far two prototypes were built. It was reported in February 2020 that Pakistani Army has shown some serious interest in
Z-10ME after the Turkish T129 deal was jeopardized. The latest image (July 2025) suggested that the first batch of
Z-10ME (as Z-10MP?) in a dark green camouflage has been delivered to Pakistani Army, along with a new generation of ATGMs, which significantly boosts Pakistani Army's anti-armor capability.