J-10B
Posted on 07/30/2015 10:25:56 PM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
Iran is about to conclude a transaction with China for the purchase of the Chengdu J-10 multirole jet fighter, known in the West as the Vigorous Dragon, according to an exclusive report from DEBKAfile’s military and intelligence sources. Beijing has agreed to sell Tehran 150 of these sophisticated jets.
While the Chinese J-10 is comparable to the US F-16, our sources report that it is virtually a replica of the Lavi, the super-fighter developed by Israel’s aerospace industry in the second half of the 80s. Israel sold China the technology, after Washington insisted on Its discontinuing the Lavi’s production. The US also objected to the sale of the Lavi’s avionics, claiming that it contained some American components.
The Chinese plane comes in two versions – the multirole single-seat J-10A and the two-seat J-10B, which serves for training, ground assaults and electronic warfare.
Iran has additionally weighing the purchase in Moscow of 250 highly-advanced Sukhoi-Su-30MK1 twinjet multirole air superiority fighters, known in the West as Flanker-H.
On Wednesday, July 29, an Indian Air Force Su-30MK1 took part for the first time in a British air maneuver, Rainbow, where it dueled with the European Typhoon fighter.
The sophisticated Flanker has been found to have a major shortcoming. To carry eight tons of ordnance, it must use both of its AL-31FP engines, and the transition from one to two – and the reverse - often causes engine failure.
The Indian Air Force has reported three such malfunctions in a month, as well another shortcoming: The time needed for making the aircraft serviceable is too long. As a result, only half of the Indian fleet can be airborne at one time.
In a confrontation, the Iranian Air Force may find that, because of these drawbacks, the Chinese Su-30MK1 is outmatched by its American and European counterparts in the service of the Israeli, Saudi and UAE air forces.
On July 22, DEBKAfile revealed that Moscow and Tehran had concluded a giant transaction for the acquisition of a fleet of 100 IL78 MK1 (Midas) in-flight refueling planes for extending the range of its warplanes up to 7,300 km and able to refuel 6-8 planes at once.
DEBKAfile: The scale of Iran’s multibillion acquisitions from China and Russia – 550 warplanes in all so far - indicates that Tehran’s top spending priority upon receipt of the funds released by the removal of sanctions, is to be a spanking new air force.
J-10B
I’m sure that $150 billion that we’re giving them for the nuke agreement is paying for them
NUKE IRAN 1ST
Hopefully there’;s a hidden line of code,,,,,,,
Serves Israel right.
Israel, it’s time to get busy.
If you’re going to take out the nuke plants, this is the only window you’re going to get.
Obama will do nothing but pee his pants. Go for it.
the entire Iranian air force should be turned into smoking heaps of wreckage on their air field some fine night
Yes. And a naval blockade. Shut them off.
I'd imagine that Israel pops Iran before the end of September, if not sooner.
Our power grid?
I had thought they wouldn’t have waited this long.
Electronic warfare is for jamming enemy planes radar, communications, radar sites, data transmissions, and such.
If possible.
Only have range to about 1/3 of Iran, even with extended tanks.
It’s a long, long ways and Iran is a very, very large country. Sites are spread out all over the place.
HA! HA! They can’t afford those ...Oh, wait...
ONE Trident-armed sub can ruin a tyrant's whole day.
Once we have a natural-born President whose parents were both Americans, that is.
BTW you're excluding Ted Cruz.
Why do you think the Russians place any fewer restrictions on the use of their aircraft than the US?
The big difference is that the Russians do it more quietly than the US.
It’s a long, long ways and Iran is a very, very large country. Sites are spread out all over the place.
Never, never underestimate the abilities of Israel and her citizens.
Seemingly miraculous things will happen when the time arises.
Or an asymmetric strike may happen in a way that looks innocent at first. Say a few percent of the workers at an Iranian facility develop a disease which is fatal after a month or two. How many of the rest will go back to work?
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