Monday, January 18, 2010

DTN News: How Is The Chinese Compete Their J-10 Jet Fighter In The international Market

DTN News: How Is The Chinese Compete Their J-10 Jet Fighter In The international Market *Source: DTN News / Int'l Media (NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - January 18, 2010: Media has broadcasted their J-10 single engines multirole jet fighter. Each jets worth for US$40 million. The manufacture firm, Shenyang said that their products will compete with the US Lockheed Martin latest jet which sold to the UEA, F-16 C/D block 60 all weather single engine fighter jet cost US$ 80 million. Shenyang claims the J-10 has the same capability with 'desert falcon'. The nickname is address to block 60. Some report said that J-10B version has some sort of similar design to the JSF F-35 with 3D thrust vectoring control nozzle. To make it happened China imported the Russia made engine "Lyulka" Saturn AL-31FU engine. From the outlook, J-10 is combination design between F-16 and mirage2000/MiG-21. How does Shenyang dare to compete with 'desert falcon’? In respectively, Shenyang claimed that the J-10 has more powerful engine Thrust than the latest F-16. Radar performance similar to 'desert falcon' active phased array radar AN/APG-68 which also mounted on the US 'raptor' stealth jet fighter. At the certain price rate unless very closed allied, I think China might difficult to sell it, unless the price has included training, spare part and maintenance. In international market, J-10 will compete with EF-2000. The EF-2000 is sales about US$ 50 million per unit with twin engines attached. “Dassault Rafale”, F-16 D block 60 and Gripen NG are the competitors they have to fight. The latest adopted active phased Array radar to the Rafale made the competition 'hot'. China is also claim that J-10 can land on the naval aircraft carrier since the F-16 and Typhoon can't. By then China said that J-10 preliminary ordered by Pakistani Air Force reached about 150 units for the next 5 years. The used is side by side with their new F-16 C/D block 52.

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