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| J-10 Vigorous Dragon | |
|---|---|
| |
| A J-10B carrying PL-8 and PL-12 air-to-air missiles | |
| Role | Multirole combat aircraft |
| National origin | China |
| Manufacturer | Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group |
| Design group | Chengdu Aircraft Design Institute |
| First flight | 23 March 1998[1] |
| Introduction | 2005[2] |
| Status | In service |
| Primary users | People's Liberation Army Air Force People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force Pakistan Air Force |
| Produced | 2002 – present[3] |
| Number built | 602+ as of 2022[4] |
The Chengdu J-10 Vigorous Dragon (Chinese: 歼-10 猛龙; pinyin: Jiān-10 Měnglóng; NATO reporting name: Firebird[5][6]), is a medium-weight, single-engine, multirole combat aircraft capable of all-weather operations, configured with a delta wing and canard design,[7] with fly-by-wire flight controls, and produced by the Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC) for the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF), Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force (PLANAF). The J-10 is mainly designed for air-to-air combat, but can also perform strike missions.
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- ^ For Strategic Studies (Iiss), The International Institute (15 February 2023). "6 Asia". The Military Balance 2023. London: Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781003400226. ISBN 9781003400226. S2CID 256916955.
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- ^ "Delta Wing". Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
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