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Looks like my guess was closer than I thought. The ramifications could be huge.
If Israel also gave the Chinese the electronics to go with the design, then you are looking at a capable aircraft equal I would guess to the F16C which is a pretty effective aircraft.
Taking it a step further, would the USA trust Israel with the F22, I wouldn't.
That in turn puts Israel at risk. If the Arab states buy the Typhoon which Saudi is close to ordering, then for the first time Israel faces the Arab countries who have aircraft better than their own.
I agree this is a future scenario but one that is by no means impossible.
True certainly, but the IAF has basically faced the EAF and the SAF when they were flying under Russian methodology, plus better equipment.
These days the failings of the Russian approach are well known and the EAF has trained with the USA a number of times, as have the Saudi Air Force.
I am not saying that they are the equal of the IAF, but any reduction in the advantage of the IAF over its possible opponents has got to be bad news for Israel.
I would certainly think long and hard before selling Isreal such a sensitive piece of equipment as an F22, even a watered down version.
I'd bet quite a bit of money that the J-10 is more capable than Iran's 32-letter-word fighter.
Yep, the Iranian fighter being based on the F-5 and the Chinese one being based on the F-16/Lavi concept. The F-16 is a lot better than the F-5 (which could probably still be better than the Iranian fighter) and in consequence you would suspect the J-10 is better too.