Battle-testing modern weapon systems can come at a steep price: a country must send its forces to war. But for China’s 4.5-generation J-10CE fighter aircraft, exports have opened another route.Pakistan provided the aircraft’s first major combat test during its four-day conflict with India in May 2025, when Islamabad’s J-10CEs were used in an air battle. Two US officials told Reuters that at least two Indian aircraft were downed, including a French-built Rafale – though the precise losses, weapons and circumstances remain disputed.That combat validation raised the jet’s foreign sales prospects, and it also set the stage for a wider overseas footprint.
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From Pakistan to Uzbekistan: how China’s J-10CE is widening its overseas reach
China's J-10CE fighter jet is expanding its international presence through exports, offering a way to combat-test the aircraft without direct Chinese military involvement. Pakistan conducted the jet's first significant combat test during a four-day conflict with India in May 2025.
Gabriel DominguezSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-09-11 · 09:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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China's J-10CE fighter jet is expanding its international presence through exports, offering a way to combat-test the aircraft without direct Chinese military involvement. Pakistan conducted the jet's first significant combat test during a four-day conflict with India in May 2025. During this engagement, Pakistan's J-10CEs reportedly participated in an air battle, with two US officials telling Reuters that at least two Indian aircraft were downed, including a Rafale. This combat validation has subsequently boosted the J-10CE's foreign sales prospects and is contributing to its wider overseas footprint.
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China's J-10CE fighter aircraft exports offer an alternative to combat testing for modern weapon systems.
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The combat validation of the J-10CE raised its foreign sales prospects.
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Pakistan used J-10CEs in an air battle during a conflict with India in May 2025.
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Two US officials told Reuters that at least two Indian aircraft were downed by Pakistan's J-10CEs, including a Rafale.
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