China and Russia is to provide a new batch of aircraft engine negotiations.
Moscow, Russia “Salute” machine factory director in charge of foreign economic activity even gold Igor Mule said China’s target is for the procurement of equipment Su -27 and Su -30 of the AL-31F, and to equip the F- 10 of the AL-31FN engine, the total will reach 100.
As Chinese enterprises can not produce the necessary power and has a service life of aircraft engines, Beijing has been in constant military aircraft engines from Russia. In 2005, China will spend 238 million U.S. dollars had purchased 100 Russian-made RD-93 engines. In addition, Russia has also signed up about 500 aircraft engines to provide the framework agreement. China has also said that 1000 imports from Russia for more improved engine thrust.
January 2009, China has purchased 122 units from the Russian AL-31FN engine, used equipment made in China F -10 fighter. The total value of the transaction is 5 million. Igor Mule even Jinjie Shao said the performance of this contract will be completed in the near future, while Russia in the future may also provide China with greater thrust and longer life of the engine.
In early 2010, the Russian Sukhoi and MiG company has expressed opposition to China RD-93 engines. Because the Chinese JF-17 export-oriented fighter is equipped with this engine, while the price of JF-17 will be low on the export of the MiG -29 pose a serious threat.
However, General Manager of Pogo go hand in hand after Sukhoi announced that Russia will continue to export to China RD-93 engines, because the overall performance of JF-17 Russian-made fighters would pose no threat to development. He pointed out that technical and tactical performance of the Chinese fighter, “but also far less than the Russian-made fighters.”
Apart from continuing to export AL-31F and AL-31FN engine, At the recent International Airshow China in Zhuhai, “Salute,” a company spokesman said the company is developing improved AL-31FN engine model – Peibei controlled vectored thrust nozzle of the AL-31FN M1. The new engine when the afterburner thrust of 12,500 kg, can be used for equipment produced in China and J -11 J -10 fighters.


U.S. Jamestown Foundation, “China Briefing,” recently published an article signed by Richard. Bi Sheng Ge article, the article said, after the United States, Russia, France, Britain and other established major arms-exporting countries, China is now the world’s fifth largest arms exporting countries. In 2007, it signed an agreement on arms exports overseas, China came in fourth place, located in France, Germany and Spain before. Article summarized as follows:
The United States has imposed arms embargo against Indonesia’s policy is to never lose a large number of orders. According to U.S. Defense News 17, reported that due to fear once again been an arms embargo, coupled with too much money to buy weapons, the United States and Europe, Indonesia will turn its attention to the procurement of weapons and high-performance, flexible payment method in China and Russia. The article revealed that Indonesia has expressed interest in buying, F -10 and the “Fierce Dragon” fighter.
Pakistan Air Force Chief of Staff of Sulaiman a recent interview with the media revealed that China has promised to sell F -10 fighter jets to Pakistan, has now entered the bargaining stage, will soon come to fruition. At the same time, many Southeast Asian countries have also demonstrated a J -10 interest, hoping to examine the performance of the decision was made after the introduction.
The Associated Press reported that on the 5th, to celebrate the 60th anniversary of founding of the Chinese Air Force planning and preparation, air show, the public display of its ability to raise a series of technical upgrades. Period, the Air Force will also use the old MiG fighter planes to replace the hundreds of advanced fighters to carry out parachute performance. Now, however, the PLA air force is still far behind its main rival the United States, only 20 percent of its aircraft to reach the level of Western troops.
Hong Kong’s Wen Wei Po on the 8th sent back from Beijing reports that the National Day military parade on the F-10 aircraft are now performing coating is completed, and will be Wednesday the 60th anniversary of the Chinese Air Force to make the first display. F-10 chief designer of Chang Chi-kao 8 In an interview with the newspaper interview, said Jian-10 is the first completely independent of aircraft with independent intellectual property rights fighter, and foreign third-generation fighter aircraft performance, completely fairly. He also said that the F-10 will continue to improve, “we will not stop the pace of research and development.”