NATO: F -10 nickname villain called Lawrence of 1200

Prior to 1999, the Chinese Air Force has 3500 combat aircraft, but mainly by the F-6 (imitation from the MiG -19) and F-7 (imitation from the MiG-21), as well as part of the H-6 (imitation since Figure -16) bomber. Precision-guided weapons, only 100 imported from the Russian Su-27 aircraft with BVR combat capability. Since then, one after another from Russia in 2003, purchased 105 Su-30MKK, was purchased in 2004 for 100 upgraded version of Su-30MKK2 In addition, since 2002, to buy 126 Su -27SK/UBK batch after this own production of 200 F -11.

So far, about 600 of the three existing generation fighter, enjoy a 3 generation machine treatment 150 JH-7A, small quantities of the 3.5 generation J-10B in service this year, will be mass production; another 2.5 generation J- 7/8 fighters about 1000. Which SU-27/J-11 belong to the early, but most of the upgrade, you can launch the initiative in distance missile R-77; others are 3 mid-type. The J-8F performance through upgrade has reached quasi-3 generation, and enhance maximum airborne air-to-air missiles. So that the Chinese Air Force already has nearly 800 initiative in distance missiles can be fired generation and quasi-three-generation machine.

The main force of China's future fighter based on the J-10 and J-10B, said that the People's Liberation Army of the J-10 fighter beloved there plus 1200, the Air Force ordered a breath. J-10 fighter combat effectiveness has been verified in Turkey, to this end, the NATO joint the International named group of military equipment, to the F-10 a "beautiful" nickname - "Villains".

The reason given this nickname, NATO experts say this is a hint from them and military heart of. American F4U advanced fighter developed by the U.S. military of World War II, the end of his emergence Japanese Zero fighter unbeaten advantage "is called" Siren ". And he successor models F6UM of you participated in the early stages of the Korean War. NATO nicknamed "bitch". NATO to the F-10 from the nickname for the name of the "villain", not hope that the F-10 can be like the United States over the past years "Siren" and "bitch" as "Lawrence" modern air?