Chengdu Super-10

The Chengdu Super-10 (also known as the J-10C) is a planned advanced variant of the Chengdu J-10. The aircraft is a heavy-class, multirole, air superiority and stealth of the People's Liberation Army Air Force.

It will feature a "more powerful engine, thrust-vector control, stronger airframe and passive phased-array radar."

The aircraft will use the Russian AL-31FN engine after China placed the original order for a second batch of AL-31FN engines ($300 million USD) in late 2005. The Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG has also been contracted to render assistance to the Chinese design house.

On 2007-03-31, Pakistan Air Force Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed said, "PAF would soon induct fourth and fifth generation high-tech fleet of fighter-bomber aircraft with the aim to modernize the country’s air force which includes the induction of 2 squadrons of Chengdu J-10 ." He regarded the Chengdu J-10 as 'fifth generation aircraft', as the Pakistani version is set to be equipped with advanced avionics and equipment which the current version of this aircraft does not have, hinting towards the Super-10 variant of the J-10..

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All artist's concepts, 3D renders.
Note: There is currently no evidence that the new variant will be twin-engined, like the images below.

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