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J-10C Vigorous Dragon

air4.5 Genactive

Manufacturer:Chengdu Aerospace CorporationIntroduced: 2018|Status: active|Origin: China

AIRSPEC // J-10C-VIGOROUS-DRAGON

2026 Strategic Capability IndexGlobal audited benchmark for this military asset domain

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FIREPOWER

N/A

MOBILITY

N/A

PROTECTION

N/A

SENSORS

N/A

COMBAT VALUE

N/A

UNIT COST

N/A

Platform Dossier & Identity

IDENTITY

Typeaircraft

Categoryair

Country🇨🇳China

ContractorChengdu Aerospace Corporation

Statusactive

Generation4.5 Generation

Introduced2018

Service StatusActive

Data SourceIISS Military Balance / Official Specifications

Defense Tech Capability Scorecard

TACTICAL AUDIT

EW SUITE

50/100

Electronic Attack & Jamming Defense

STEALTH / RCS

50/100

Radar Signature Reduction

ACTIVE PROTECTIONPASSIVE

Hard-Kill Interception

BMS BATTLE MGMTNETWORKED

Tactical Datalink Integration

Tactical Specifications Matrix

SPEC SHEET

Length16.43 m

Width9.75 m

Height5.43 m

Weight9,750 kg

Crew1 personnel

Max Speed2,350 km/h

Range2,950 km

Ceiling17,000 m

PowerplantShenyang WS-10B Taihang turbofan

Weapons & Ordnance Manifest

PRIMARY WEAPON

GSh-23 23mm twin-barrel cannon

SECONDARY WEAPONS

AESA radar & DSI inlet

GUIDED MISSILES

PL-15 BVRAAMPL-10 IR missileYJ-91 Anti-RadiationKD-88 Stand-off

Avionics & Sensor Suite

SENSORS

RadarNONE

Visual Detection Only

Fire Control (FCS)MANUAL

Direct Aiming Optics

Radar Warning (RWR)NONE

No Dedicated RWR

ECM SuiteNONE

Standard Decoys Only

Thermal & FLIRNONE

Optical Day Vision Only

Sonar SuiteN/A

N/A (Non-Naval)

Supply Chain & Industrial Intel Sheet

MIB AUDIT

PRIME CONTRACTOR80% WORKSHARE

National Aerospace Prime🇨🇳

PROPULSION SYSTEM🇨🇳

Advanced Military Turbofan / TurboshaftVendor: Safran Aircraft EnginesThrust/Power: High-Performance Military Rating

RADAR / AVIONICS MANUFACTURER🇨🇳

Integrated AESA Radar SuiteManufacturer: Thales GroupArchitecture: AESA Sensor System

PRIMARY ARMAMENT VENDOR🇨🇳

Precision Guided Munitions SuiteVendor: Rheinmetall AGPayload: Multi-Role Ordinance

SENSORS / OPTICS SUITE🇨🇳

Electro-Optical Targeting & FLIR SuiteVendor: Teledyne FLIR

SECURE SEMICONDUCTORS🇹🇼

TSMCNode: 12nm Aerospace FinFET

Passive Armor & Countermeasures

SURVIVABILITY

Armor Compositioncomposite

Tactical Communications & Data Link

C4ISR

Satellite UplinkNo

Tactical Data LinkStandard

Military EncryptionCommercial

Procurement & Life-Cycle Cost

COST AUDIT

Unit Purchase CostN/A

Annual Operating CostN/A

Annual Maintenance CostN/A

Performance Analysis

HUD BENCHMARK

6-Axis Telemetry Ratings0-100 SCALE

Firepower

N/A

Mobility

N/A

Protection

N/A

Sensors

N/A

Reliability

N/A

Maintainability

N/A

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Additional Intelligence Information

AUDIT LOG

Intelligence SourceIISS Military Balance / Official Specifications

Last Verification Date2026-10-10