Chengdu J-10

The first 4th-generation fighter aircraft produced by China, the Chengdu J-10 represented the highest achievement of the Chinese aviation industry in the first decade of the 21st century

The chronological history of the J-10 programme

The Early 1980s: The then Chinese leader and Chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) Deng Xiaoping announced that China would spend RMB 500 million to develop a new generation fighter with better performance. 1982: Representatives of the PLA General Staff Department,  PLA Air Force, PLA Naval Aviation Corps, and the Chinese Ministry of Aeronautics …