China Has 11 Flanker Versions, With More Possible

How many Flanker versions does it take to defend China? Ten, it seems. No, make that 11. Best to keep counting. Add to the Flankers the two versions of China’s indigenous J-10 fighter, various marks of J-7s and J-8s that are lingering in service and the J-20 stealth fighter, likely to join the air...
Bradley Perrett

Bradley Perrett covered China, Japan, South Korea and Australia. He is a Mandarin-speaking Australian.

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