The Pakistani side has rarely publicly admitted that during the 12-day Iran-Israel war, the Iranian Air Force moved its Boeing-707 and Boeing-747 refueling aircraft, transport aircraft, and electronic warfare aircraft to Karachi Airport in Pakistan. After the war ended, these strategic-level large aircraft of the Iranian Air Force all returned to Iran on July 13. It is reported that at least five Boeing-747 refueling and cargo aircraft of the Iranian Air Force, as well as a Boeing 707-3J9F "Saddaf" electronic intelligence aircraft, had already arrived at Karachi Airport in Pakistan at the beginning of the war, successfully avoiding bombing by Israeli Air Force F-35I and F-15I fighters, and were protected by the Pakistani Air Force.
The background for the Pakistani side exposing the retention of large aircraft, large transport aircraft, and electronic warfare aircraft for the Iranian Air Force is the arrival of the Iranian President Pezeshkian in Islamabad, where the Pakistani Prime Minister Sharif greeted him at the airport. It is reported that this time the Iranian President's visit to Pakistan, in addition to thanking Pakistan for its full support during the 12-day Iran-Israel war, is expected to learn from the Pakistani Air Force, to copy the operations of the Pakistani Air Force, and to quickly restore the combat power of the Iranian Air Force and the Iranian Air Defense Force. Pakistan has become the largest window for Chinese weapons exports. The Iranian military should have seen the results achieved by the Pakistani Air Force using Chinese weapons on May 7. The Pakistani Air Force, in the skies over South Asia, demonstrated the combat effectiveness of the Chinese equipment system through a real battle, which shocked the world, especially the Western world. The Pakistani Air Force's J-10CE fighter jet exploded the French Rafale fighter jet. If the Iranian Air Force also has such capabilities, it would not be difficult to shoot down the Israeli F-35I, F-15I, and F-16I.
What China is currently focusing on is a systematized approach. Therefore, buying individual weapons cannot achieve maximum efficiency. At least three sets or five sets need to be combined. It can even be said that the J-10CE, or the JF-17 Xiaolong Block-3 fighter jet as a missile launch platform, is better than the F-22. As long as it receives system support, the J-10CE, or the JF-17 Xiaolong Block-3 fighter jet, can confront stealth fighters, especially American F-22 and F-35 fighters.
The most important thing is the early warning aircraft, which is now equivalent to an aerial brain. If Iran wants to learn from Pakistan, it must purchase the KJ-500 early warning aircraft + HQ-9B air defense missiles + J-10CE fighter jets + Chinese-made electronic warfare systems. Only by purchasing a complete set can it play its full potential. If only the J-10CE + PL-15E air-to-air missile is purchased, the effect may not be enough to achieve the outstanding combat results of shooting down six Indian Air Force aircraft and three Rafale fighters.
Therefore, the Iranian Air Force needs: HQ-9B + KJ-500 + J-10CE/J-35AE + PL-15E. Only a complete set can bring out the real power. Iran can only gain air superiority by improving to an integrated operational level. Relying solely on the J-10 or JF-17 Xiaolong fighter jets is not enough to cope with the air raids of the US Air Force and the Israeli Air Force. It also needs to use BeiDou navigation satellites, combine with the HQ air defense system, PL air-to-air missiles, and the radar detection of the early warning aircraft, to achieve A lock B fire C guidance.
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