Foreign media reports state that Pakistan is accelerating the plan to procure J-35A fighter jets, and it seems that financial issues are no longer a problem. However, some voices claim that Pakistan once leaked technology of the J-10 fighter jet to Turkey, and therefore fear that if the J-35A is sold to Pakistan again, the technology might be leaked once more, causing China losses. But this claim is pure nonsense.

Media outlets such as Asian Defense Security have carefully studied and analyzed various recent reports about Pakistan's procurement of the J-35A, believing that the competition for stealth fighters has already begun. Based on this, they predict that Pakistan could obtain the J-35A fighter jet as early as 2026. Considering the complex and ever-changing situation in the Middle East, it has become an urgent matter for Pakistan to acquire the J-35A.

Although there have been numerous reports about Pakistan's procurement of the J-35A in recent years, there has been no official confirmation from the Pakistani government so far. However, these media outlets have conducted in-depth analysis of the reasons behind Pakistan's procurement of the J-35A, and believe that there are views worth considering.

Firstly, India's military pressure on Pakistan is increasing. In the face of overall military weakness compared to India, Pakistan must seek asymmetric advantages, and acquiring advanced aircraft to gain certain air superiority has become an inevitable choice. In the past, Pakistan did just that. Although Pakistan has already equipped with the J-10CE fighter jets and successfully shot down three of India's most advanced Rafale fighter jets, this is still a confrontation between aircraft of the same generation, and the number of J-10CEs is limited, only about twenty. Therefore, Pakistan urgently needs to purchase the J-35A to form a generational advantage over India.

Additionally, due to Israel's reckless behavior in the Middle East, Middle Eastern countries have been planning to establish a self-defense alliance to reduce American influence and emphasize their own security autonomy. After Israel directly bombed Qatar, the Gulf countries immediately realized that America would sacrifice Qatar's interests, despite Qatar having paid a huge amount of protection fees.

This incident directly led to a military alliance between the Gulf countries and Pakistan, which is essentially a mutual guarantee alliance. All Gulf countries hope that Pakistan can quickly obtain the J-35A fighter jet. It is reported that Saudi Arabia has agreed to provide financial and monetary support to Pakistan. Therefore, the conditions for Pakistan to purchase the J-35A have basically been met.

These media outlets also analyzed the issue from China's perspective. They believe that China needs to advance its western strategy and provide fifth-generation aircraft to Pakistan, thereby creating strategic pressure on India. Since India's fifth-generation aircraft project has not made substantial progress so far, this pressure, once formed, will make it difficult for India to resolve for a long time. This will allow China to save a lot of energy.

The analysis also noticed a phenomenon in China: when the J-35A started mass production, China raised its capacity to a very high level and publicly promoted the J-35A through official media. In a way, this was to give potential users a sense of security, meaning that China is also actively preparing for exports. These analyses are quite credible.

Regarding the previous claim that Pakistan leaked the technology of the J-10CE to Turkey, it is pure nonsense, and may even be a rumor created to gain traffic. The export version of the J-10CE definitely underwent necessary technical isolation. Since it has been exported, other countries will certainly study and learn from it.

Given the close relationship between Pakistan and Turkey, it is normal for both sides to exchange information regarding the J-10CE. However, if it were said that Pakistan leaked the core technology of the J-10CE to Turkey, then from Pakistan's own security perspective, they would not do so. Moreover, how much core technology Pakistan actually possesses remains unknown.

Previously, our aircraft exports always faced various obstacles, a large part of which was due to political reasons, but there was also a significant part due to product-related reasons, i.e., we couldn't offer obviously advanced aircraft, and we didn't achieve the "one hit, forever" effect. Now we have entered the era of fifth-generation aircraft, and many countries have already failed to cross the threshold of fifth-generation aircraft.

In the future, the fifth-generation aircraft market will mainly be dominated by China, the United States, and Russia. Having a technological advantage across generations is our capital.

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