Chinese volunteer air force became a world-class air power in just three to four years, starting from scratch, and was able to contend with the world's number one, the United States. Now, the Pakistan Air Force trained by us has also defeated India, which ranks fourth in the world.
In fact, if the right path is taken, the development of the air force can be very rapid. Compared with large-scale ground forces, the air force actually consumes less and shows results faster. However, fighters like the Rafale, Eurofighter Typhoon, JAS Gripen, and even the F-16 Block 72 all took the wrong path.
For the air force, especially for small and medium-sized countries, what stands out the most should be air superiority. The J-10 is a fighter that emphasizes air superiority. Only by taking control of the airspace can ground attacks and sea attacks be launched. As long as the J-10 can gain air superiority, the FC-1 Xiaolong can even take down the S-400 air defense missile system.
Fighters like the Rafale, Eurofighter Typhoon, JAS Gripen, and even the F-16 Block 72 are multirole fighters. The result is that they are mediocre at everything.
When facing real air superiority fighters, these multirole fighters will suffer. Without air superiority, it's meaningless to talk about ground strikes or naval strikes. With air superiority, even rocket artillery can annihilate the enemy. Look, the nose of the J-10 is twice as big as that of the Rafale, and the gap in radar capability is obvious.
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