There are a lot of F-16 fighters in the combat sequence of the Thai Air Force, and judging from a document published by the Thai Air Force at present, the Thai Air Force has been eager to carry out the procurement of new fighters, through the purchase of new fighters to replace the existing F-16 fighters, it is understood that the 102 squadron of the Thai Air Force is equipped with F-16 fighters, and these F-16 fighters are quite old, This F-16 fighter jet purchased at the end of the 80s of the last century will be retired in 2028, and the Thai Air Force also plans to purchase 12 14 brand new fighters to replace these F-16 fighters, in addition to the F-16 fighters in the combat sequence of the Thai Air Force, there are more old F-5 fighters, and these F-5 fighters are retired even later than the F-16 fighters, 211 squadron deployed at the Ubon Ratchathani base, These F-5 fighters will be retired around 2030.
The Thai Air Force's F-16 fighter jets are about to be retired, and Thailand is also seeking the purchase of new fighters. China's J-10C fighter can actually become a new generation of fighter options for the Thai Air Force, at present, the J-10CE fighter has been exported to overseas countries, and when the J-10CE fighter is exported to overseas countries, Pakistan has also given a fairly high evaluation of the J-10CE fighter, Pakistan Air Force uses J-10CE fighter jet and Qatar Air Force Typhoon fighter jet to simulate air combat, The Pakistan Air Force's J-10CE fighter jets have already set a record of 0:9 in air combat.
Thailand and China have a lot of cooperation in the field of defense, Thailand has carried out many joint military exercises with China, and in the joint military exercises between China and Thailand, the PLA J-10C fighter has also appeared in front of Thailand, according to the war research institute to grasp a lot of information, in the previous Sino-Thai military exercises, the Thai Air Force's JAS-39 fighter has won the PLA J-11A fighter, but after the J-10 fighter appeared in the Sino-Thai military exercise, The J-10 fighter quickly turned the tide of the war, which also shows that the current performance of the J-10 fighter is stronger than the existing fighter models of the Thai Air Force.
If the Thai Air Force continues to purchase F-16 fighters, it can indeed save more time for the pilot's modification training, and the ground crew does not need to carry out too much additional training, but the J-10 fighter is indeed a very good choice for Thailand. J-10 fighter has a high cost performance, at the same time J-10 fighter can also complete the launch of the Thunderbolt 15 air-to-air missile, today's J-10 fighter after the use of domestic aero engines, the reliability of the J-10 fighter is also very high, so for Thailand, the choice of China's J-10 fighter will not make it too regretful, at present, a number of Southeast Asian countries have begun to buy fighter jets from China, including Myanmar, These countries have purchased Thunder fighter jets jointly developed by China and Pakistan.
For the performance of the J-10 fighter, in fact, the Pakistani side has given the answer, the Thai side can also take Pakistan as a reference, and the Pakistan Air Force is also equipped with F-16 fighters in the combat sequence, for the evaluation of the J-10 fighter, Pakistan is actually the most vocal, the war research believes that in the process of Thailand seeking new fighter procurement, China and Pakistan can seize the opportunity to demonstrate the performance of the J-10 fighter. Project Sword by Wen Iris.