Touchdown from Moscow to Beijing Something shifted in Tehran last month, and it has the Pentagon pacing. Iran quietly inked a deal for 36 Chinese Chengdu J-10C fighter jets, with eyes on 150 over time. No more waiting on Russia's broken promises. No more patch jobs on 40-year-old Phantoms. This is serious air-force modernization—fast. 2 The Su-35 Shuffle Just two years ago, Iran celebrated a 50-jet Su-35 order from Russia. Payment delivered, jets nowhere in sight. Only four Su-35s tricked in before everything froze—thanks to Moscow's own logistical snags and diplomatic pressure over Ukraine. Reliance on Russia suddenly felt like building skyscrapers in quicksand. It was a rude awakening. Iran's legacy fleet—F-14s, F-4s, F-5s, MiG-29s—fell apart under the stress of Israeli strikes and US raids that exposed glaring air-defense gaps. Time to look elsewhere. Enter the J-10C China to the rescue. J-10C is not a toy. It boasts a pulse on the battlefield with AESA ra...
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