In Malaysia, the battle-tested J-10CE fighter plane from China steals the show.
The main attraction at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA) 2025, which opened in Malaysia on May 20, is China’s J-10CE fighter jet.
Although India has not formally acknowledged the losses, the plane, which was put through its paces in the most recent India-Pakistan conflict, is said to have shot down Rafales.
For nations seeking to improve its air capabilities, the advanced multirole jet—an export version of the Chengdu J-10C, which is utilised by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF)—is being marketed as an affordable and powerful choice.
International delegates, defence specialists, and military officials have all expressed a great deal of interest in the aircraft. Analysts are looking into its battlefield effectiveness and export prospects in light of its alleged combat debut in South Asia.
LIMA 2025, which took place from May 20 to 24, brought together defence businesses from all over the world to compete for a piece of the expanding defence market in Southeast Asia.
The J-10CE’s display is being used by China’s state-owned China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation (CATIC) to counter the region’s hegemony by Russian and Western defence firms.
It faced out against Russian Su-57Es, French Rafales, and American F/A-18 Super Hornets.
