According to Pakistani media reports, the Pakistan Air Force's J-10CE fighter jets arrived in Qatar in the Middle East on January 10 to begin participating in joint military exercises in Qatar. Judging from the public information, the J-10CE fighter of the Pakistan Railway Air Force is the first time to go to a third country to participate in joint military exercises, and the J-10CE is a cutting-edge fourth-generation fighter developed and built by China, which is improved on the basis of the J-10C fighter, and the Pakistan Railway Air Force has directly improved its comprehensive combat capability by equipping it with J-10CE fighters. After receiving the J-10CE fighter jet, Pakistan has participated in many joint military exercises, including flying to China to participate in the Sino-Pakistan joint military exercise, and also participated in multinational joint military exercises in Pakistan, so that it can compete with European and American fighters.
This time the J-10CE fighter appeared in the Middle East, Pakistan once again endorsed the Chinese fighter, before the Pakistan Air Force has repeatedly used JF-17 Thunder fighter jets to the Middle East to participate in joint military exercises, and now the J-10CE fighter is the first time and the Typhoon fighter "in the same frame". The Qatari Air Force is equipped with the Typhoon fighter imported from the United Kingdom, the Typhoon fighter is a fourth-generation fighter jointly developed by the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy and Spain, which is purchased and equipped in several countries in the Middle East, Qatar is equipped with the latest model, built by the United Kingdom for Qatar. At present, the UK is still continuing to sell Typhoon fighter jets, so that the production line can be used to spare heat.
There is a strong demand for fighter jets in the Middle East, and countries such as Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Iran are all looking for cutting-edge fighters, so the arrival of J-10CE fighters in the Middle East can allow Middle Eastern countries to see the comprehensive strength of Chinese fighters. China's relations with Middle Eastern countries have developed further in recent years, China has bought a large amount of oil and gas from the Middle East, and has used a large amount of renminbi for transactions, so it has also provided the basis for the Middle East to purchase materials and equipment from China, and China can provide not only infrastructure but also weapons and equipment, including fighter jets.
According to German media reports, Germany has approved the export of weapons and equipment to Saudi Arabia, and Germany has provided 150 short-range air-to-air missiles to Saudi Arabia this time, judging from the list approved by Germany, it is an infrared-guided air-to-air missile for Typhoon fighters. The Saudi Air Force also has Typhoon fighters purchased from Europe, and the equipment of the Saudi Air Force is very complex, in addition to European fighters, there are also F-15 family fighters purchased from the United States, including F-15SA fighter-attack aircraft. Saudi Arabia has previously tried to buy F-35A Lightning I fighter jets from the United States, but the United States wants to maintain Israel's air superiority, so it will not allow F-35A fighter jets to be exported to Saudi Arabia in the near future.
Nowadays, Western countries are very worried about China's weapons and equipment entering the Middle East, in terms of comprehensive capabilities, China's weapons and equipment are no longer inferior to the products of European and American Western countries, and at the same time, China's weapons and equipment are also very cost-effective, so they have been favored by many countries. Germany had previously refused to provide Saudi Arabia with weapons and ammunition for Typhoon fighter jets because of Saudi Arabia's involvement in the Yemeni civil war, and with the reconciliation between Saudi Arabia and Iran mediated by China, the Yemeni civil war has also stopped, for which Germany has approved the supply of weapons and equipment to Saudi Arabia.