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By (https://www.twz.com/authors/thomas-newdick) Thomas Newdick      Published  Aug 26, 2026 12:15 PM EDT     (j-10-deal-with-bangladesh-takes-shape-as-chinas-fighter-export-push-grows.html#comments)    0           (https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=twz.com) Add TWZ (opens in a new tab)      More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results.        (J-10CE before delivery.)   via Chinese internet    The TWZ Newsletter  Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy.   (handle_newsletter_email_submission) (a91cdfd0f0)  (/air/j-10-deal-with-bangladesh-takes-shape-as-chinas-fighter-export-push-grows)  (TWZInline) (0) Email address  (Enter your email) (Please enter a valid email address)  Sign Up  Thank you!      (https://recurrent.io/terms-and-conditions/) Terms of Service and(https://recurrent.io/privacy-policy/) Privacy Policy        Bangladesh is moving toward formal negotiations with China over a potential purchase of (https://www.twz.com/44302/chinas-first-export-j-10-multi-role-fighters-for-pakistan-emerge) J-10CE fighters and attack helicopters, in what could become one of the country’s most significant defense acquisitions in years. The development also underscores the growing international interest in a (https://www.twz.com/air/chinas-j-10c-fighter-separating-myth-from-reality) Chinese fighter that has gained considerable attention since seeing combat (https://www.twz.com/air/claims-swirls-as-india-and-pakistan-assess-results-of-latest-conflict) in Pakistani service last year . Bangladesh’s Prime Minister’s Information and Broadcasting Adviser Zahed Ur Rahman (https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/bangladesh-talks-buy-chinese-j-10ce-fighter-jets-2026-08-25/) said Tuesday that a government panel is preparing a draft agreement that could pave the way for negotiations with Beijing. The government has not disclosed how many aircraft it intends to acquire, the potential value of the deal, or a delivery schedule, with those details expected to be determined during negotiations. Bangladesh is advancing plans to purchase Chinese J-10CE fighter jets, with a government official pointing to the aircraft’s performance in the recent India-Pakistan conflict (https://t.co/EypP8oci6C) https://t.co/EypP8oci6C  — Bloomberg (@business) (https://x.com/business/status/2092297236805812635?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) August 25, 2026    Local reporting has previously pointed to a potential requirement for as many as 24 J-10CEs. If ultimately contracted and delivered, Bangladesh would become only the second confirmed foreign customer of the export version of the J-10C, after Pakistan. However, there has been growing speculation about other potential customers, too, fueled by imagery showing apparent export-standard J-10s being tested in China. ()  A Pakistan Air Force J-10CE. Pakistan Air Force   The potential acquisition comes as Bangladesh seeks to modernize its aging combat aircraft fleet. Dhaka already maintains a long-standing defense relationship with Beijing, which has supplied Bangladesh with combat aircraft, naval vessels, tanks, missile systems, and other military equipment over the past two decades. The J-10CE is a much more capable proposition than many of the older fighters still operated by air forces that have historically relied on Chinese or Soviet-designed equipment, of which Bangladesh is a prime example. Currently, the Bangladesh Air Force’s fighter fleet is made up of different versions of the (https://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/j7f7fighteraircraft/) Chengdu F-7 (an updated Chinese version of the (https://www.twz.com/air/final-mig-21-fishbeds-stand-down-from-active-duty-in-europe) MiG-21 Fishbed ) and much smaller numbers of (https://www.twz.com/air/ukraine-now-flying-former-azerbaijani-mig-29-fulcrum) MiG-29 Fulcrums . (Bangladesh's Air Force aerobatic display team performs during celebrations to mark Bangladesh's 54th Victory Day in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on December 16, 2025. (Photo by Zabed Hasnain Chowdhury/NurPhoto via Getty Images))  Three Bangladesh Air Force F-7s perform during celebrations to mark Bangladesh’s 54th Victory Day in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on December 16, 2025. Photo by Zabed Hasnain Chowdhury/NurPhoto Zabed Hasnain Chowdhury  Maintaining aging Soviet-designed fleets increasingly presents challenges in terms of airframe life, avionics, spare parts, weapons, and overall readiness. Meanwhile, the war in Ukraine and (https://www.twz.com/sanctions-are-strangling-russias-weapons-supply-chain) accompanying sanctions serve to make Russia an even less reliable source of military aircraft and other arms. The (https://www.twz.com/air/chinas-j-10c-fighter-separating-myth-from-reality) J-10C is a single-engine multirole fighter equipped with an (https://www.twz.com/air/phantomstrike-low-cost-lightweight-aesa-radar-flies-for-first-time) active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar, modern avionics, electronic warfare capabilities, and the ability to employ a growing range of Chinese precision-guided weapons. The export J-10CE also provides access to weapons such as the much-vaunted (https://www.twz.com/air/chinas-pl-15-air-to-air-missile-appears-to-have-been-used-in-combat-for-first-time) PL-15 beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile . (BEIJING, April 16, 2018 -- File photo shows a J-10C fighter jet in a training. China's new multi-role fighter jet J-10C began combat duty Monday, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) air force announced. It is China's third-generation supersonic fighter and made its debut when the PLA marked its 90th anniversary in July 2017 at Zhurihe military training base in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Equipped with an advanced avionics system and various airborne weapons, the domestically-developed fighter has airstrike capabilities within medium and close range and is capable of precisely striking land and maritime targets. (Xinhua/Xi Bobo via Getty Images))  A Chinese J-10C fighter during a training exercise. Xinhua/Xi Bobo/Getty Images Xinhua News Agency  The aircraft’s growing reputation has been helped considerably by Pakistan. Pakistan (https://www.twz.com/44713/pakistans-first-chinese-made-j-10-fighters-arrive-amid-ongoing-modernization-plans) became the first foreign operator of the J-10CE , and the aircraft received intense international attention during the (https://www.twz.com/air/claims-swirls-as-india-and-pakistan-assess-results-of-latest-conflict) May 2025 conflict between Pakistan and India . Pakistan said its Chinese-made fighters were involved in shooting down several Indian aircraft, (https://www.twz.com/air/chinas-pl-15-air-to-air-missile-appears-to-have-been-used-in-combat-for-first-time) while the precise circumstances , numbers, and tactics involved remain the subject of competing claims and outside analysis. ()  A Pakistan Air Force J-10CE after its arrival at PAF Base Minhas, where it first arrived in 2022. Pakistan Air Force   Nevertheless, the conflict provided the J-10CE with an unusual degree of combat visibility for a Chinese export fighter. Now, Bangladeshi officials have explicitly (https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/bangladesh-talks-buy-chinese-j-10ce-fighter-jets-2026-08-25/) acknowledged that the aircraft’s reported performance during that conflict has attracted attention in Dhaka. The J-10CE is also particularly well positioned within China’s emerging fighter-export portfolio. China is developing more advanced stealth aircraft, including the (https://www.twz.com/air/chinas-j-35-naval-stealth-fighter-seen-like-never-before) FC-31/J-35 family, but that program represents a different proposition for prospective customers, coming with greater cost and potential uncertainty attached. The J-10C is a much more mature design already in operational foreign service, giving China an aircraft that can be offered today rather than relying entirely on future capabilities. (ZHUHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 06: FC-31 stealth fighter jet is showcased at Airshow China 2022 on November 6, 2022 in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province of China. The 14th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, or Airshow China 2022, will be held from November 8 to 13 in Zhuhai. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images))  A full-scale mockup of an FC-31 fighter is showcased at Airshow China 2022 on November 6, 2022 in Zhuhai, China. Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images YANG SHUGUANG  That combination of modern systems and an established production line could prove attractive to countries that need to replace aging fighters without taking on the financial, political, or industrial commitments associated with acquiring a Western combat aircraft. As well as the potential Bangladesh deal, Uzbekistan has been linked to the J-10CE. For months, Chinese military aviation observers have speculated that Tashkent could become another customer for the fighter. More recently, imagery of an aircraft carrying the serial number 1020 has generated renewed interest, with low-visibility markings on its tailfin (https://x.com/RupprechtDeino/status/2091620654961381442?s=20) appearing to resemble the Uzbek flag. Finally clear images of an Uzbekistan AF J-10CE … Here serial number #1020. (https://t.co/pj6pasyIxv) pic.twitter.com/pj6pasyIxv  — @Rupprecht_A (@RupprechtDeino) (https://x.com/RupprechtDeino/status/2091594902501011702?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) August 23, 2026    Interesting claim; allegedly the original, clearer version of this picture was actually taken already last month.I hope it is not again an AI modified version of it. (https://t.co/2qxYnBJ5SU) https://t.co/2qxYnBJ5SU (https://t.co/qC3KasTWYH) pic.twitter.com/qC3KasTWYH  — @Rupprecht_A (@RupprechtDeino) (https://x.com/RupprechtDeino/status/2088933995987747228?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) August 16, 2026    While unconfirmed, serial numbers in the 101X and 102X ranges have been associated by some observers with a possible Uzbek order.  In the past, reports have circulated that Uzbekistan also intends to acquire 24 J-10CEs. There have also been unverified accounts that J-10s have already been seen at Karshi Khanabad Air Base in Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan operates a combat fleet heavily reliant on Soviet-era designs, including MiG-29 fighters and (https://www.twz.com/air/ukrainian-su-25-frogfoots-now-using-french-hammer-guided-bombs-after-exhausting-rocket-stocks) Su-25 Frogfoot attack jets. Replacing at least some of those aircraft with modern Chinese fighters would represent a notable expansion of Beijing’s role in a defense market historically dominated by Russian equipment. (https://www.instagram.com/p/DKcYe4ntW6T/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading)             View this post on Instagram                       (https://www.instagram.com/p/CVJB1wbtnG0/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading)             View this post on Instagram                       China has increasingly demonstrated an ability to offer modern military equipment across almost every major category. This includes drones, air defense systems, warships, missiles, armored vehicles, transports, and combat aircraft. Chinese equipment provides a way to acquire increasingly sophisticated military capabilities without making the same political choices that can accompany major Western defense purchases. Beijing is also generally willing to package aircraft with the weapons, training, support, and other systems required to operate them as an integrated capability. The J-10CE is an important part of that emerging strategy, as China seeks to show that its fighters can move into markets traditionally supplied by Russia and the West. Contact the author: thomas@thewarzone.com  (https://www.twz.com/authors/thomas-newdick) (Thomas Newdick Avatar)   (https://www.twz.com/authors/thomas-newdick) Thomas Newdick   Staff Writer    Thomas Newdick is a staff writer at  TWZ  , where he covers military aviation, defense technology, weapons systems, and international security. Based in Berlin, Germany, he reports on conflicts, military modernization efforts, and emerging aerospace technologies around the world, with a particular interest in airpower and its role in contemporary warfare. 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(https://www.twz.com/category/peoples-liberation-army-navy) People's Liberation Army Navy (China)   (https://www.twz.com/sea/chinese-j-15-fighter-seen-launching-from-a-carrier-with-four-anti-ship-missiles-for-first-time) Chinese J-15 Fighter Seen Launching From A Carrier With Four Anti-Ship Missiles For First Time   By (https://www.twz.com/authors/thomas-newdick) Thomas Newdick           (https://www.twz.com/air/jf-17-thunder-offered-as-saudi-arabias-next-fighter-report) (PAC JF-17 Thunder multirole combat aircraft, a fighter jet made in China and Pakistan. The Pakistani plane is painted with the country's flag as it belongs to Pakistan Air Force. The aircraft performed a flight demo, flying demonstration at the 53rd Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport in France on June 2019. The advanced and sophisticated fighter jet is developed jointly by the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) and the Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC) of China.)     (https://www.twz.com/category/royal-saudi-air-force) Royal Saudi Air Force   (https://www.twz.com/air/jf-17-thunder-offered-as-saudi-arabias-next-fighter-report) JF-17 Thunder Fighter To Be Offered To Saudi Arabia: Report   By (https://www.twz.com/authors/thomas-newdick) Thomas Newdick ,  (https://www.twz.com/authors/tyler-rogoway) Tyler Rogoway           (https://www.twz.com/air/china-sends-j-10-fighters-to-egypt-as-its-global-military-influence-expands) (J-10C Egypt)     (https://www.twz.com/category/mig-29) MiG-29   (https://www.twz.com/air/china-sends-j-10-fighters-to-egypt-as-its-global-military-influence-expands) China Deploys J-10 Fighters To Egypt   By (https://www.twz.com/authors/howard-altman) Howard Altman           (https://www.twz.com/category/air) SEE MORE         (https://www.twz.com/) ()    The TWZ Newsletter  Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy.   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