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Trainer aircraftIn service
Advanced jet trainer Light combat aircraft
Hongdu JL-10 is a advanced jet trainer Light combat aircraft. It was built by Hongdu Aviation Industry Corporation. Reported operators include People's Liberation Army Air Force United Arab Emirates Air Force.
Advanced jet trainer Light combat aircraft
Hongdu Aviation Industry Corporation
AVIC II Yakovlev
In service
People's Liberation Army Air Force United Arab Emirates Air Force
2013
March 13, 2006
2
12.4 m (40 ft 8 in)
9.4 m (30 ft 10 in)
4.7 m (15 ft 5 in)
11,600 kg (25,574 lb)
2 × Ivchenko-Progress AI-222K-25F afterburning turbofan, 41.19 kN (9,260 lbf) with afterburner
Mach 1.4
2,600 km (1,600 mi, 1,400 nmi)
7 for L-15AW and 9 for L-15B with a capacity of 3500kg
Rockets
SD-10 (PL-12) BVR air-to-air missiles (offered for export with the L-15B) PL-8 short-range air-to-air missiles PL-5 short-range air-to-air missiles
LS-6 family of precision-guided bombs
Hongdu JL-10 China Jet trainer 12
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 12.4 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 12.4 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 12.4 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 12.4 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 12.4 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 12.4 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Hongdu JL-10 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Reported count for Hongdu JL-10. Service scope: People's Liberation Army Navy Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 12. Origin: China. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2026), not the article revision. 2026 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Lower-bound count for Hongdu JL-10. Service scope: People's Liberation Army Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 50+. Origin: China. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Reported count for Hongdu JL-10 · L-15. Service scope: United Arab Emirates Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 6. Origin: PRC. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2025), not the article revision. 2025 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Reported count for Hongdu JL-10 · L-15Z. Service scope: Zambian Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 6. Origin: China. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2025), not the article revision. 2025 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
People's Liberation Army Air Force United Arab Emirates Air Force
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