Get help for Russian-made engine, the Chinese military counterparts with the Russian aviation industry was assessed by chance.

In accordance with the agreements signed between China and Russia, Russia Czerny Chevron recently began production of 43 units in China RD-93 turbofan engines. These engines will be used in China and Pakistan co-production of JF-17 fighter aircraft, the aircraft will enter the international market, the future, a Russian fighter competitors.

Russia's arms export business company said 25 units have already completed RD-93 engines,All 43 units will be delivered during the year. In addition, in May of this year before Russia will also sign a new 100 RD-93 engine supply contract.

Earlier, Russia in 2006 provided China with 100 of the engine, all installed in the JF-17 fighter.Waist circumference greater than 2 feet 6, must see

Another rumor said that if Russia can guarantee to further enhance the performance of RD-93 engines,China will buy nearly 1,000, the total contract value could reach 3.75 billion U.S. dollarsThis is obviously a great temptation to the Russian side.

Reported that, although China's aviation industry has made great progress, but its aircraft engine production capacity remains weak. Chinese self-developed WS-10A engine program installed on F -10 fighter to replace imports from the Russian AL-31F engines, butLess stable due to its performance in China last year had to import 122 units from the Russian AL-31F engines, to guarantee the production of J -10.

Purchase of Russian-made RD-93 engines, it is necessary to ensure the export JF-17 fighter needs. The machine is as American F-16 fighter and the Russian MiG -35 potential competitors, Pakistan Air Force has decided to deploy the first batch of 150 JF-17, and intended to co-production with China an additional 200 to 250, forTo Egypt, Algeria, Azerbaijan and other countries export.

As the JF-17 is priced at only about 15 million U.S. dollars, almost half of similar products in the United States and Russia, Russia was worried about JF-17 will affect the country and even Soviet MiG -35 -30 aircraft exports.

But "Moscow Defense Briefing" magazine editor 米哈伊巴拉 Banov not think so, he said: "The United States will not this potential rival to China to provide large thrust engine, while the EU arms embargo by constraints, so China can only buy Russian products. ... ... through the provision of military engines to China, Russia will be able to control the export of Chinese fighters, so that Russian-made aircraft in the international market from the impact of the latter. "