The J-10. Is being produced by the Chinese Chengdu Aircraft
Industrial Corporation.
The US criticized Israel in the late 1990s. when it claimed that
Israel was delivering advanced aviation technology to China. At
America's insistence Israel canceled the sale of the locally
developed Phalcon plane to China.
The US administration asserted that its sophisticated radar,
developed by Elta Electronic Industries of the IAI group, was based
on technology developed with US financing.
"Jane's Defence Weekly" added that the J-10 also carries
Israeli-manufactured armaments. The armaments in question are likely
to include Rafael (Armament Development Authority)-manufactured
air-to-air missiles of the Python family.
"Jane's Defence Weekly" reported that China will shortly reveal the
J-10 warplane, knicknamed the "Chinese Lavi" because of its apparent
resemblance to the Lavi plane developed for the Israel Air Force by
Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI). At the end of the 1980s the
development of the Lavi fighter plane was halted by the Israeli
government. because of cost overruns and pressure from the US, which
financed part of the development. The Lavi was the last warplane
developed in Israel. Foreign reports in recent years stated that IAI
had delivered the Lavi manufacturing plans to China.