The UAE announced its intention to buy 12 L15 combat training aircraft from China
The UAE plans to buy 12 L15 combat training aircraft from China. This is reported by the South China Morning Post newspaper.
The UAE Defense Ministry announced its intention to sign a contract with China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation (CATIC) for the purchase of 12 L15 units with an option for 36 more of the same additional aircraft.
It is expected that the agreement will be signed in the near future.
The publication recalls that in December 2021, the UAE actually refused to purchase the American fifth-generation fighter F-35 Lightning II.
In August 2010, RIA Novosti It was reported that the Chinese aircraft manufacturer Hongdu has started small-scale production of a new L15 combat training aircraft, which will be used to train pilots of J-10 and J-11 fighter jets.
