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- The base price of $62.7 million per jet could rise to nearly $115 million including related expenses.
- Pakistan said J-10CEs helped shoot down Indian fighters, including Rafales, in May 2025; those claims remain disputed.
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Chinese YY-20A Tanker Refuels Egyptian Rafale During Eagles of Civilization 2026 Air Exercises
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- The joint China-Egypt exercise began on August 22 at several air bases in Egypt.
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