The actual is this Pakistani JF-17 Fighter:
JF17-2 by
David Freeman, on Flickr
JF17-1 by
David Freeman, on Flickr
Jointly developed by Chengdu Aircraft Industries in China and the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex. Pakistan call the aircraft the JF-17 Thunder and have 275 on order. The Peoples Liberation Army Air Force call the aircraft the FC-1 Fierce Dragon.
The theoretical is an FC-1 operated by the 1st Fighter Squadron of the 1st Mixed Aviation Regiment, Ethiopean Air Force:
FC1-2 by
David Freeman, on Flickr
FC1-1 by
David Freeman, on Flickr
In December 1998 Ethiopia ordered 6 Su-27SKs and 2 Su-27UBK's. In 1999 these Su-27SK's (piloted by Russian military advisers) destroyed 5 and damaged 2 more Etitrean Mig-29s without loss. In 2002 Ethiopia ordered 7 more SU-27UK's but by 2020 found the on-going cost of operating these aircraft crippling. Always keen to gain influence on Africa, China offered 14 FC-1 aircraft at no cost to replace the SU-27's, and also contributes substantially to the operating costs.
