- Revenue rose 15.8% to 75.4 billion yuan in 2025: report.
- The company’s profits will increase 6.5% to 3.4 billion yuan in 2025.
- Chengdu’s sales in the first quarter increased nearly 80% year-on-year.
Chinese company AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Corporation, maker of the J-10C aircraft used by Pakistan to shoot down French-made Indian aircraft in May last year, has reported a significant increase in its profits, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Revenue rose 15.8% to 75.4 billion yuan ($11 billion) in 2025, and profits rose 6.5% to 3.4 billion yuan in 2025, the publication cited the aircraft maker in a statement.
The figures are the highest ever recorded by the company. Bloomberg reported, adding that Chengdu’s first-quarter sales rose nearly 80% year-on-year.
The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) inducted the J-10C in March 2022, in a major boost to the country’s military capabilities to defend airspace.
At the time, the government said the fighter jet could carry more advanced fourth-generation air-to-air missiles, including the short-range PL-10 and beyond-vision range PL-15.
The fighter jet saw its first combat use in May 2025, when India launched an unprovoked attack on Pakistan on May 6, following an attack on tourists in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
Pakistan, during the 87-hour conflict, shot down seven Indian fighter jets, including the French-made Rafale, and dozens of drones.
In the four-day war, Pakistan successfully employed the Chinese-made HQ-9 air defense system, PL-15 air-to-air missiles and J-10C fighter jets, which are credited with shooting down multiple Indian aircraft.
The PAF also used its JF-17 Thunder aircraft to destroy India’s S-400 air defense system at Adampur by using hypersonic missiles.
The war between the two nuclear-armed nations ended on May 10 with a ceasefire agreement brokered by the United States.
Months into the conflict, Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, director general (DG) of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), praised the performance of the Chinese-made weapons, saying they worked “exceptionally well”. The news reported, citing Bloomberg.
“Of course, lately the recent Chinese platforms have proven to be exceptionally good,” Lt. Gen. Chaudhry said in an interview in October last year.
In November last year, a report submitted to the US Congress recognized Pakistan’s “military success over India” in the war.
The report of the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission, which examines security and foreign affairs between the US and China, stated that Pakistan employed advanced Chinese weaponry to enhance its military advantage over India.
