The Pentagon has confirmed China supplied Pakistan with 36 J-10C fighter jets since 2020, according to its 2025 China Military Power Report. Deliveries, with 20 received by May 2025 and the rest by early 2026, establish Pakistan as the sole export operator. This transfer alters South Asian air power dynamics, particularly following the May 2025 India-Pakistan aerial confrontations, Operation Sindoor, where Pakistan claimed J-10C jets engaged Indian Rafales at extended ranges.