Stannis Baratheon
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A-5C has been retired. And no, we aren't going for anymore Mig-29s. It costs too much to maintain and thus we have abandoned the purchase of further Mig-29s even though there were offers.I have heard that J-10B and J-10BS are in production for PLAAF since 2014 and may be the export customer would be BD, Nigeria and may be some other African and South American countries too.
BD might buy an initial batch of 30 J-10B to replace the aging fleet of A-5C and boost it power. Later on a follow up order for 30 J-10C till 2020 or when available. But I think it's quite confirmed that BD is buying more used MiG-29s.
We will either buy the J-10B or J-10C whichever is available or go for Su-30MKK or Su-35 (far-fetched idea) after 2016. J-10 will have the advantage as it only uses 1 engine (less maintenance cost, cheaper and we can get better credit deals from China than Russia) and at this point we need 4th generation fighters as Mig-29s aren't our favourite ones and we prefer Mig-21 over it.