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JAS 39 Gripen vs Chengdu J-10: how to tell them apart

Two combat aircraft that are easy to mix up at a glance. Here is what tells them apart.

JAS 39 Gripen, combat aircraft from Sweden

JAS 39 Gripen

Combat aircraft, Sweden. In service since 1996

What gives it away

Small single-engine delta wing with canards just behind the cockpit and a single tail fin.

Used by

Sweden, Czech Republic, Hungary, South Africa, Thailand, Brazil

Photo: Ronnie Macdonald from Chelmsford and Largs, United Kingdom, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
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Chengdu J-10

Combat aircraft, China. In service since 2004

What gives it away

Single-engine delta-canard fighter with a large chin intake under the cockpit and a single fin.

Used by

China, Pakistan

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