Uzbekistan has confirmed that it has become the second foreign country to operate China’s J-10CE fighter, marking another breakthrough for Beijing’s advanced combat aircraft exports and a potentially significant inroad into a Central Asian defence market long dominated by Russian warplanes. Reports previously suggested that Uzbekistan had ordered 24 J-10CEs, although neither country confirmed the deal. However, at least six of the jets were shown in footage released by the Uzbek president’s...