China to sell planes with Israeli technology ... to Iran

Posted By Blake Hounshell Wednesday, October 24, 2007 - 10:27 AM Share

Irony can be deadly sometimes:

China will sell Iran 24 J-10 fighters that are based on Israeli technology, RIA Novosti reported Oct. 23. The aircraft have Russian-made engines and are based on components and technology Israel gave China after the cancellation of the Lavi project in the mid-1980s. The total cost of the planes, which are expected to be delivered between 2008 and 2010, is an estimated $1 billion.

UPDATE: China denies the story. 

EXPLORE:MIDDLE EAST, CHINA, IRAN, ISRAEL/PALESTINE, MILITARY, RUSSIA
 
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