List of active People's Liberation Army Air Force aircraft

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The following is a list of military aircraft currently used by People's Liberation Army Air Force. This list can be subdivided to Aircraft, Helicopter, and UAV.

Aircraft

Current

Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Combat Aircraft
Xian H-6 China strategic bomber H-6H, H-6M, H-6K, H-6N 120+ [1] licensed variant of the Tupolev Tu-16
Xi'an JH-7 China fighter-bomber JH-7A 216[1]
Chengdu J-7 China fighter J-7D, J-7E, J-7G 388[1] licensed variant of the MiG-21
Sukhoi Su-27 Soviet Union multirole fighter Su-27SK, Su-27UBK 50[1]
Sukhoi Su-30 Russia air superiority fighter Sukhoi Su-30MKK 76+[1]
Sukhoi Su-35 Russia air superiority fighter Su-35SK 24[1]
Shenyang J-8 China interceptor J-8B, J-8D, J-8H, J-8F 96[1]
Chengdu J-10 China multirole fighter J-10A, J-10S, J-10B, J-10C 235+[1]
Shenyang J-11 China air superiority fighter J-11A, J-11B, J-11BS, J-11BG 346+[1] licensed variant of the Su-27 – 10 on order
Shenyang J-16 China air superiority fighter J-16, J-16D 128+[1] licensed variant of the Sukhoi Su-30
Chengdu J-20 China stealth air superiority fighter 50+[2][3][1] More on order. 50 were delivered to Wuhu Air Base as December 2019.
AWACS
Ilyushin Il-76 China AWACS KJ-2000 5[3] Chinese radar installed on an Ilyushin Il-76 airframe
Shaanxi Y-8 China AWACS KJ-200 11[3]
Shaanxi Y-9 China AWACS KJ-500 13[3]
Reconnaissance
Bombardier Challenger 850 Canada signals intelligence 5[3]
Electronic Warfare
Shaanxi Y-8 China electronic jamming Y-8EW,Y-8CB,Y-8G 16[3]
Shaanxi Y-9 China electronic warfare Y-9G, Y-9DZ 3[3]
Tupolev Tu-154 Russia electronic warfare Tu-154MD 2[3]
Antonov An-30 Ukraine electronic warfare
Maritime Patrol
Boeing 737 United States patrol / transport B737-800 2[3]
Tanker
Ilyushin Il-78 Russia aerial refueling 3[3]
Xian H-6 China aerial refueling HY-6U 10[3]
Xi'an Y-20 China aerial refueling Y-20U 3+[4]
Transport
Harbin Y-5[4] China transport
Xian Y-7 China transport Y-7, Y-7H, Y-7E 47[3]
Harbin Y-12 China transport
Xi'an Y-20 China strategic airlifter 7[3]
Xian MA60 China transport 9[3]
Shaanxi Y-8 China transport Y-8, Y-8C, Y-8F 69[3]
Shaanxi Y-9 China tactical airlifter Y-9, Y-9YL 15[3]
Ilyushin Il-76 Russia strategic airlifter Il-76, Il-76MD, Il-76TD 22[3]
Tupolev Tu-154 Russia transport 2[3]
Xian Y-7 China VIP transport Y-7G 3[4]
Bombardier CRJ Canada VIP transport CRJ-100, CRJ-700 15[4]
Airbus A320 France VIP transport A319 3[4]
Boeing 737 United States VIP transport B737-300, B737-700, B737-800 16[4]
Tupolev Tu-154 Russia VIP transport Tu-154M ~7[4]
Trainer Aircraft
Nanchang CJ-6 China trainer aircraft Y-6 100[4]
Xian Y-7 China multi-engine trainer HYJ-7 13[3]
Guimbal Cabri G2 France rotorcraft trainer 2[3]
Chengdu J-7 China conversion trainer JJ-7 35[3]
Hongdu JL-8 China, Pakistan jet trainer K-8, JL-11 170[3]
Guizhou JL-9 China jet trainer JL-9G 140+[4]
Hongdu L-15 China jet trainer JL-10 2[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "World Air Forces 2020". Flight Global. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  2. ^ 新浪军事 (2017-06-14). "中国已启动第三条歼20战机生产线 总产量已超20架". mil.news.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "World Air Forces 2020". Flight Global. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i "中国人民解放军空军", 维基百科，自由的百科全书 (in Chinese), 2020-09-04, retrieved 2020-09-04
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