List of active People's Liberation Army Air Force aircraft

The following is a list of military aircraft currently used by People's Liberation Army Air Force. For a list of current aircraft in all branches of the People's Liberation Army, see here.

Aircraft

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Aircraft

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Name Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Combat aircraft: 1600
J-7 China fighter J-7: 100-
J-7E: 120-
J-7G: 120- 		30-[1]
JH-7A China fighter bomber 140[2]
J-8 China Interceptor J-8F/H: 50[2] 96[3]
J-10 China multirole J-10A: 220
J-10S: 70
J-10B: 55
J-10C: 312+ 		657[4]
J-11 China air superiority J-11A: 100
J-11B: 180
J-11BS: 90 		380[5]
J-16 China multirole J-16: 245
J-16D: Unknown 		245+[6]
J-20 China air superiority 300+?[7][6]
H-6 China strategic bomber H-6M
H-6K
H-6N 		176[2]
Su-30MKK Russia multirole 73[2]
Su-35 Russia multirole 24[2]
Special mission: 62
JZ-8 China ISTAR JZ-8: 24
JZ-8F: 24 		48[2]
KJ-2000[3] China AEW&C 4[3]
KJ-500[3] China AEW&C 14[3]
KJ-200 China AEW&C 11[3]
Y-8T C2 China C2 3[2]
Y-8/Y-9 China electronic warfare Y-8CB: 4
Y-8DZ: 2
Y-8G: 6
Y-9G: 3
Y-8/Y-9X: 4 		19[2]
An-30 USSR electronic warfare 3[3]
Tu-154 USSR SIGINT 7[3]
Challenger 870 Canada SIGINT 5[3]
B-737 C2 United States C2 2[2]
Tanker: 14
H-6U China aerial refueling 10[2]
Y-20U China aerial refueling 8[3]
Il-78MP[3] USSR aerial refueling 3[3]
Transport: 347
MA60 China light transport 16[3]
Y-5 China light transport 70[2]
Y-7 China light transport 48[3]
Y-12 China light transport 11[3]
Y-8 China tactical airlifter 81[3]
Y-9 China tactical airlifter 25+[2]
Y-20 China strategic airlifter 80[3]
Il-76MD USSR strategic airlifter 26[3]
Tu-154M USSR passenger transport 8[2]
Tu-154M USSR passenger transport 8[2]
A-319 Multinational passenger transport 3[2]
B-737 VIP United States passenger transport 9[2]
CRJ-200 Canada passenger transport 5[2]
CRJ-700 Canada passenger transport 5[2]
Combat helicopter: 115+
Z-8 China utility 34[3]
Z-8 China utility/ CSAR 16[3]
Z-9 China utility/ CSAR Z-9: 20
Z-9W: 12+ 		32+[2]
Z-10K China attack 8+[2]
Mi-17 USSR utility Mi-17/171[3] 16[3]
Training aircraft/helicopters: 1013+
CJ-6 China basic trainer 400[2]
Y-7 China multi-engine trainer 13[3]
JJ-7[3] China conversion trainer 50[2]
JL-8 China jet trainer K-8[3] 350[2]
JL-9 China jet trainer 30[2]
JL-10 China fighter trainer L-15 40+[2]
Su-27 USSR fighter trainer Su-27UBK: 32[5] 39[3]
Uninhabited aerial vehicles: 110+
GJ-1 China UCAV 12+[2]
GJ-2 China UCAV Unknown[2]
GJ-11 China UCAV Unknown[2]
TB-001 China UCAV Unknown
BZK-005 China ISTAR 84[8]
WZ-7 China ISTAR 12+[2]
WZ-8 China ISTAR 2+[2]
WZ-10 China ISTAR Unknown[2]

References

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  1. ^ International Institute for Strategic Studies (2021). The Military Balance. p. 255. ISBN 9781032012278.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae International Institute for Strategic Studies 2021, p. 255.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Embraer, In association with. "2023 World Air Forces directory". Flight Global. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
  4. ^ International Institute for Strategic Studies: The Military Balance 2022, p.260-61
  5. ^ a b Bronk, Justin (October 2020). Russian and Chinese Combat Air Trends (PDF) (Report). Whitehall Report. Vol. 3–20. Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies. p. 35. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  6. ^ a b ""J-16 and J-20 total production"". Defense News. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  7. ^ "China is sending its most advanced fighter jet to patrol disputed seas". CNN. 15 April 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  8. ^ Rupprecht, Andreas (29 October 2018). Modern Chinese Warplanes:Chinese Air Force - Aircraft and Units. Harpia Publishing. p. 106. ISBN 978-09973092-6-3.
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