List of active People's Liberation Army aircraft
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The following list of active People's Liberation Army aircraft is a list of military aircraft currently in service with all four branches of the People's Liberation Army. For retired aircraft, see list of historic aircraft of the People's Liberation Army Air Force.
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People's Liberation Army Air Force
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Type | Origin | Class | Role | Introduced | In service | Total | Notes |
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Boeing 737 | USA | Jet | Transport/patrol | 11 | 11 | [1] | |
Bombardier CRJ200 | Canada | Jet | Transport | 5 | [1] | ||
Bombardier CRJ700 | Canada | Jet | Transport | 5 | [1] | ||
Changhe Z-8 | China | Rotorcraft | Transport | 2007 | 34 | [2] | |
Changhe Z-18 | China | Rotorcraft | Patrol | 2014 | 1+ | 1+ | |
Chengdu J-7 | China | Jet | Fighter/trainer | 728 | [1] | ||
Chengdu J-10 | China | Jet | Multi-role | 2005 | 240+ | 240+ | [1] |
Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma | France | Rotorcraft | Transport | 6+ | 6+ | [1] | |
Guizhou JL-9 | China | Jet | Trainer | 2003 | 2+ | 2+ | |
Harbin Y-11 | China | Propeller | Transport/utility | 1976 | 20 | [1] | |
Harbin Y-12 | China | Propeller | Transport/utility | 1985 | 8 | [1] | |
Harbin Z-9 | China | Rotorcraft | Transport | 1994 | 42 | [2] | |
Hongdu JL-8 | China | Jet | Trainer | 1994 | 350 | [1] | |
Hongdu L-15 | China | Jet | Trainer | 2010 | 2+ | 2+ | |
Hongdu Yakovlev CJ-7 | China | Jet | Trainer | 2010 | 1+ | 1+ | |
Ilyushin Il-76 | Russia | Jet | Transport | 16+ | 16+ | [1] | |
Ilyushin Il-78 | Russia | Jet | Transport | 1+ | 1+ | [2] | |
KJ-200 | China | Propeller | Patrol | 8 | 8 | [2] | |
KJ-500 | China | Propeller | Patrol | 2013 | 1+ | 1+ | [3] |
KJ-2000 | China | Jet | Patrol | 2003 | 5 | 5 | [2] |
Mil Mi-17 | USSR | Rotorcraft | Transport | 10 | [2] | ||
Nanchang CJ-6 | China | Propeller | Trainer | 1960 | 400 | 1,500+ | [1] |
Nanchang Q-5 | China | Jet | Attack | 1970 | 120 | [1] | |
Shaanxi Y-8 | China | Propeller | Transport/patrol | 1981 | 78 | [2] | |
Shaanxi Y-9 | China | Propeller | Transport/patrol | 2011 | 7+ | 7+ | [2] |
Shenyang J-8 | China | Jet | Fighter/patrol | 1980 | 192 | [1] | |
Shenyang J-11 | China | Jet | Multi-role | 1998 | 205+ | [1] | |
Shenyang J-16 | China | Jet | Multi-role | 2013 | 24 | ||
Shijiazhuang Y-5 | China | Propeller | Transport/utility | 170 | [1] | ||
Sukhoi Su-27 | USSR | Jet | Fighter | 75 | 75 | [1] | |
Sukhoi Su-30MKK | Russia | Jet | Multi-role | 73 | [1] | ||
Tupolev Tu-154 | USSR | Jet | Transport/patrol | 16 | [1] | ||
Xian H-6 | China | Jet | Bomber/transport | 1960 | 120 | [2] | |
Xian JH-7 | China | Jet | Multi-role | 1992 | 120 | [1] | |
Xian MA60 | China | Propeller | Transport | 9 | [2] | ||
Xian Y-7 | China | Propeller | Transport | 43 | [2] |
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Type | Origin | Class | Role | Introduced | In service | Total | Notes |
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Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon | France | Rotorcraft | Transport | 15 | [4] | ||
Changhe Z-8 | China | Rotorcraft | Transport/attack | 27+ | 27+ | [2] | |
Changhe Z-18 | China | Rotorcraft | Attack | 5 | [2] | ||
Chengdu J-7 | China | Jet | Fighter | 30 | [2] | ||
Chengdu J-10 | China | Jet | Multi-role | 24 | 24 | [4] | |
Eurocopter AS565 Panther | France | Rotorcraft | Patrol | 6 | [2] | ||
Guizhou JL-9 | China | Jet | Trainer | 12+ | 12+ | [4] | |
Harbin SH-5 | China | Propeller | Patrol | 3 | [4] | ||
Harbin Z-9 | China | Rotorcraft | Utility | 25 | [4] | ||
Hongdu JL-8 | China | Jet | Trainer | 12 | [4] | ||
Ilyushin Il-28 | USSR | Jet | Patrol | 7 | [4] | ||
Kamov Ka-28 | Russia | Rotorcraft | Attack | 19 | [4] | ||
Kamov Ka-31 | Russia | Rotorcraft | Patrol | 9 | [4] | ||
KJ-200 | China | Propeller | Patrol | 3 | [2] | ||
Mil Mi-8 | USSR | Rotorcraft | Transport | 8 | [4] | ||
Nanchang CJ-6 | China | Propeller | Trainer | 38 | [4] | ||
Nanchang Q-5 | China | Jet | Attack | 30 | [2] | ||
Shaanxi Y-8 | China | Propeller | Transport/patrol | 30 | [2] | ||
Shenyang J-5 | China | Jet | Trainer | 5 | [4] | ||
Shenyang J-6 | China | Jet | Trainer | 14 | [4] | ||
Shenyang J-8 | China | Jet | Fighter | 47 | [2] | ||
Shenyang J-11 | China | Jet | Multi-role | 48 | 48 | [4] | |
Shenyang J-15 | China | Jet | Multi-role | 2013 | 21+ | 21+ | |
Shijiazhuang Y-5 | China | Propeller | Transport/utility | 50 | [4] | ||
Sukhoi Su-30MKK | Russia | Jet | Multi-role/trainer | 24 | 24 | [4] | |
Xian H-6 | China | Jet | Bomber/transport | 33 | [4] | ||
Xian JH-7 | China | Jet | Multi-role | 124 | [4] | ||
Xian Y-7 | China | Propeller | Transport/trainer | 39 | [2][4] | ||
Yakovlev Yak-42 | Russia | Jet | Transport | 2 | 2 | [4] |
People's Liberation Army Ground Force
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Type | Origin | Class | Role | Introduced | In service | Total | Notes |
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Aérospatiale Gazelle | France | Rotorcraft | Utility | 8 | [5] | ||
CAIC WZ-10 | China | Rotorcraft | Attack | 91 | 91 | [2] | |
Changhe Z-8 | China | Rotorcraft | Transport | 53 | [2] | ||
Changhe Z-11 | China | Rotorcraft | Attack/patrol | 1998 | 46 | [2] | |
Changhe Z-18 | China | Rotorcraft | Transport | 2014 | |||
Eurocopter AS350 | France | Rotorcraft | Training | 53 | [5] | ||
Eurocopter EC120 Colibri | France | Rotorcraft | Training | 93 | [2] | ||
Harbin Z-9 | China | Rotorcraft | Transport | 255 | [5] | ||
Harbin Z-19 | China | Rotorcraft | Attack/patrol | 105 | 105 | [2] | |
Mil Mi-8/Mil Mi-17 | USSR | Rotorcraft | Transport | 252+ | [5] | ||
Mil Mi-26 | Russia | Rotorcraft | Transport | 4 | [5] | ||
Shaanxi Y-8 | China | Propeller | Transport | 4 | [5] | ||
Shaanxi Y-9 | China | Propeller | Transport | 1+ | 1+ | ||
Sikorsky S-70 | USA | Rotorcraft | Transport | 20 | [2] | ||
Xian Y-7 | China | Propeller | Transport | 7 | [2] |
See also
- List of unmanned aerial vehicles of China
- Currently active military equipment by country
- People's Liberation Army Air Force
- People's Liberation Army
- People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force
References
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- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 International Institute for Strategic Studies: The Military Balance 2014, p.236
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 Flightglobal - World Air Forces 2015 (PDF), Flightglobal.com
- ↑ China's KJ-500 AEW&C platform 'enters service', janes.com, 23 March 2015
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 International Institute for Strategic Studies: The Military Balance 2014, p.235
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 International Institute for Strategic Studies: The Military Balance 2014, p.233