List of active People's Liberation Army aircraft
The following list of active People's Liberation Army aircraft is a list of military aircraft currently in service with three branches of the People's Liberation Army. For retired aircraft, see list of historic aircraft of the People's Liberation Army Air Force.
People's Liberation Army Air Force[]
Current inventory[]
Aircraft | Image | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes | |
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Combat Aircraft | |||||||
Chengdu J-20 | ![]() |
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Stealth Air superiority | 150+[1][2][3] | |||
Chengdu J-10 | ![]() |
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Multirole | J-10B/C | 468[4] | ||
Shenyang J-11/ J-16 | ![]() |
Air superiority | 570[5][6] | licensed variants of the Su-27 and Su-30 | |||
Sukhoi Su-30 | ![]() |
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Air superiority | Su-30MKK | 97[7][8] | ||
Sukhoi Su-35 | ![]() |
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Air superiority | Su-35S | 24[9] | ||
Chengdu J-7 | ![]() |
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Fighter | J-7MGF | 388[10] | licensed variant of the MiG-21 | |
Shenyang J-8 | ![]() |
Interceptor | J-8IIM | 96[10] | |||
Xian JH-7 | ![]() |
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Fighter bomber | JH-7A/B | 120[10] | ||
Xian H-6 | ![]() |
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Strategic bomber | H-6K/J/M | 120[10] | licensed variant of the Tupolev Tu-16 | |
AWACS | |||||||
Shaanxi Y-8 | ![]() |
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AEW | KJ-200 | 11[10] | ||
Ilyushin Il-76 | ![]() |
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AEW | KJ-2000 | 4[10] | Chinese radar installed on an Ilyushin Il-76 airframe | |
Shaanxi Y-9 | ![]() |
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AEW | KJ-500 | 30+[11][12] | ||
Reconnaissance | |||||||
Challenger 850 | ![]() |
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SIGINT | 5[10] | |||
Electronic Warfare | |||||||
Antonov An-30 | ![]() |
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electronic warfare | 3[10] | |||
Tupolev Tu-154 | ![]() |
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electronic warfare | 8[10] | |||
Shaanxi Y-8 | ![]() |
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electronic jamming | Y-8EW | 17[10] | ||
Maritime patrol | |||||||
Boeing 737 | ![]() |
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patrol / transport | 2[10] | |||
Tanker | |||||||
Xian HY-6 | ![]() |
aerial refueling | HY-6U is dedicated tanker with fire control removed | 10[13] | |||
Ilyushin Il-78 | ![]() |
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aerial refueling | Il-78MP | 3[10] | ||
Transport | |||||||
Xian Y-20 | ![]() |
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strategic airlifter | 40+[14] | |||
Ilyushin Il-76 | Russia | strategic airlifter | 24[10] | ||||
Shaanxi Y-9 | ![]() |
transport | 23[10] | ||||
Shaanxi Y-8 | ![]() |
transport | 81[10] | ||||
Xian Y-7 | ![]() |
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transport | 49[10] | |||
Xian MA60 | ![]() |
transport | 9[10] | ||||
Tupolev Tu-154 | ![]() |
transport | 2[10] | ||||
Helicopter | |||||||
Mil Mi-8 | ![]() |
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transport | Mi-8/17/171 | 16[10] | ||
Changhe Z-8 | ![]() |
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transport | 34[10] | licensed built Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon | ||
Harbin Z-9 | ![]() |
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utility / CSAR | 15[10] | licensed built variant of the Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin | ||
Trainer aircraft | |||||||
Xian Y-7 | ![]() |
multi-engine trainer | 13[10] | ||||
Hongdu JL-8 | ![]() |
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jet trainer | K-8 | 170[10] | ||
Guizhou JL-9 | ![]() |
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jet trainer | ||||
Hongdu JL-10 | ![]() |
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jet trainer | 24+[15] | |||
Shenyang J-6 | ![]() |
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converted trainer | JJ-6 | 35[16] | ||
Chengdu J-7 | ![]() |
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conversion trainer | JJ-7 | 35[10] | ||
Guimbal Cabri G2 | ![]() |
rotorcraft trainer | 2[1] | ||||
Unmanned aerial vehicle | |||||||
Guizhou Sunshine | ![]() |
MALE UAV | 28[17] | ||||
Chengdu Pterodactyl I | ![]() |
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MALE UAV | 60[17] | |||
Chengdu Pterodactyl 2 | ![]() |
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MALE UAV | 75[17] | |||
Harbin Giant Eagle | ![]() |
MALE UAV | 84[17] | ||||
Chengdu Cloud Shadow | ![]() |
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HALE UAV | 12[17] | |||
Guizhou Soar Dragon | ![]() |
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HALE UAV | 8[17] |
As of 2015, PLAAF employs around 300 self propelled and 300 towed SAM launchers including modern, long range systems as well as aging systems.
SAM System | Image | Origin | Range (km) | Quantity (Launchers) |
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HQ-2 | ![]() |
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35 | 300+[18] |
HQ-6D | ![]() |
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10 | 24[18] |
HQ-7 | ![]() |
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12-15 | 60+[18] |
S-300 PMU (SA-10C) | ![]() |
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100 | 32[18] |
S-300 PMU-1 (SA-20A) | ![]() |
150 | 64[18] | |
S-300 PMU-2 (SA-20B) | ![]() |
200 | 64[18] | |
S-400 | ![]() |
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400 | Unknown |
HQ-12 | ![]() |
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50 | 24[18] |
HQ-9 | ![]() |
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200 | 32+[18] |
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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 | 13 | [19] | ||
Changhe Z-8 | China | Rotorcraft | Transport/attack | 24 | [19] | ||
Changhe Z-18 | China | Rotorcraft | Transport | 8 | [19] | ||
Chengdu J-10 | China | Jet | Multi-role | 22 | 24 | [20] | |
Bombardier CRJ100/200 | Canada | Jet | Transport | 2 | [21] | ||
Bombardier CRJ700 series | Canada | Jet | Transport | 2 | [21] | ||
Eurocopter AS565 Panther | France | Rotorcraft | Transport | 6 | [19] | ||
Guizhou JL-9 | China | Jet | Trainer | 36 | [22] | ||
Harbin Y-12 | China | Propeller | Transport | 2 | [21] | ||
Harbin Z-9 | China | Rotorcraft | Utility | 44 | [19] | ||
Hongdu JL-8 | China | Jet | Trainer | 32 | [22] | ||
Hongdu JL-10 | China | Jet | Trainer | 8 | [22] | ||
Kamov Ka-28 | Russia | Rotorcraft | Attack | 17 | [19] | ||
Kamov Ka-31 | Russia | Rotorcraft | Airborne Early Warning | 9 | [19] | ||
KJ-200 | China | Propeller | Airborne Early Warning | 6 | [23] | ||
KQ-200 | China | Propeller | Airborne Early Warning | 8 | [23] | ||
Mil Mi-8 | USSR | Rotorcraft | Transport | 8 | [19] | ||
Nanchang CJ-6 | China | Propeller | Trainer | 38 | [22] | ||
Shaanxi KJ-500 | China | Propeller | Airborne Early Warning | 8 | [23] | ||
Shaanxi Y-8 | China | Propeller | Transport/patrol | 32 | [21] | ||
Shaanxi Y-8J | China | Propeller | Patrol | 4 | [23] | ||
Shaanxi Y-8JB | China | Propeller | Patrol | 4 | [23] | ||
Shaanxi Y-9JZ | China | Propeller | Transport | 8 | [23] | ||
Shenyang J-8 | China | Jet | Fighter | 52 | [20] | ||
Shenyang J-11 | China | Jet | Multi-role | 72 | 72 | [20] | |
Shenyang J-15 | China | Jet | Multi-role | 2013 | 24 | [20] | |
Shijiazhuang Y-5 | China | Propeller | Transport/utility | 18 | [21] | ||
Sukhoi Su-30MKK | Russia | Jet | Multi-role | 24 | 24 | [24] | |
Xian H-6 | China | Jet | Strategic Bomber | 30 | [24] | ||
Xian JH-7 | China | Jet | Fighter-bomber | 120 | [24] | ||
Xian MA60 | China | Jet | Transport | 2 | [21] | ||
Xian Y-7 | China | Propeller | Transport/trainer | 19 | [21] | ||
Yakovlev Yak-42 | Russia | Jet | Transport | 2 | [21] |
People's Liberation Army Ground Force[]
Type | Origin | Class | Role | Introduced | In service | Total | Notes |
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Aérospatiale Gazelle | France | Rotorcraft | Utility | 8 | [25] | ||
CAIC WZ-10 | China | Rotorcraft | Attack | 2012 | 150+ | 300+ | [26] |
Harbin Z-19 | China | Rotorcraft | Attack/patrol | 2012 | 120+ | 186+ | [25] |
Changhe Z-11 | China | Rotorcraft | Attack/patrol | 1998 | 46 | [26] | |
Eurocopter AS350 | France | Rotorcraft | Training | 53 | [25] | ||
Eurocopter EC120 Colibri | France | Rotorcraft | Training | 93 | [26] | ||
Changhe Z-8 | China | Rotorcraft | Transport | 105 | [26] | ||
Changhe Z-8L | China | Rotorcraft | Heavy lift | 2020 | 6 | [25] | |
Harbin Z-9 | China | Rotorcraft | Utility | 1994 | 255 | [25] | |
Mil Mi-8/Mil Mi-17 | USSR | Rotorcraft | Transport | 278+ | [25] | ||
Mil Mi-26 | Russia | Rotorcraft | Heavy lift | 4 | [25] | ||
Sikorsky S-70 | USA | Rotorcraft | Transport | 1983 | 19 | [25] | |
Harbin Z-20 | China | Rotorcraft | Utility | 2019 | 24+ | [25] | |
Xian Y-7 | China | Propeller | Transport | 7 | [26] | ||
Shaanxi Y-8 | China | Propeller | Transport | 4 | [25] | ||
Shaanxi Y-9 | China | Propeller | Transport | 2 | [27][28] |
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 Naval Air Force
- People's Liberation Army Ground Force
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