PLAAF Equipment |
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| People's Liberation Army Air Force | Aircraft | Source | Armament | Inventory | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2003 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | |||||
| BOMBERS | 620 | 470 | 500 | 320 | 160 | 120 | 100 | ??? | ||||
| H-9 | -- | -- | -- | - | -- | -- | ??? | ??? | ||||
| H-6 | BADGER | Tu-16 | YJ-6 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 80 | ??? | 0 | |
| H-5 | BEAGLE | Il-28 | YJ-8 | 500 | 350 | 380 | 200 | 40 | ? 0 | ? 0 | 0 | |
| ATTACK | 500 | 500 | 500 | 450 | 358 | 525 | 650 | 600 | ||||
| JH-7 | FBC-1 | YJ-8 + PL-8 | -- | -- | -- | 20 | 20 | 25 | 150 | 200 | ||
| Q-5 | FANTAN | 500 | 500 | 500 | 508 | 396 | 300 | 150 | ? 0 | |||
| Su-30MKK | Su-30 | -- | -- | -- | 38 | 76 | 200 | 350 | 400 | |||
| FIGHTER | 4,130 | 4,000 | 4,050 | 2,500 | 1,170 | 1,250 | 1,540 | 1,800 | ||||
| J-12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ??? | ||||
| J-11 | FLANKER | Su-27SK | AA-11 | -- | -- | 46 | 48 | 133 | 180 | ? 238 | ? 300 | |
| J-10 | Lavi | PL-7 / PL-10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10 | 100 | 100 | ||
| J-9 / FC-1 | MiG-33 | PL-7 / PL-10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 50 | 200 | ||
| J-8 | FINBACK | PL-2 / PL-7 / PL-9 | 30 | 50 | 100 | 150 | 184 | 200 | 650 | 650 | ||
| J-7 | FISHBED | MiG-21 | PL-2 / PL-7 | 200 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | |
| J-6 | FARMER | MiG-19 | PL-1 / PL-2 | 3000 | 3000 | 3000 | 1800 | 350 | 350 | -- | -- | |
| J-5 | FRESCO | MiG-17 | PL-1 | 400 | 400 | 400 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| J-2 | FAGOT | MiG-15 | 500 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| RECONNAISSANCE | 300 | 290 | 150 | 175 | 180 | 200 | 200 | |||||
| HZ-5 | H-5 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | ||||
| JZ-8 | J-8 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 40 | |||||||
| JZ-7 | -- | -- | -- | + | + | + | + | + | ||||
| JZ-6 | MiG-19R | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
| JZ-5 | J-5 | 150 | 150 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Tu-154M | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||||
| A-50 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ? 4 | ? 4 | ? 4 | ||||
| TANKER | -- | -- | + | 6 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | ||||
| HY-6 | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | ||||
| TRANSPORTS | 550 | 600 | 485 | 425 | 513 | 513 | 550 | 560 | ||||
| Y-XX | An-70 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ? | ? | |||
| Y-14 | CURL | An-26 | ||||||||||
| Y-12 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||||
| Y-11 | + | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |||||
| Y-8 | CUB | An-12 | 25 | 25 | 68 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | |||
| Y-7 | COKE | An-24 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 93 | 93 | 125 | 125 | |||
| Y-6 | CRATE | Il-14 | 30 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Y-5 | COLT | An-2 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | |||
| Y-4? | C-47, Li-2 | 50 | 50 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| BAe Trident 1E/2E | 18 | 18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| Boeing 737-200 | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| CL-601 | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 15 | ||||
| CANDID | Il-76MD | 10 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 28 | 36 | |||||
| Il-18 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Tu-154M | -- | -- | -- | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | ||||
| TRAINING | + | + | + | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 260 | ||||
| Su-27UBK | Su-27UBK | -- | -- | + | 12 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | |||
| CJ-6 | Yak-18 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | ||||
| CJ-5 | Yak-18 | + | + | + | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| HJ-5 | H-5 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | ||||
| JJ-7 | -- | -- | -- | + | 50+ | 50+ | 50+ | 50+ | ||||
| JJ-6 | J-6III | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | ||||
| JJ-5 | J-5 | + | + | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| JJ-4 | MiG-17U | + | + | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| JJ-2 | MiG-15UTI | + | + | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| JL-15 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ?? | ?? | ||||
| JL-9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 10 | 40 | ||||
| JL-8 | K-8 | -- | -- | -- | + | 8+ | 10 | 20 | 50 | |||
| HELICOPTERS | 400 | 400 | 400 | 210 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 200 | ||||
| WZ-10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | + | + | + | ||||
| Z-12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | + | + | + | + | ||||
| Z-11 | AS 350B | -- | -- | -- | -- | + | + | + | + | |||
| Z-9 | SA 360 | + | 24 | 50 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 15 | ? 0 | |||
| Z-8 | SA 321 | 15 | 15 | 15 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Z-7 | not built | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Z-6 | Mi-8 | 130 | 130 | 80 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | ||||
| Z-5 | Mi-4 | 250 | 100 | 100 | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
