People's Liberation Army Air Force PLAAF Equipment |
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| Aircraft | Source | Inventory | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
| 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2003 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | 2030 | |||
| H - Hongzhaji (Bomber) | 620 | 470 | 500 | 320 | 160 | 120 | 100 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | |||
| H-9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ??? | ??? | |||
| H-8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ??? | ??? | |||
| H-6 | BADGER | Tu-16 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | |
| H-5 | BEAGLE | Il-28 | 500 | 350 | 380 | 200 | 40 | ? 0 | ? 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Q - Qiangjiji (Attack) | 500 | 500 | 500 | 558 | 478 | 400 | 360 | 300 | 300 | 339 | 349 | |||
| Q-7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ??? | ??? | |||
| Su-35S | FLANKER | Su-35S | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | 24 | |
| J-11B | FLANKER | Su-30MKK | -- | -- | -- | 18 | 24 | 48 | 75 | 100 | ||||
| Su-30MKK | FLANKER | Su-30MKK | -- | -- | -- | 38 | 58 | 76 | 73 | 73 | 70 | 65 | 60 | |
| JH-7 | FBC-1 | -- | -- | -- | 20 | 20 | 25 | 72 | 72 | 120 | 165 | 160 | ||
| Q-5 | FANTAN | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 300 | 150 | 120 | 50 | - | - | ||
| J - Jianjiji (Fighter) | 4,130 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 2,500 | 1,075 | 1,100 | 1,000 | 1,100 | 1,100 | 1,100 | 1,100 | |||
| 4th Generation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 10 | 20 | 96 | ||||
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| J-21 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 10 | 48 | |||
| J-20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 5 | 10 | 48 | |||
| 3rd Generation | .. | 22 | 48 | 45 | 48 | 235 | 282 | 475 | 700 | 900 | ||||
| J-11A | FLANKER | Su-27SK | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 73 | 95 | 192 | 312 | 432 | |
| Su-27SK | FLANKER | Su-27SK | -- | -- | 22 | 48 | 45 | 38 | 43 | 43 | 40 | 25 | - | |
| J-10 | Lavi | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10 | 120 | 144 | 240 | 360 | 480 | ||
| 2nd Generation | 3230 | 3550 | 3600 | 2450 | 1034 | 1050 | 764 | 815 | 600 | 400 | 100 | |||
| J-8 | FINBACK | 30 | 50 | 100 | 150 | 184 | 200 | 264 | 240 | 200 | 100 | - | ||
| J-7 | FISHBED | MiG-21 | 200 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 575 | 400 | 300 | 100 | |
| J-6 | FARMER | MiG-19 | 3000 | 3000 | 3000 | 1800 | 350 | 350 | -- | -- | .. | .. | .. | |
| 1st Generation | 900 | 400 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| J-5 | FRESCO | MiG-17 | 400 | 400 | 400 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | .. | .. | .. | |
| F-2 | FAGOT | MiG-15 | 500 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | .. | .. | .. | |
| RECONNAISSANCE / ELECTRONIC WARFARE | 300 | 290 | 150 | 175 | 180 | 200 | 200 | 46 | 46 | 10 | ||||
| Y-8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||
| HZ-5 | H-5 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| JZ-8 | J-8 | 20 | 20 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | - | ||||||
| JZ-7 | -- | -- | -- | + | + | + | + | - | - | - | - | |||
| JZ-6 | MiG-19R | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 72 | 60 | - | - | - | |||
| JZ-5 | J-5 | 150 | 150 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | .. | .. | .. | |||
| Tu-154M | 2 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| Airborne Early Warning (AEW) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 16 | |||
| KJ-XX | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ? | ? | ? | |||
| KJ-2000 | IL-76 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | ||
| KJ-200 | CUB | An-12 | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| TANKER | -- | -- | + | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 30 | |||
| HY-XX | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ? | 10 | 20 | |||
| HY-6 | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |||
| MIDAS | IL-78M | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Y - Yunshuji (Transport) | 550 | 430 | 460 | 485 | 513 | 519 | 343 | 350 | 275 | 280 | 280 | |||
| Heavy ~100 tons | .. | .. | ||||||||||||
| Y-ZZ | An-225 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 25 | 50 | |
| Intermediate ~50 tons | .. | .. | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 23 | 43 | 68 | |||
| Y-20 | An-70 ?? | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 25 | 50 | ||
| CANDID | Il-76MD | - | - | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | ||
| Medium ~25 tons | .. | 25 | 25 | 68 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 40 | 40 | 65 | 100 | |||
| Y-30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 40 | |||
| Y-19 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| Y-YY | AN-178 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 40 | ||
| Y-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | .. | 20 | 60 | |||
| Y-8 | CUB | An-12 | 25 | 25 | 68 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 40 | 40 | 40 | - | ||
| Light ~6 tons | .. | 375 | 400 | 375 | 425 | 425 | 235 | 240 | 170 | 130 | 70 | |||
| Y-14 | CURL | An-26 | - | - | - | |||||||||
| Y-12 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Y-11 | + | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | ||||
| Y-7 | COKE | An-24 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 93 | 93 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | ||
| Y-5 | COLT | An-2 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 170 | 170 | 100 | 60 | - | ||
| C-47, Li-2 | 50 | 50 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Passenger | .. | 28 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 32 | 46 | 49 | 42 | 42 | 42 | |||
| Tu-154M | -- | -- | -- | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |||
| Boeing 737-200 | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |||
| Il-18 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | ||||
| BAe Trident 1E/2E | 18 | 18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| CL-601 | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |||
| TRAINING | + | + | + | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 260 | .. | .. | .. | |||
| Jet - Advanced | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
| Su-27UBK | Su-27UBK | -- | -- | 2 | 12 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 32 | .. | .. | .. | ||
| HJ-5 | H-5 | + | + | + | + | + | + | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| JJ-7 | J-7 | -- | ||||||||||||