List of active People's Liberation Army Air Force aircraft

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

List of active People's Liberation Army Air Force aircraft

<table><thead><tr><th>Aircraft</th><th>Origin</th><th>Type</th><th>Variant</th><th>In service</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Combat aircraft: 2,410</td></tr><tr><td>Chengdu J-10</td><td>China</td><td>multirole</td><td>J-10A</td><td>236</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>J-10S</td><td>77</td></tr><tr><td>J-10B</td><td>55</td></tr><tr><td>J-10C</td><td>240</td></tr><tr><td>Chengdu J-20</td><td>China</td><td>stealth air superiority</td><td>J-20A/S</td><td>330+</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Shenyang J-8</td><td>China</td><td>Interceptor</td><td>J-8F/H</td><td>40</td><td>Phasing out</td></tr><tr><td>Shenyang J-11</td><td>China</td><td>air superiority</td><td>J-11/B/BS</td><td>445</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Shenyang J-16</td><td>China</td><td>strike fighter</td><td>J-16/D</td><td>450</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Shenyang J-35</td><td>China</td><td>stealth multirole</td><td>J-35A</td><td>54+</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sukhoi Su-27</td><td>Soviet Union</td><td>air superiority</td><td>Su-27UBK</td><td>32</td><td>Older airframes slowly being phased out</td></tr><tr><td>Sukhoi Su-30</td><td>Russia</td><td>multirole</td><td>Su-30MKK/MK2</td><td>97</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sukhoi Su-35</td><td>Russia</td><td>air superiority</td><td>Su-35S</td><td>24</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Xian H-6</td><td>China</td><td>strategic bomber</td><td>H-6A</td><td>12</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>H-6G/GMod</td><td>27</td></tr><tr><td>H-6J</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>H-6H/M</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>H-6K</td><td>110</td></tr><tr><td>H-6N</td><td>12+</td></tr><tr><td>Xian JH-7</td><td>China</td><td>fighter bomber</td><td>JH-7A</td><td>200</td><td>Older airframes slowly being phased out</td></tr><tr><td>AEW&C</td></tr><tr><td>KJ-2000</td><td>China / Russia</td><td>AEW&C</td><td></td><td>4</td><td>Chinese radar installed on an Ilyushin Il-76 airframe</td></tr><tr><td>Shaanxi KJ-200</td><td>China</td><td>AEW&C</td><td></td><td>11</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Shaanxi KJ-500</td><td>China</td><td>AEW&C</td><td></td><td>40</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Reconnaissance</td></tr><tr><td>JZ-8</td><td>China</td><td>Reconnaissance</td><td>JZ-8/F</td><td>48</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Electronic warfare</td></tr><tr><td>Shaanxi Y-8</td><td>China</td><td>electronic warfare</td><td>Y-8CB/DZ/G/XZ</td><td>14</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Shaanxi Y-9</td><td>China</td><td>electronic warfare</td><td>Y-9G/XZ</td><td>5</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Shenyang J-16</td><td>China</td><td>Electronic-warfare aircraft</td><td>J-16D</td><td>12</td><td>Specialized for radar jamming</td></tr><tr><td>Tupolev Tu-154</td><td>Soviet Union</td><td>SIGINT / ELINT</td><td>Tu-154M/D</td><td>4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Maritime patrol</td></tr><tr><td>Boeing 737</td><td>United States</td><td>patrol</td><td></td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Shaanxi Y-8</td><td>China</td><td>patrol</td><td></td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Tanker</td></tr><tr><td>Ilyushin Il-78</td><td>Soviet Union</td><td>aerial refuelling</td><td></td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Xian H-6</td><td>China</td><td>aerial refuelling</td><td>H-6U/H-6DU</td><td>15</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Xian YY-20A</td><td>China</td><td>aerial refuelling</td><td></td><td>8</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Transport</td></tr><tr><td>Ilyushin Il-76</td><td>Soviet Union</td><td>strategic airlifter</td><td></td><td>20</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Shaanxi Y-8</td><td>China</td><td>transport</td><td>Y-8C</td><td>30</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Shaanxi Y-9</td><td>China</td><td>transport</td><td></td><td>30</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Shijiazhuang Y-5</td><td>China</td><td>transport</td><td></td><td>70</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Tupolev Tu-154</td><td>Soviet Union</td><td>transport</td><td>Tu-154M</td><td>8</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Xian Y-7</td><td>China</td><td>transport</td><td>Y-7H</td><td>41</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Xian Y-20</td><td>China</td><td>strategic airlifter / tanker</td><td></td><td>95</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Helicopter</td></tr><tr><td>Changhe Z-8</td><td>China</td><td>transport</td><td></td><td>18</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Eurocopter AS332</td><td>France</td><td>VIP transport</td><td></td><td>6</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Eurocopter EC225</td><td>France</td><td>VIP transport</td><td></td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Harbin Z-9</td><td>China</td><td>utility</td><td></td><td>20</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Harbin Z-20</td><td>China</td><td>SAR</td><td>Z-20S</td><td>15</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mil Mi-8</td><td>Soviet Union</td><td>utility / transport</td><td>Mi-17/171</td><td>6</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Trainer aircraft: 1060+</td></tr><tr><td>Chengdu J-7</td><td>China</td><td>conversion training</td><td>JJ-7/A</td><td>200</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Guizhou JL-9</td><td>China</td><td>jet trainer</td><td></td><td>45</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Hongdu JL-8</td><td>China</td><td>jet trainer</td><td></td><td>350</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Hongdu JL-10</td><td>China</td><td>jet trainer</td><td></td><td>50+</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Nanchang CJ-6</td><td>China</td><td>basic trainer</td><td>CJ-6/A/B</td><td>400+</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Xian HYJ-7</td><td>China</td><td>two-engine trainer</td><td></td><td>15</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>