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
Further information: People's Liberation Army Air Force
TypeOriginClassRoleIntroducedIn serviceTotalNotes
Boeing 737USAJetTransport / patrol1111[1]
Bombardier CRJ200CanadaJetTransport5[1]
Bombardier CRJ700CanadaJetTransport5[1]
Changhe Z-8ChinaRotorcraftTransport200734[2]
Chengdu J-7ChinaJetFighter / trainer728[1]
Chengdu J-10ChinaJetMulti-role2005468468[3]
Eurocopter AS332 Super PumaFranceRotorcraftUtility6+6+[1]
Harbin Y-11ChinaPropellerTransport / utility197620[1]
Harbin Y-12ChinaPropellerTransport / utility19858[1]
Harbin Z-9ChinaRotorcraftUtility199442[2]
Hongdu JL-8ChinaJetTrainer1994350[1]
Ilyushin Il-76RussiaJetTransport16+16+[1]
Ilyushin Il-78RussiaJetTransport / tanker1+1+[2]
KJ-200ChinaPropellerPatrol88[2]
KJ-500ChinaPropellerPatrol20131+1+[4]
KJ-2000ChinaJetPatrol200355[2]
Mil Mi-17USSRRotorcraftTransport10[2]
Nanchang CJ-6ChinaPropellerTrainer19604001,500+[1]
Nanchang Q-5ChinaJetAttack1970120[1]
Shaanxi Y-8ChinaPropellerTransport / patrol198178[2]
Shaanxi Y-9ChinaPropellerTransport / patrol20117+7+[2]
Shenyang JJ-6ChinaJetConverted Trainer196935[5]
Shenyang J-8ChinaJetInterceptor96
Shenyang J-11ChinaJetMulti-role1998346346[6]
Shijiazhuang Y-5ChinaPropellerTransport / utility170[1]
Sukhoi Su-27USSRJetFighter7575[1]
Sukhoi Su-30MKKRussiaJetMulti-role7373[1]
Sukhoi Su-35SRussiaJetMulti-role2424[1]
Tupolev Tu-154USSRJetTransport / patrol / ELINT[7]16[1]
Xian H-6ChinaJetBomber / transport1960120[2]
Xian MA60ChinaPropellerTransport20009[2]
Xian Y-7ChinaPropellerTransport197043[2]
Xian Y-20ChinaJetTransport201620+20+[8][9][10]

People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force
Further information: People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force
TypeOriginClassRoleIntroducedIn serviceTotalNotes
Aérospatiale SA 321 Super FrelonFranceRotorcraftTransport15[11]
Changhe Z-8ChinaRotorcraftTransport/attack27+27+[2]
Changhe Z-18ChinaRotorcraftAttack5[2]
Chengdu J-7ChinaJetFighter30[2]
Chengdu J-10ChinaJetMulti-role2424[11]
Eurocopter AS565 PantherFranceRotorcraftPatrol6[2]
Guizhou JL-9ChinaJetTrainer12+12+[11]
Harbin SH-5ChinaPropellerPatrol3[11]
Harbin Z-9ChinaRotorcraftUtility25[11]
Hongdu JL-8ChinaJetTrainer12[11]
Ilyushin Il-28USSRJetPatrol7[11]
Kamov Ka-28RussiaRotorcraftAttack19[11]
Kamov Ka-31RussiaRotorcraftPatrol9[11]
KJ-200ChinaPropellerPatrol3[2]
Mil Mi-8USSRRotorcraftTransport8[11]
Nanchang CJ-6ChinaPropellerTrainer38[11]
Nanchang Q-5ChinaJetAttack30[2]
Shaanxi Y-8ChinaPropellerTransport/patrol30[2]
Shenyang J-5ChinaJetTrainer5[11]
Shenyang J-6ChinaJetTrainer14[11]
Shenyang J-8ChinaJetFighter47[2]
Shenyang J-11ChinaJetMulti-role7272[12]
Shenyang J-15ChinaJetMulti-role201350+50+[13]
Shijiazhuang Y-5ChinaPropellerTransport/utility50[11]
Sukhoi Su-30MKKRussiaJetMulti-role/trainer2424[11]
Xian H-6ChinaJetBomber/transport33[11]
Xian JH-7ChinaJetMulti-role124[11]
Xian Y-7ChinaPropellerTransport/trainer39[2][11]
Yakovlev Yak-42RussiaJetTransport22[11]

People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Further information: People's Liberation Army Ground Force
TypeOriginClassRoleIntroducedIn serviceTotalNotes
Aérospatiale GazelleFranceRotorcraftUtility8[14]
CAIC WZ-10ChinaRotorcraftAttack9191[2]
Changhe Z-8ChinaRotorcraftTransport53[2]
Changhe Z-11ChinaRotorcraftAttack/patrol199846[2]
Eurocopter AS350FranceRotorcraftTraining53[14]
Eurocopter EC120 ColibriFranceRotorcraftTraining93[2]
Harbin Z-9ChinaRotorcraftUtility255[14]
Harbin Z-19ChinaRotorcraftAttack/patrol105105[2]
Mil Mi-8/Mil Mi-17USSRRotorcraftTransport252+[14]
Mil Mi-26RussiaRotorcraftHeavy lift4[14]
Shaanxi Y-8ChinaPropellerTransport4[14]
Sikorsky S-70USARotorcraftTransport20[2]
Xian Y-7ChinaPropellerTransport7[2]
Shaanxi Y-9ChinaPropellerTransport2[15][16]

See also

References

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  12. International Institute for Strategic Studies: The Military Balance 2016, p.244
  13. Chinese companies are racing to build the best stealth fighters for China's next-generation aircraft carriers Retrieved Date: 09/05/2020
  14. International Institute for Strategic Studies: The Military Balance 2014, p.233
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