Attack |
Nanchang Q-5 /
A-5 Role Ground-attack aircraft National origin People's Republic of China Manufacturer Nanchang First flight 4 July 1965 Introduced 1970 Status Active service Primary users PLA Air Force Pakistan Air Force North Korean Air Force Bangladesh Air Force Produced 1969- Number built ≈1,000 Developed from Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19/ & Shenyang J-6 |
Xian JH-7 FBC-1 Flying
Leopard Role Fighter-bomber Manufacturer Xi'an Aircraft Industry Corporation First flight 14 December 1988 Introduced 1992 Status Operational Primary users People's Liberation Army Navy & People's Liberation Army Air Force Number built ~100+ |
Bomber
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Xian H-6 Role Strategic Medium bomber Manufacturer Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation First flight 1959 Retired Iraq (1991) Egypt (2000) Status Active service with the PRC Primary users People's Liberation Army Air Force People's Liberation Army Navy Egyptian Air Force Iraqi Air Force Number built >150[1] Developed from Tupolev Tu-16 |
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Electronic
warfare
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Shaanxi Y-8
KJ-200 Role Transport Manufacturer Shaanxi Aircraft Company First flight December 1974 Status In service Primary user PLA Air Force Produced 1981-present Number built 75+ Developed from Antonov An-12 Variants Shaanxi Y-9 |
KJ-2000
Role Airborne Early Warning and Control National origin People's Republic of China Designed by NRIET (radar) First flight 2003 Status Active Primary user People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) Number built 4 Developed from Ilyushin Il-76 (airframe) |
Fighter
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Shenyang J-11 Role Multirole Air Superiority Fighter Manufacturer Shenyang Aircraft Corporation Designed by Shenyang Aircraft Corporation First flight 1998 Introduced 1998 Status Active service Primary user People's Liberation Army Air Force Produced 1998-Present Number built 120-130 Developed from Sukhoi Su-27SK |
Chengdu J-10 National origin China Manufacturer Chengdu Aircraft Industry Corporation Designed by Chengdu Aircraft Design Institute First flight 23 March 1998<[1] Introduced 2005 Status Operational Primary users People's Liberation Army Air Force Pakistan Air Force Produced 2003-Present Number built 180+ Program cost ¥500 million RMB allocated in 1982[1] (Project #10) Unit cost $28 million USD (2008 exchange rate) $41 million USD (export version, with parts and maintenance) Developed from Chengdu J-9 [more] |
Fighter
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JF-17 Thunder FC-1
Xiaolong A JF-17 flypast performance in Islamabad, Pakistan Role Multirole combat aircraft National origin People's Republic of China Pakistan Manufacturer Chengdu Aircraft Industry Corporation Pakistan Aeronautical Complex First flight 25 August 2003 Introduction 12 March 2007 Status Inducted by the Pakistan Air Force,[1] undergoing further development. Primary user Pakistan Air Force Produced In China: June 2007–present In Pakistan: January 2008–present Number built Prototypes: 6 Small batch production (SBP): 8 Serial production (China): 2 Serial production (Pakistan): 1 Program cost US$ 500 million [2] Unit cost US$ 15 million (estimated) [3] |
Shenyang J-8 J-8 / F-8 Shenyang F-8IIM, armed with air-to-air missiles and six bombs on a centerline tri-rack. Role Interceptor fighter Jian-8; NATO reporting name Finback Manufacturer Shenyang Aircraft Corporation First flight 5 July 1969 Introduced 1980 Primary users PLA Air Force PLA Naval Air Force Number built 300+ |
Fighter
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Chengdu J-7 J-7 / F-7 Airguard J-7I fighter at the Beijing Military museum Role Fighter/Interceptor Manufacturer Chengdu Aircraft Corporation & Guizhou Aircraft Industry Corporation First flight January 1966 Status Operational Primary users Peoples Liberation Army Air Force, Pakistan Air Force, Bangladesh Air Force, North Korean Air Force, Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force Produced 1980s - 2006 Number built 2,400+ Developed from Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 Variants Guizhou JL-9 |
Sukhoi Su-30 Indian Air Force Su-30K landing with an airbrake. Role Multi-role fighter[1 Sukhoi's family] Manufacturer Sukhoi First flight December 31, 1989 Introduction 1996 Status Operational Primary users Russian Air Force, PLA Air Force (China), Indian Air Force See Operators section for others Unit cost US$33–45 million Developed from Sukhoi Su-27, Variants Sukhoi Su-30MKI, Sukhoi Su-30MKK, Sukhoi Su-30MKM Index of /photo/su30 |
Fighter
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Sukhoi Su-27 Su-27UB of the Russian Knights aerobatic team Role Air superiority fighter Manufacturer Sukhoi Design Bureau First flight 20 May 1977 Introduced December 1984 Status In production / In service Primary users Russian Air Force, Chinese Air Force, Ukrainian Air Force, See Operators for others Produced 1984-current Number built 680, Unit cost US$30 million Variants Sukhoi Su-30, Sukhoi Su-33, Sukhoi Su-34, Sukhoi Su-35, Sukhoi Su-37, Shenyang J-11 |
Sukhoi Su-30MKK All-weather, long-range strike fighter lanker-B NATO-designation Manufacturer KnAAPO & Shenyang Aircraft Corporation under a limited production license from the original Russian design and manufacturing firm, Sukhoi [1] Designed by Sukhoi Shenyang Aircraft Corporation [2] Introduced December 2000 Status Active service Primary user People's Liberation Army Air Force Produced 2000-present Number built 134 Unit cost US$53 million for the first 38 Developed from Sukhoi Su-27SK |
Trainer
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Hongdu L-15 Role Supersonic trainer/attack Manufacturer Hongdu Aviation Industry Corporation First flight 13 March 2006 Introduced Between 2008 and 2010 Primary user China PLAAF/PLANAF Number built At least 2 prototype Unit cost ¥ 100 million, $US 14,6 million (2008 price) |
Hongdu JL-8 also known K-8 Karakorum Role Jet trainer Light attack Manufacturer Hongdu Pakistan Aeronautical Complex First flight 21 November,1990 Introduced 1994 Status Operational Primary users PLA Air Force, Pakistan Air Force, Egyptian Air Force Number built 500+[1] Unit cost 3 - 3.5 million $[1] |
Trainer | Guizhou JL-9 Role Trainer/Attack Manufacturer Guizhou Aircraft Industry Corporation Designed by Aero Engine Research Institute of Guizhou Aviation Industry Corporation First flight 13 December 2003 Status Flight testing, Limited Series Production Primary user People's Liberation Army Air Force Developed from JJ-7 fighter trainer |
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Transport |
Shaanxi Y-9 Role Transport Manufacturer Shaanxi Aircraft Company First flight 2008 (Estimated) Primary user PLA Air Force Developed from Shaanxi Y-8 |
Shaanxi Y-8 Role Transport Manufacturer Shaanxi Aircraft Company First flight December 1974 Status In service Primary user PLA Air Force Produced 1981-present Number built 75+ Developed from Antonov An-12 Variants Shaanxi Y-9 |
Transport | Antonov An-24 (Y-7) Antonov An-24 at the Uzhhorod International Airport Role Transport aircraft Manufacturer Antonov First flight 29 October 1959[1] Introduced 1962 Status Active service Primary users Aeroflot Soviet Air Force PLA Air Force Produced 1959-1979 Number built 1,367 (including the Chinese Y7)[1] Variants Antonov An-26[1] Antonov An-30[1]Antonov An-32[1] |
Ilyushin Il-76 (NATO reporting name:
Candid) Atlant-Soyuz Il-76 at Baghdad International Airport Role Strategic airlifter Manufacturer Tashkent Aviation Production Association Designed by Ilyushin First flight March 25, 1971 Introduced June 1974[1] Status Operational Primary users Russian Air Force, Ukrainian Air Force, Indian Air Force[2], TransAVIAexport Airlines Number built 960[3] Variants Ilyushin Il-78 Beriev A-50 KJ-2000 |
Aircraft flown | |
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Attack | Q-5, JH-7 |
Bomber | JH-7, H-6 |
Electronic warfare |
KJ-200, KJ-2000. |
Fighter | J-11, J-10, JF-17, J-8II, J-7, Su-30, Su-27, Sukhoi Su-30MKK |
Interceptor | J-8II |
Trainer | L-15, JL-8, JL-9 |
Transport | Y-9, Y-8, Y-7, Il-76 |