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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 .
Aircraft produced by China. As a convention, the designations of Chinese military aircraft usually start from 5 instead of 1. H-6C – H-6 with improved counter-measures suite. JH-7A2 – Improved variant with new radar and enhanced air-to-surface missile carrying capabilities.
The Chengdu J-20 (Chinese: 歼-20; pinyin: Jiān-Èrlíng), also known as Mighty Dragon (Chinese: 威龙; pinyin: Wēilóng, [8] [9] [10] NATO reporting name: Fagin), [11] is a twin-engine all-weather stealth [12] fighter developed by China's Chengdu Aerospace Corporation for the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). [5]
Recent years have seen a rapid evolution of Chinese combat aircraft. Apart from its modernization effort with the navy, China’s military has pushed to develop and produce fighter jets to...
Updates on the 5th-gen fighter’s WS-15 engine, new variants, and fleet size, and what it all means for the future of China’s fighter fleet.
The Chengdu J-20 is China's first stealth fighter aircraft, aiming to stay undetected. The J-20 faced technical challenges in development, adapting to overcome hurdles. While not dominating, the J-20 meets the expectations set by China's PLAAF.
The Chengdu J-20 is China's most advanced stealth fighter jet. The J-20 reportedly had several encounters with the US-made Lockheed Martin F-35 jets in 2020.
Today we list some of the best Chinese fighter jets of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force. The rise of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force parallels that of the Chinese military over the past century and, indeed, China itself.
China unveiled the prototype of its highly anticipated sixth-generation fighter jet, the Baidi B-Type, also known as the “White Emperor,” at the 2024 Zhuhai Airshow.This cutting-edge aircraft, part of China’s ambitious Project Nantianmen, marks a bold step forward in the nation’s bid to assert itself as a leader in next-generation aerospace technology.
By the end of 2022, the PLA Air Force (PLAAF) and PLA Navy (PLAN) had 1,300 fourth-generation fighter jets out of its 1,900 total fighters compared to 800 fourth-generation fighters out of its...