Chinese Air Force (PLAAF) News & Discussions

[Deino]

CFTE Xi'an-Yanliang - 20180418 ... even if I don't know how the J-10D (??) and J-11Ds were identified, an overall impressive image.

 

[帅的一匹]

China is doing a mammoth mammoth mammoth airforce build-up, if I were American, I will get worried as well.

CFTE Xi'an-Yanliang - 20180418 ... even if I don't know how the J-10D (??) and J-11Ds were identified, an overall impressive image.

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J10D!?

The position of J10's landing gear need to be changed, it block the belly hanging point. Or it can have two PL12 below the side of its intake.

 

[Figaro]

China is doing a mammoth mammoth mammoth airforce build-up, if I were American, I will get worried as well.


J10D!?

The position of J10's landing gear need to be changed, it block the belly hanging point. Or it can have two PL12 below the side of its intake.

Indeed. Even the best PLAAF observers underestimate the number of combat aircraft, especially 4th and 5th generation fighters. We haven't had a picture of a new J-10C serial in a very long time, so I suspect the Chinese have gone to great lengths to cover up their capabilities. Smart move. And I read somewhere that there may be up to 30 Y-20s from an AVIC document ... Pretty amazing.

 

[beijingwalker]

Chinese Air Force carries out competition between fighters and ground-to-air unit

 

[Cybernetics]

F-16 mock-up

 

[LKJ86]

 

[LKJ86]

 

[LKJ86]

2018.5.10

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[samsara]

2018.5.10
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May you please tell us who were those VIP visitors? Why did they matter here?

 

[LKJ86]

 

[Zarvan]

China's Su-35 Jets Participate In Bashi Channel Patrol To Deter 'Taiwan Independence'

Chinese H-6K bomber (Image: Wikipedia)


China’s Su-35 fighter jets along with H-6K bombers participated in Bashi Channel patrol in combat training and testing toprovide a deterrence to ‘Taiwan independence forces’, a Chinese military expert said.

"The island patrol revealed that China's Su-35 fighter jets are combat-ready. With a stronger command and strike capability, the Su-35's participation provides a stronger deterrence to 'Taiwan independence' forces," Song Zhongping, a Chinese military expert and TV commentator was quoted as saying by Global Times Friday.

Several H-6K bombers and surveillance aircraft from south and east theatre commands flew over Bashi Channel on Friday. They were accompanied by Su-35 and J-11 fighter jets, Shen Jinke, PLA Air Force spokesperson said.

It was the first time that the fighter jets and bombers and new fighter jets participated in combat training, the PLA Air Force announced on its Weibo account.

More new fighters will appear in island patrols, and the PLA Air Force will conduct more island patrols involving multiple fighters, Shen said.

A PLA Air Force formation conducted island patrols on April 26, and the formation, made up of fighters, early warning and surveillance aircraft, and H-6K bombers flew over the Bashi Channel, Xinhua News Agency reported.

http://www.defenseworld.net/news/22...l_to_Deter__Taiwan_Independence_#.WvWQK4iFNPY

 

[MReynolds]

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Is that a Y-20 AEW&C?

 

[Ultima Thule]

Is that a Y-20 AEW&C?

its clearly KJ-2000, look at the nose Y-20 has a slightly different nosecone eg drop nosecone @MReynolds

 

[MReynolds]

its clearly KJ-2000, look at the nose Y-20 has a slightly different nosecone eg drop nosecone @MReynolds

Thanks. I was looking at the hump part of the wing connecting to the main body.

 

[LKJ86]

JH-7A