Chinese Air Force (PLAAF) News & Discussions

[cirr]

Would you interpret this riddle for us?

J-20 2017 expected before the end of 2015；J-20s to apeear in droves in 2016
Y-20 in service starting 2016
FC-31 2.0 expected early 2016
A new type of UAV by end of 2015 or early 2016
Winner for 5th gen carrier-borne fighter announced/decided in H2 2016
etc etc

 

[Windjammer]

Alan Warnes ‏@warnesyworld 17h17 hours ago
Six PLAAF Su-27s have deployed to Korat in Thailand for ten day exercise. Amazing. So many unlikely liaisons these days.

 

[Beast]

Gripen looks real small. But I bet the RCS projected on radar will have an advantage.

 

[Deino]

Maybe ....

 

[Beast]

AVIC Helo video

 

[Genesis]

J-20 2017 expected before the end of 2015；J-20s to apeear in droves in 2016
Y-20 in service starting 2016
FC-31 2.0 expected early 2016
A new type of UAV by end of 2015 or early 2016
Winner for 5th gen carrier-borne fighter announced/decided in H2 2016
etc etc

well, your theories are coming true, seems the next thing is FC-31, the UAV thing is hard to keep track, due to so many of them are unveiled this year.

FC-31 does make sense for next year. Y-20 also make sense, but the engine is still a problem.

All in all, a good few years in the air for China and pretty much everywhere else.

 

[sheik]

Maybe ....

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You can read Chinese Deino?

 

[Anders]

J-10A

J-10B

J15

WZ-10

 

[nomi007]

October 2014 indicated that the first Il-78 was delivered to the PLAAF 13th Division (S/N 2064x?). Since then it has been seen supporting the Su-30MKK fleet. The latest rumor (October 2015) suggested that the 2nd Il-78 was delivered in July 2015.

 

[Deino]

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[Zarvan]

What latest news you people have on JH-7 B ? @MastanKhan

 

[Akasa]

What latest news you people have on JH-7 B ? @MastanKhan

It still hasn't entered service; the PLAAF seems to be favoring the J-16 instead.

 

[帅的一匹]

It still hasn't entered service; the PLAAF seems to be favoring the J-16 instead.

Who will induct Jh7b if J16 is available?

 

[Deino]

I think the best option would be as a MLU-program to modernise all existing JH-7A to this standard until they will be replaced by a new design much later.

 

[Beast]

It still hasn't entered service; the PLAAF seems to be favoring the J-16 instead.

That is a logic decision. J-16 can dogfight and be a bomb truck while JH-7B , I doubt will have much improvement on its agility. The most will become an advance bomb truck, nothing more.