Chinese Naval Air Force (PLANAF) News & Discussions

[Deino]

this is air force, not naval aviation.

Upps, thank you ... so is it the PLAAF's 6th Brigade or is this also wrong?

 

[Akasa]

@星海军事

一句话，某型机即将由共线生产的状态独立出来由新车间完成部总装。

https://lt.cjdby.net/forum.php?mod=redirect&goto=findpost&ptid=2523231&pid=78138174

Can you provide a rough English translation/interpretation of your rumor for our fellow forumers? Thank you.

 

[JSCh]

A naval plane crashes in south China, killing two pilots
Source: China Military Online Editor: Chen Zhuo
Time: 2019-03-12

BEIJING, March 12 (ChinaMil) -- A fighter jet attached to the aviation force of the Chinese PLA Navy crashed during a flight training mission in Ledong county, south China's Hainan Province, on the morning of March 12, killing two pilots and injuring no one on the ground. The cause of crash remains under further investigation.

 

[The Eagle]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1105455372012118016

 

[Deino]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1113006789799206914

 

[JSCh]

The PLA Navy in 60 seconds The Naval Air Force
CGTN
Published on Apr 17, 2019

The Naval Air Force has similar aircraft to the PLA Air Force, including fighters, bombers, strike aircraft, reconnaissance planes and many more, with supporting aircraft designed for electronic warfare, maritime patrol, and transport, as well as helicopters in various roles.

 

[JSCh]

Navy might convert airliner into surveillance plane: report
By Liu Xuanzun Source:Global Times Published: 2019/5/16 22:44:10

A Modern Ark 60 aircraft operated by Chinese domestic carrier Joy Air arrives in Fuzhou, East China's Fujian Province on February 13, 2015. Photo: IC

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy might acquire a type of domestically developed airliner and convert it into a maritime surveillance aircraft, as military analysts said on Thursday the move could rapidly boost China's naval surveillance capability at a low cost.

The PLA Navy may have the new Modern Ark 60 (MA60) search and guidance aircraft in its arsenal of special-mission aircraft, Weihutang, a column on the military affiliated with China Central Television, reported on Wednesday.

Citing a Tuesday notice released on the Chinese military's weapon and equipment procurement website weain.mil.cn, the report said the PLA Navy is procuring electro-optical detection units, communication relay units, navigation units and BeiDou transceivers for the MA60.

Developed by Xi'an Aircraft Industry (Group) Company Ltd under the state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China, the twin turboprop MA60 was designed to be a regional airliner that uses advanced but mature technologies, according to the company's website.

Wei Dongxu, a Beijing-based military analyst, told the Global Times on Thursday that once customized with the likes of sea surface search radars and electro-optical detection equipment, the MA60 can cover a considerably large sea area and conduct surveillance missions on vessels.

Special-mission aircraft plays an important role in high sea surveillance and intelligence gathering, making them a focus of development by navies around the world, the Weihutang report said.

China uses special-mission variants of the Y-8 and Y-9 transport aircraft to conduct such missions, but their numbers are limited, the report noted.

Military observers said the possible commissioning of the MA60 could quickly fill the gap and help the PLA Navy cover China's vast territorial waters, especially in the South China Sea and East China Sea.

The MA60 uses very mature technologies and has a high cost performance, Wei said, noting that its maintenance is likely less complicated than designated warplanes, making it more suitable on island bases.

Although its range, endurance and surveillance capability might not be as good as those of the Y-8-based special-mission aircraft, they can complement each other, Wei said.

Since 2005, more than 100 MA60 regional airliners have been sold to countries along the routes of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative, including Laos, Cambodia, Nepal and Zimbabwe, according to State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council.

 

[JSCh]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1144213790981931008

 

[Deino]

Not really new, but new to me ... does anyone have more info on this type?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1158069787139948547

 

[Deino]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1163055120571084800

 

[bahadur999]

via @pir34
I wonder how can he claim this is PLANAF (How did he find about the MUCD)

 

[Deino]

via @pir34
I wonder how can he claim this is PLANAF (How did he find about the MUCD)

To admit, IMO it is not a PLAN AF air base, in Henan, too far away from the shore ... so assume these Y-8s are on a mid-stop from an exercise or whatever back on their route home to Hainan.

The airfield itself is listed as a dual use base mostly used by Army assets.

 

[bahadur999]

To admit, IMO it is not a PLAN AF air base, in Henan, too far away from the shore ... so assume these Y-8s are on a mid-stop from an exercise or whatever back on their route home to Hainan.

The airfield itself is listed as a dual use base mostly used by Army assets.

It might be, as you say, PLANAF front base.
At first i thought it might be part of the 3rd special NAD (whatever their designation is today...) or even a training facility but that would be unusual.

 

[LKJ86]

 

[Deino]

Maybe it's a bit too early to post, but I have an idea concerning the PLAN's STC: As it seems the KQ-200 and KJ-500H assigned to the 3rd Naval Air Division gained two digit serials, in the same way now the new H-6J carry only two digit numbers and recently the J-15s also gained new two digit serials ... so, could it be that this is a STC-fleet-wide re-numbering? And given the theory, that the Type 002 carrier will be assigned to the STC, this could be a hint, that the J-15s will be transferred to the STC?

What do you think of this idea?