PLAAF & PLANAF special mission aircraft - Y-8GX-family

samsara · Apr 27, 2019

From OedoSoldier on 26 April:

“About the new equipment of PLA Navy”

https://twitter.com/x/status/1121490181763272704

The part of CCTV-7 footage on PLAN KQ-200 ASW.

bahadur999 · Apr 27, 2019

samsara said:
From Henri Kenhmann (East Pendulum) on 26 April:

This is probably the first time that the interior of the Chinese ASW patrol KQ-200 has been seen in the public.

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1121484012168433665

And under the same thread as above link, a little exchange about the assigned unit with its screenshot here:

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9th Division became the 9th Brigade?!? What? If he is correct, then it means PLANAF began to make brigadization of its air units.
Now i feel confused...

Deino · Apr 27, 2019

bahadur999 said:
9th Division became the 9th Brigade?!? What? If he is correct, then it means PLANAF began to make brigadization of its air units.
Now i feel confused...

Brigadisation was already initiated more than a year ago and so far fighter divisions and their regiments were reformed. Afaik similar to the PLAAF special mission and bomber units are still or reformed divisions.

bahadur999 · Apr 27, 2019

Deino said:
Brigadisation was already initiated more than a year ago and so far fighter divisions and their regiments were reformed. Afaik similar to the PLAAF special mission and bomber units are still or reformed divisions.

I knew it started in PLAAF. Didn't know about PLANAF (although i assumed it would get there too eventually).

It won't be fair to discuss about it in this thread since it would be off-topic.
What we CAN discuss though is they way the PLA is going to operate these special aircrafts in several special divisions (despite the brigadization reforms) and not creating special brigades for them too.

LKJ86 · May 12, 2019

samsara · May 12, 2019

LKJ86 said:
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Nature peculiarity? Still snowing at this time?
Last snowing right before entering summer?

Deino · May 12, 2019

samsara said:
Nature peculiarity? Still snowing at this time?
Last snowing right before entering summer?

AFAIK these are older images, I have them saved with the dates of 27/28 January 2018

Brainsucker · May 13, 2019

bahadur999 said:
9th Division became the 9th Brigade?!? What? If he is correct, then it means PLANAF began to make brigadization of its air units.
Now i feel confused...

May I ask you, what is the different between division and Brigade, in term of PLAAF and PLANAF? Does it means that the PLAAF order of battle is shrinking in number?

bahadur999 · May 14, 2019

Brainsucker said:
May I ask you, what is the different between division and Brigade, in term of PLAAF and PLANAF? Does it means that the PLAAF order of battle is shrinking in number?

I doubt it has anything to do with size.
It's more of a C2 method.
So instead of 4 degrees "chain-of-command" (Base-Division-Regiment-Squadron) it will be 3 (Base-Brigade-Squadron).