Two new LH (Army Aviation) helicopter regiments spotted

[Major Shaitan Singh]

The LH (Army Aviation) was founded in 1998 organic to the ground force and it's 10 operational units have been slowly growing in size ever-since. Throughout much of the 2000s, the PLA high command seems to prefer enlarging the existing operational units from regiments into brigades of 3 battalions each (one transport, one attack and one scout) each then raise new operational units. This growing existing units model seems to come to an end as two new regiments are now spotted.

Perhaps, the 10 existing units are already brigade in size, can't grow any larger.

Z-10 of the new 11th LH regiment



Z-19 of the new 12th LH regiment, Guangzhou Military Region.

 

[cirr]

More than 3000 helicopters needed for

（1）20 Army Aviation brigades（one for each of the 18 GAs、the Xinjiang Command and the Tibet Command）

（2）6-8 air assault brigades，each for the top 6-8 GAs。

Long way to go。

 

[Aepsilons]

A really beautiful, powerful bird. @cirr , what kind of armaments does she have?

 

[masud]

The LH (Army Aviation) was founded in 1998 organic to the ground force and it's 10 operational units have been slowly growing in size ever-since. Throughout much of the 2000s, the PLA high command seems to prefer enlarging the existing operational units from regiments into brigades of 3 battalions each (one transport, one attack and one scout) each then raise new operational units. This growing existing units model seems to come to an end as two new regiments are now spotted.

Perhaps, the 10 existing units are already brigade in size, can't grow any larger.

Z-10 of the new 11th LH regiment



Z-19 of the new 12th LH regiment, Guangzhou Military Region.

i like z-19 more then z-10............

 

[Deino]

Any info where these two new units are located ?

 

[cirr]

Any info where these two new units are located ?

one facing Vietnam