China Flanker Thread II

[Totoro]

No idea. Scramble.nl still lists three units using Su-27SK alongside J11a. Plus two more units using solely J11a. Since five units would mean some 100 singleseaters, which is about as many as J11a have been procured, even with a possible several/dozen additional planes in non-front line testing units, such a figure would almost be enough to populate five regiments.

So I would assume Su-27sk have almost all been retired, and perhaps up to a dozen are still alive. UBKs seem a bit more resilient and more numerous.

 

[Blackstone]

By the way a question concerning the old, original Russia-delivered Su-27SK ... are they still in service or have they been retired by now and replaced by J-11A ??

Deino

With J-7's still in service? Doubt they'd retire Su-27's.

 

[jobjed]

With J-7's still in service? Doubt they'd retire Su-27's.

It's not about the technological level, it's about airframe life. The earliest SKs were bought in the early 90s and the latest J-7s were manufactured in 2006. I'm pretty sure the latest J-7s have many more hours left in their airframes than the early SKs.

 

[Hyperwarp]

By the way a question concerning the old, original Russia-delivered Su-27SK ... are they still in service or have they been retired by now and replaced by J-11A ??

Deino

I thought the very 1st Su-27SK batch was scrapped? I remember several planes being transported on a truck in pieces.

 

[Deino]

I thought the very 1st Su-27SK batch was scrapped? I remember several planes being transported on a truck in pieces.

I thought that too ... but I wasn't sure and even more if all ...

 

[Deino]

Oha ... what kind of monster-AAM is this under this J-16 ??? Finally the Real PL-15 ?? IMO the one in the J-20 was always too much a PL-12-development.

 

[siegecrossbow]

Does this imply that a flanker variant (J-11D/J-16/J-15) will fulfill the AWAC killer role instead of the J-20?

 

[siegecrossbow]

Do you guys think we should move the missile discussions to a new thread or continue them here? What's your take, Deino?

 

[Deino]

Good idea ... already done !

Moved to: https://www.sinodefenceforum.com/chinese-aam.t1481/page-24

Deino

 

[Franklin]

Oha ... what kind of monster-AAM is this under this J-16 ??? Finally the Real PL-15 ?? IMO the one in the J-20 was always too much a PL-12-development.

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Is that a production J-16 ? Where is the unit number ?