China Flanker Thread II

[defenceman]

They cut off engine supplies for the J-11 to express their displeasure but their business for the AL-31FN for the J-10s continued.

Of course, the Chinese do good business with the Russians but which Russians? The Chinese always favor KnAAPO, who despite making Flankers, is a separate entity from Sukhoi. In fact KnAAPO and Sukhoi went to blows in court over the money for the Su-30MKK and -30MK2. China wasn't happy about the Su-27UBK being made in Irkutsk, which is where the Su-30MKI was made and is crawling with Indian technicians who can just look over at the same assembly hall at the Chinese planes. But Sukhoi made it that Irkutsk are the ones that make the two seaters while KnAAPO makes the single seaters, sort of their weird idea of fairness. China insisted that the Su-30MKK must be made in KnAAPO and not in Irkutsk, which was Sukhoi's original intention. Irkutsk had even came up with their own proposal for the Su-30MKK. Su-35 is made in KnAAPO, which itself is north of the Chinese border. Its only a short trip for the planes to fly down the border to China, and also convenient for them to fly back for repairs and maintenance.

Hi Tam your detailed input will be appreciated
Thank you

 

[SteelBird]

Training missile on Chinese Su-30

 

[defenceman]

Training missile on Chinese Su-30

Hi usually training missiles are blue or they can be any other colour also ? Any specific reason if possible what’s written on the missile
Thank you

 

[Tam]

Hi usually training missiles are blue or they can be any other colour also ? Any specific reason if possible what’s written on the missile
Thank you

The Russian ones are white with black stripes. Sometimes the missiles are missing fins too.

 

[mys_721tx]

Hi usually training missiles are blue or they can be any other colour also ? Any specific reason if possible what’s written on the missile
Thank you

Medium-range Air-to-air Missile Training Round.

According to the subtitle, the Su-30s does not come with training rounds.

 

[SlothmanAllen]

Do we have an approximate number of how many 4th gen air superiority aircraft the PLAAF has in service right now?

 

[Totoro]

900+

 

[jobjed]

Background was geolocated to be Xiangtang, base of the 40th Brigade. We can take this as tentative confirmation of another J-16 unit.

 

[davidau]

To suppliment no. 6778...

The 3rd Brigade made debut..PLAAF Unit 16 have full steath coating, and carrying 4th generation AA missiles PL-15, PL10 and fitted with China made larger diameter active phased array radar..

So far 5 Bridgades have been made public...

They are fine looking fighting birds. Hope these not presvious published....

 

[Deino]

To suppliment no. 6778...

The 3rd Brigade made debut..PLAAF Unit 16 have full steath coating, and carrying 4th generation AA missiles PL-15, PL10 and fitted with China made larger diameter active phased array radar..

So far 5 Bridgades have been made public...

They are fine looking fighting birds. Hope these not presvious published....

May I ask, why You think they are from the 3rd Brigade?? @jobjed clearly said the base was identified to be from the 40th Brigade, so why now the 3rd?? ... a unit, that is indeed a candidate to replace its J-8s with the J-16 but AFAIK we have nothing in regard to this.

Deino