How many fighters does China have?
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asif iqbal
Lieutenant General
what happened to the inventory of then Naval J10 Regiment, also I thought FTTC had 16 J10s
franco-russe
Senior Member
That looks really nice, some minuscule corrections may be made.
FTTC has 21 J-10(J-10S in 1 Regt (I do not really believe number 13, though several sources mention it), 9 J-8BH and 7 J-7E in 2 Regt, and 18 SU-30MKK in 3 Regt.
I guess the SMTU abbreviation is from Scramble. The correct designation appears to be Flight Test Regiment (飞行试验团). The regiment has 2 J-11B, 2 J-8F, 3 J-7H, 1 J-7G, 3 JJ-7A.
FTTC has 21 J-10(J-10S in 1 Regt (I do not really believe number 13, though several sources mention it), 9 J-8BH and 7 J-7E in 2 Regt, and 18 SU-30MKK in 3 Regt.
I guess the SMTU abbreviation is from Scramble. The correct designation appears to be Flight Test Regiment (飞行试验团). The regiment has 2 J-11B, 2 J-8F, 3 J-7H, 1 J-7G, 3 JJ-7A.
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timepass
Brigadier
As per the latest list PLAAF needs to replace almost 1000 Aircrafts comprising on Q5/J7/J8.
What are are the alternate options for PLAAF, for sure more J11/J10 plus FC1 (JF17) may be.
Cheers. Working on it. Just education life is getting busy again. Was absent because of it.
Replacement options I can see are J-10's, while FC-1 only can provide a short term stop gap but by time they are in sufficient numbers they will need to be retired soon, the J-10's can serve the Chinese airforce longer. A regiment or 2 of FC-1 could be inducted.
J-11 & J-10 they will keep being produced to phase out the J-7/J-8. Don't forget the Naval airforce, they too need to replace their ageing frames, and with the rising importance the Navy is playing, best predictions would lead to the Naval airforce fleet to be bigger, while PLAAF numbers will remain more or less the same.
JH-7A production is slowing down, their JH-7 original first variant batch would soon need to be replaced. The slow in production could indicate something in the pipe works, could be a upgraded JH-7A variant or something new, best bet would be upgraded JH-7A variant with minor airframe modifications and avionics and radar overhaul. There are still a few regiments of Q-5 to be replaced.
Just a little input on my behalf.
Replacement options I can see are J-10's, while FC-1 only can provide a short term stop gap but by time they are in sufficient numbers they will need to be retired soon, the J-10's can serve the Chinese airforce longer. A regiment or 2 of FC-1 could be inducted.
J-11 & J-10 they will keep being produced to phase out the J-7/J-8. Don't forget the Naval airforce, they too need to replace their ageing frames, and with the rising importance the Navy is playing, best predictions would lead to the Naval airforce fleet to be bigger, while PLAAF numbers will remain more or less the same.
JH-7A production is slowing down, their JH-7 original first variant batch would soon need to be replaced. The slow in production could indicate something in the pipe works, could be a upgraded JH-7A variant or something new, best bet would be upgraded JH-7A variant with minor airframe modifications and avionics and radar overhaul. There are still a few regiments of Q-5 to be replaced.
Just a little input on my behalf.
antiterror13
Brigadier
Ohhhh ... what a shame !!!
Will be corrected.
It shows the author doesn't know what he/she is doing
.. don't bother to read it