JH-7/JH-7A/JH-7B Thread
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Hendrik_2000
Lieutenant General
The venerable bomb truck JH7A will be updated.There are still around 200's X JH7 of various variety with PLAAF and PLANAF
It was announced at Zhuhai Airshow. Guess JH7 will truck in for more years to come good for the old guy! I thought they already can carry ASM like KD88,CM 802?
PLA introduces JH-7A2 fighter bomber at Airshow China; updated version carries extra surface attack weapons
By GT staff reporters in ZhuhaiPublished: Oct 02, 2021 04:59 PM
Fighter bombers attached to a naval aviation brigade under the PLA Northern Theater Command fly in line formation during a recent combat readiness patrol recently.Photo:China Military
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force for the first time revealed details on the latest variant of the JH-7 fighter bomber, designated the JH-7A2, at the ongoing Airshow China 2021 in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong Province.
Displayed at the outdoor exhibition area of the air show, the aircraft that looks nearly identical to the JH-7 is labeled as the JH-7A2, the Global Times found.
According to the description board next to the aircraft, the JH-7A2 fighter bomber is developed based on the JH-7A, and it further improved its surface attack capability by becoming capable of carrying extra surface attack weapons including stand-off air-to-surface missiles, laser-guided bombs and munitions dispensers.
The main missions of the JH-7A2 are maritime and land attack, according to the description.
In August 2019, the JH-7A2 participated in the Aviadarts competition in Russia as a part of the International Army Games 2019, the Xinhua News Agency reported at the time, without giving more details on the aircraft, including the difference between the JH-7A2 and the original JH-7A.
The JH-7A2 did not make further public appearance until Airshow China 2021.
With the latest variant of the JH-7 being introduced at the air show, analysts said that the JH-7 series will continue to serve in the PLA for a long time despite the commissioning of the more advanced J-16 multirole fighter jet.
It was announced at Zhuhai Airshow. Guess JH7 will truck in for more years to come good for the old guy! I thought they already can carry ASM like KD88,CM 802?
PLA introduces JH-7A2 fighter bomber at Airshow China; updated version carries extra surface attack weapons
By GT staff reporters in ZhuhaiPublished: Oct 02, 2021 04:59 PM
Fighter bombers attached to a naval aviation brigade under the PLA Northern Theater Command fly in line formation during a recent combat readiness patrol recently.Photo:China Military
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force for the first time revealed details on the latest variant of the JH-7 fighter bomber, designated the JH-7A2, at the ongoing Airshow China 2021 in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong Province.
Displayed at the outdoor exhibition area of the air show, the aircraft that looks nearly identical to the JH-7 is labeled as the JH-7A2, the Global Times found.
According to the description board next to the aircraft, the JH-7A2 fighter bomber is developed based on the JH-7A, and it further improved its surface attack capability by becoming capable of carrying extra surface attack weapons including stand-off air-to-surface missiles, laser-guided bombs and munitions dispensers.
The main missions of the JH-7A2 are maritime and land attack, according to the description.
In August 2019, the JH-7A2 participated in the Aviadarts competition in Russia as a part of the International Army Games 2019, the Xinhua News Agency reported at the time, without giving more details on the aircraft, including the difference between the JH-7A2 and the original JH-7A.
The JH-7A2 did not make further public appearance until Airshow China 2021.
With the latest variant of the JH-7 being introduced at the air show, analysts said that the JH-7 series will continue to serve in the PLA for a long time despite the commissioning of the more advanced J-16 multirole fighter jet.
The JH-7 airframes are probably a lot less stressed out by high G manoeuver than the flankers are. They are fast weapons delivery platforms and newer weapons will keep them relevant until they are not safe to fly anymore. These old horses are nice to look at too.
What's the age of the younger JH-7A batch ?
lcloo
Captain
Some said final production was in 2018, others said 2019. The bigger question is :- are the JH-7A2 new production aircraft or upgraded version from existing stock of JH-7A.
There is no irst,the aircraft was design purely for air to ground attack aircraft.
