The Q-5, J-7, J-8 and older PLAAF aircraft
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Do you have any idea how many of these J-7's are still left in service. I know that China is replacing these older planes as fast as production can keep up. But I don't think they will be replacing them in a 1 on 1 bases.
To admit, I'm just updating my Orbat-tables and AFAI see, there are only the J-7E/L and G left in regular Brigades but each Theater Command has at least one J-7B/JJ-7A unit in reserve as well as a few Training brigades within the Flight Colleges equipped with These oldest types.
That doesn't say much to me. What are the numbers.
Thanks, a very interesting source. But it list 128 J-10B's
I thought there were only 53 build in the first batch but 1 crashed during testing. Then they went over to the J-10C.Also I didn't know that each PLAAF units also has spares for their modern planes. I thought they just used every modern plane they had in active service.
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JC-8F? But what happened to the refueling probes?
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JC-8F? But what happened to the refueling probes?