WARmachine88
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I really don't know how long Globel security has not updated...
its data is really really old, just check other nations' equipment numbers, (ie. india's )
China's airforce strength is about like this:
100 Su-30s (76 Su-30Mkk in three deals, 24 Mkk2 in one deal for the navy airforce)
176-200 Su-27 (76 Su-27 bought in three deals, and over 100 assembled in Shenyang, China, more upgraded J-11 or Su-27 will be produced in near future, as there are still about 100 assemble kits waiting to be made in to fighters in China, and they may use the made-in-china engine WS-10A)
30-40 J-10s (one regiment at least in Chengdu military region, it is still being produced at a rate of at least 24 each year, maybe 48 next year as a new production liine in Chengdu aircraft company has been built)
20? JH-7A (one regiment in navy airforce, it is a fairly modern naval airforce bomber, i think it can be called third-generation, just check sinodefence.com)
unknown number of JF-17 cooproduced with Pakistan
4 new KJ-2000 AWACS in service within 2005
over 300 of J-8 B/D/H
the above planes are fairly modern fighters , which in theory should be able to inflict some damage to U.S airforce, however, the outcome of an air battle depends on many factors like training of pilots.
The training of Chinese pilots has always been a serious problem in PLAA. A simple comparison of flying hours of a Chinese pilot and U.S pilot each year can show the difference of the training standard. PLAA still lacks sufficient funds and GUTS (always fear of having accident, and dares not to put risky training programs into the troop, like close dog fight moves) to achieve the training standard of western nation airforce. HOwever, the situation is improving. PLAA has been said to train more fiercely each year, and the situation seems to be much better each single day as China's fast growing economy helps to pump more funds into PLAA.
its data is really really old, just check other nations' equipment numbers, (ie. india's )
China's airforce strength is about like this:
100 Su-30s (76 Su-30Mkk in three deals, 24 Mkk2 in one deal for the navy airforce)
176-200 Su-27 (76 Su-27 bought in three deals, and over 100 assembled in Shenyang, China, more upgraded J-11 or Su-27 will be produced in near future, as there are still about 100 assemble kits waiting to be made in to fighters in China, and they may use the made-in-china engine WS-10A)
30-40 J-10s (one regiment at least in Chengdu military region, it is still being produced at a rate of at least 24 each year, maybe 48 next year as a new production liine in Chengdu aircraft company has been built)
20? JH-7A (one regiment in navy airforce, it is a fairly modern naval airforce bomber, i think it can be called third-generation, just check sinodefence.com)
unknown number of JF-17 cooproduced with Pakistan
4 new KJ-2000 AWACS in service within 2005
over 300 of J-8 B/D/H
the above planes are fairly modern fighters , which in theory should be able to inflict some damage to U.S airforce, however, the outcome of an air battle depends on many factors like training of pilots.
The training of Chinese pilots has always been a serious problem in PLAA. A simple comparison of flying hours of a Chinese pilot and U.S pilot each year can show the difference of the training standard. PLAA still lacks sufficient funds and GUTS (always fear of having accident, and dares not to put risky training programs into the troop, like close dog fight moves) to achieve the training standard of western nation airforce. HOwever, the situation is improving. PLAA has been said to train more fiercely each year, and the situation seems to be much better each single day as China's fast growing economy helps to pump more funds into PLAA.