The following list of active People's Liberation Army aircraft is a list of
military aircraft
A military aircraft is any Fixed-wing aircraft, fixed-wing or rotorcraft, rotary-wing aircraft that is operated by a legal or insurrectionary armed service of any type. Military aircraft can be either combat or non-combat:
* Combat aircraft are ...
currently in service with three branches of the
People's Liberation Army
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the principal military force of the China, People's Republic of China and the armed wing of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The PLA consists of five Military branch, service branches: the People's ...
. For retired aircraft, see
list of historic aircraft of the People's Liberation Army Air Force.
People's Liberation Army Air Force
Current inventory
As of 2015, PLAAF employs around 300 self propelled and 300 towed
SAM launchers including modern, long range systems as well as aging systems.
People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force
People's Liberation Army Ground Force
See also
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List of active People's Liberation Army Air Force aircraft
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List of unmanned aerial vehicles of China
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Currently active military equipment by country
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People's Liberation Army Air Force
The People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF; ), also known as the Chinese Air Force (中国空军) or the People's Air Force (人民空军), is an aerial service branch of the People's Liberation Army, the regular armed forces of the Peo ...
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People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force
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People's Liberation Army Ground Force
The People's Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF; ) is the land-based service branch of the People's Liberation Army and the largest and oldest branch of the entire Chinese armed forces. The PLAGF can trace its lineage from 1927 as the Chine ...
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