# List of active People's Liberation Army aircraft

The following list of active People's Liberation Army aircraft is a list of military aircraft, currently in service with three branches of the People's Liberation Army. For retired aircraft, see list of historic aircraft of the People's Liberation Army Air Force.

## People's Liberation Army Air Force

| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variants | In service | Notes |
| Combat aircraft ||||||
| Xian H-6 | China | Strategic bomber | H-6K/M/N | 209 | License built variant of the Tupolev Tu-16A |
| Xian JH-7 | China | Fighter bomber | JH-7A/A2 | 200 | |
| Shenyang J-8 | China | Interceptor | J-8H | 98 | Phasing out of Service. |
| Chengdu J-10 | China | Multirole fighter | J-10A/S/B/C | 588 | J-10A: 236 J-10S: 77 J-10B: 55 J-10C: 220 |
| Shenyang J-11 | China Soviet Union | Air superiority fighter | J-11A/B/BS/BG | 442 | License built Sukhoi Su-27SK variant. |
| Shenyang J-16 | China | Multirole strike fighter | | 350 | |
| Chengdu J-20 | China | Air superiority fighter | J-20A/B/S | 300 + | Fifth-generation stealth fighter. |
| Sukhoi Su-27 | Soviet Union | Air superiority fighter | Su-27UBK | 32 | |
| Sukhoi Su-30 | Russia | Multirole strike fighter | Su-30MKK | 73 | |
| Sukhoi Su-35 | Russia | Air superiority fighter | Su-35S | 24 | |
| AWACS ||||||
| Shaanxi KJ-200 | China | AEW | | 11 | |
| Shaanxi KJ-500 | China | AEW | | 14 | |
| KJ-2000 | China Russia | AEW | | 4 | Chinese radar installed on an Ilyushin Il-76 airframe |
| Tanker ||||||
| Xian Y-20 | China | Aerial refueling | YY-20 | 7 | |
| Ilyushin Il-78 | Soviet Union | Aerial refueling | Il-78MP | 3 | |
| Transport ||||||
| Xian Y-7 | China Soviet Union | Transport | | 48 | License built variant of the Antonov An-24 |
| Shaanxi Y-8 | China Soviet Union | Tactical airlifter | | 80 | License built variant of the Antonov An-12 |
| Shaanxi Y-9 | China | Tactical airlifter | | 24 | |
| Xian Y-20 | China | Strategic airlifter | | 70 | |
| Xian MA-60 | China | | | 16 | |
| Ilyushin Il-76 | Soviet Union | Strategic airlifter | IL-76MD | 26 | |
| Tupolev Tu-154 | Soviet Union | Transport | | 2 | |
| Special purpose aircraft (Reconnaissance, SIGINT, Electronic warfare, Maritime patrol etc.) ||||||
| Shaanxi Y-8 | China Soviet union | EW/Reconnaissance | | 18 | 17 units for EW & 1 for Reconnaissance. |
| Antonov An-30 | Soviet Union | Electronic warfare | | 10 | |
| Tupolev Tu-154 | Soviet Union | Electronic warfare | | 4 | |
| Shenyang J-16D | China | Electronic warfare/SEAD | | 12 | |
| Bombardier Challenger 850 | Canada | Reconnaissance | | 5 | |
| Helicopter ||||||
| Changhe Z-8 | China France | transport | License built Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon variant | 34 | |
| Harbin Z-9 | China France | Medium multi-purpose utility helicopter | License built Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin variant | 16 | |
| Changhe Z-10 | China | Attack helicopter | | 8 | |
| Mi-17 | Russia | Attack helicopter | | 16 | |
| Trainer aircraft ||||||
| Chengdu JJ-7/JJ-7A | China | conversion trainer | JJ-7A | 200 | |
| Hongdu JL-8 | China | jet trainer | K-8 | 350 | |
| Guizhou JL-9 | China | jet trainer | | 30 | |
| Hongdu JL-10 | China | jet trainer | | 50 | |
| Xian Y-7 | China | multi-engine trainer | | 25 | |
| Guimbal Cabri G2 | France | rotorcraft trainer | | 2 | |
| Unmanned aerial vehicle ||||||
| Guizhou Sunshine | China | MALE UAV | | 55 | |
| Chengdu Pterodactyl I | China | MALE UAV | | 250 | |
| Chengdu Pterodactyl 2 | China | MALE UAV | | 1024 | Output 470 per year 2024 |
| Harbin Giant Eagle | China | MALE UAV | | 135 | |
| Chengdu Cloud Shadow | China | HALE UAV | | 30 | |
| Guizhou Soar Dragon | China | HALE UAV | | 15 | |

## People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force

| Type | Origin | Class | Role | Introduced | In service | Total | Notes |
| Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon | France | Rotorcraft | Transport | | 8 | | |
| Bombardier CRJ100/200 | Canada | Jet | VIP Transport | | 2 | | |
| Bombardier CRJ700 series | Canada | Jet | VIP Transport | | 2 | | |
| Changhe Z-8 | China | Rotorcraft | Transport/SAR | | 31 | | Z-8: 9 Z-8J: 13 Z-8JH (SAR): 4 Z-8S (SAR): 5 |
| Changhe Z-18 | China | Rotorcraft | Transport | | 12 | | Z-18: 4 Z-18 AEW: 3 Z-18F: 5 (ASW) |
| Chengdu J-10 | China | Jet | Multi-role | | 23 | 24 | J-10A: 16 J-10S:7 |
| Eurocopter AS565 Panther | France | Rotorcraft | Transport | | 7 | | |
| Guizhou JL-9 | China | Jet | Trainer | | 36 | | |
| Harbin Y-12 | China | Propeller | Transport | | 20 | | |
| Harbin Z-9 | China | Rotorcraft | Utility | | 25 | | Z-9D (MRH) 11 Z-9C (ASW) 2Z-9S (SAR): 14 |
| Hongdu JL-8 | China | Jet | Trainer | | 16 | | |
| Hongdu JL-10 | China | Jet | Trainer | | 12 | | |
| Kamov Ka-28 | Russia | Rotorcraft | ASW | | 9 | | |
| Kamov Ka-31 | Russia | Rotorcraft | Airborne Early Warning | | 9 | | |
| KJ-200 | China | Propeller | Airborne Early Warning | | 6 | | |
| KQ-200 | China | Propeller | Patrol | | 20+ | | |
| Mil Mi-8 | USSR | Rotorcraft | Transport | | 8 | | |
| Nanchang CJ-6 | China | Propeller | Trainer | | 38 | | |
| Shaanxi KJ-500 | China | Propeller | Airborne Early Warning | | 14+ | | |
| Shaanxi Y-8 | China | Propeller | Transport/patrol | | 32 | | Y-8C: 3 |
| Shaanxi Y-8J | China | Propeller | Patrol | | 4 | | |
| Shaanxi Y-8JB | China | Propeller | SIGINT | | 4 | | |
| Shaanxi Y-9JZ | China | Propeller | ELINT | | 8 | | |
| Shenyang J-8 | China | Jet | Fighter | | 24 | | |
| Shenyang J11B/BS | China | Jet | Multi-role | | 72 | 72 | |
| Shenyang J-15 | China | Jet | Multi-role fighter | 2013 | 60 (est) | | |
| Shenyang J-15D | China | Jet | Electronic Warfare/SEAD | 2024 | More than 2 | | |
| Shijiazhuang Y-5 | China | Propeller | Transport/utility | | 20 | | |
| Sukhoi Su-30MKK | Russia | Jet | Multi-role fighter | | 24 | 24 | Su-30MK2 Variant |
| Xian H-6 | China | Jet | Strategic Bomber/Patrol | | 45 | | H-6G: 27 H-6J: 18 |
| Xian HY-6U | China | Jet | Tanker | | 6 | | |
| Xian JH-7 | China | Jet | Attack | | 120 | | JH-7: 48 JH-7A: 72 |
| Xian MA60 | China | Jet | Transport | | 2 | | |
| Xian Y-7 | China | Propeller | Transport/trainer | | 8 | | |

## People's Liberation Army Ground Force Aviation

| Type | Origin | Class | Role | Introduced | In service |
| Xian Y-7 | China | Propeller | Transport | | 2 |
| Shaanxi Y-8 | China | Propeller | Transport | | 2 |
| Shaanxi Y-9 | China | Propeller | Transport | | 2 |
| Changhe Z-8/Changhe Z-18 | China | Rotorcraft | Transport | | 135 |
| Harbin Z-9 | China | Rotorcraft | Utility | 1994 | 120 (est) |
| Changhe Z-10 | China | Rotorcraft | Attack | 2012 | 200 |
| Changhe Z-11 | China | Rotorcraft | Attack/patrol | 1998 | 53 |
| Harbin Z-19 | China | Rotorcraft | Attack/patrol | 2012 | 120+ |
| Harbin Z-20 | China | Rotorcraft | Utility | 2019 | 150 (est) |
| Mil Mi-17 | USSR | Rotorcraft | Transport | | 88 |
| Mil Mi-8/Mil Mi-171 | USSR | Rotorcraft | Transport | | 140 |
| Eurocopter EC120 Colibri | France | Rotorcraft | Training | | 15 |
| Sikorsky S-70 | USA | Rotorcraft | Executive transport | 1983 | 19 |
| CH-4B | China | UAV | CISR | | 5+ |
| BZK-005 | China | UAV | Heavy ISR | | |
| BZK-009 | China | UAV | Heavy ISR | | |
| BZK-006 | China | UAV | Medium ISR | | |
| BZK-007 | China | UAV | Medium ISR | | |
| BZK-008 | China | UAV | Medium ISR | | |