Increased friction and India , the South China Sea tensions , the rise of the Japanese right wing , together with the U.S. military strength in the neighboring countries , China is methodically update its fighter force aircraft , including F- 10, FC-1 and developed by JH XAC 7A and produced by the Shenfei Guo Jian- 11 fighter J- 11 and , as well as imports from Russia SU 30MK2, SU 33, and is developing the F- 13, F 14 and F- 18 fighter .
The liberation of the Air Force has always been thought that although the Air Force and Naval Air Force fighter aircraft equipped with the large number , but they are some of the old aircraft out of date , this traditional view has been subverted. Benefit from the rapid economic development , China has invested heavily on fighter updates , currently in the development of the successful flight of F- 10, FC-1 and developed by JH XAC 7A and produced by the Shenfei Guo Su -27 Series fighter.
Developed into a fly and two-seat F- 10A J- 10S in August 2004 formally entered the PLA Air Force military service , aircraft and equipment while serving to stay in the card by the Russian design bureau developed a Saturn AL-31 F turbofan engine Later F- 10, according to the required size , Saturn Design Bureau, and the type of engine has been modified, has been developed exclusively for F- 10 AL-31 FN, 2000 year, China and Russia signed a purchase 54 units of the protocol engine , delivered in 2002 , to be delivered in 2004 have all been completed. The second batch of 100 units of this type of engine order agreement signed in July 2005 , is currently being delivered in the . It is believed the first by the China National Aviation Corporation (AVIC 1) developed by the relevant units under the turbofan 1 0A (ws a 1 0A) turbofan engine will replace the imported AL-31 FN, F-10 new manufacturing equipment . F- 10 's official report for the few , until the end of 2006 before a public official media of the fighters, it may be a sign for exports .
Developed by the same as FC-1 flight is targeted Pakistan , the aircraft in the Pakistan domestic number JF-17, nicknamed " Lightning . " As fighter aircraft are light , so the PLA Air Force did not equip the aircraft program, but has been reported that in 2008 there will be eight of the aircraft into the Air Force , but this report has not yet been confirmed.
Since 1992, China's Su -27 series of fighter aircraft and equipment , after ten years of development, the liberation of the Air Force is currently equipped with a large number of the Soviet Union in the -27 series aircraft . First acquired Su Su -27 model of a 27SK, from the Komsomolsk Amur Gagarin Aircraft Factory (KnAAPO) manufacturing, a total of 34 , in two batches ( 16 and 18 ) delivered , and later ordered 40 Su -27UBK, also manufactured by the KnAAPO . Then China bought production aircraft permission to fly in the domestic manufacture of the aircraft by the Shen , the Russian Communist Party provides 95 of the spare parts for Soviet -27SKM SAC assembly, China 's first batch of two Su- assembly of a 27SKM 12, 1998 Month flight , the aircraft in the country numbered J- 11. F- 11 with the initial SU 27SK not have the function which can only use a non- guided air-ground weapons, and J- 11 can use the Su- 30MK use of a precision-guided air-ground weapons. Taking into account the relatively long duration of aircraft production , so F- 11, China made some improvements, allegedly in some batches of F- 11 has been made of the WS-10A with a turbofan engine replaces the original Russian-made AL-31 F engines, and power of God made ( phonetic) -10 radar to replace the original N-001 E, and made the thunderbolt 12 and other weapons has begun to replace Russian -made weapons. Estimate the number of aircraft in the final production of about 200 , and ultimately depends on the extent of Chinese demand for the aircraft and the final agreement between China and Russia .
Su- 27 as a stressed -to-air combat , ground attack aircraft is not a strong point , while the increasing emphasis on combat capability of the PLA Air Force is eager to equip a multi-role fighter , after considering the People's Liberation Army Air Force chose KnAAPO production of Su -30MKK, the Machine in the country 's number F 13.1999 and 2001, two agreements were ordered 97 of the aircraft. The aircraft is equipped with a 001V N -type radar , and avionics , and carrying weapons are optimized on the range , so their combat ability is much higher than the SU 27. In addition , the PLA Naval Air Force also took a fancy to the aircraft , the current naval aviation has been equipped with 24 Su- a 30MK2, aircraft using the improved N-001 VEP radar, capable of launching anti-ship missile capability , Sukhoi The Chinese side said that on re- orders the PLA Naval Air Force confidence , the number may be 24 , the model may be through the avionics and engine upgrades of Su -30MK3.
Recent reports suggest that the PLA Naval Air Force 33, the Soviet Union had a strong interest in senior People's Liberation Army is said to discuss whether a purchase of 33 Su- 50 is clearly the aircraft is not equipped with shore-based forces , the end-user course The PLA 's future aircraft carrier , the PLA 's future aircraft carrier once the choice of 33 as a carrier-based aircraft Su , their needs will not probably the only 50 out .
PLA Naval Air Force also equipped with a number of J- 7 fighter-bomber bombers , the aircraft flying from west to production, which improved the current aircraft has been around for JH 7A and put into production , from the pictures on the analysis, the improved JH 7A Equipped with more advanced avionics, the precision ground attack capability has also been a certain level of improvement. The future of the PLA Air Force and Navy aviation unit demand for the aircraft should be relatively large, estimated to number 100 or more.
Already a lot of news that China is now the next generation fighter , the model is unknown, some photos from the model shown , China 's next generation fighter F- 13, F 14 and F- 18 fighter and the United States may F-22A, F35 is very similar to WS possible follow-up version of a 10A (which may be a vector engine .) SAC could become the next generation fighter development in the main unit, however, because of China's security system, now the plane has entered into several unclear what stage .