The People's Liberation Army Air Force, also referred to as the Chinese Air Force or the People's Air Force, is the primary aerial warfare service of the People's Liberation Army. The PLAAF controls m
PLAAF fighter pilots in 1967
A J-6 fighter flight display at the 2010 Zhuhai Air Show
A Chengdu J-7I armed with PL-2 air-to-air missile on display at the Chinese Aviation Museum
Shenyang J-8II (Finback-B)
Shenyang J-16
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The Shenyang J-16, also known as Qianlong is a Chinese all-weather 4.5 generation, tandem-seat, twin-engine, multirole strike fighter built by Shenyang Aircraft Corporation and operated by the People'
People's Liberation Army Air Force
…options with improved bomber platforms based on the Xian H-6K, long-range cruise missiles, as well as fielding more multirole aircraft such as the Shenyang J-16. In 2014, the Pentagon noted PLAAF was rapidly closing the gap in its training, equipment, and power projection capabilities with the United States…
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Shenyang J-16 with ground crew
J-16 with WS-10 engines taking off
J-16 equipped with PL-17 very-long-range air-to-air missile