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FirnCavalry

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looks great, the middle fins look different than known SD-10A here
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Yeah. Could they be only some slots where the fixed fins will be mounted before launch?
 

FORBIN

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I see it can be interesting

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Although the number of the 4th generation fighter aircraft of the Chinese Air Force exceeded 1000 aircraft, the demand of the new generation fighter aircraft, which still has more than 1,300 old models left, is at least 700 aircraft. Its own country needs 100 aircraft a year, requiring seven years for all renewal. This is one reason why I bought SU-35.

J- 10C and J -16 are two regiments each year. 10 J-15 annual production. J-20 produces 10 aircraft each year with LRIP. There are 10 more Su-35s, which is over 100 machines.
The number is amazing, but there is a cause. The Chinese Air Force's still active 3 rd generation fighter (J-7/8 · Q-5) had over 1,100 aircraft, and the early 4 th generation aircraft was about 200 Aircraft.

Agree for 1100 old but LOL for Su-35 a tiny order !

What about created an PLAAF/PLAN inventory topic o_O
 

SanWenYu

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Here interesting numbers from 1996
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i have udapted with actual numbers approx. also for 2003, 2010
For J-7 often mentionned about 400 but AF have 25 Rgts with about 30 fighters with China enough oteh necessary to use number of Rgts for have number...

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What happened to the J-6s?

There were rumors that the PLAAF was working on turning the J-6s into drones. There were even talks about how swarms of such drones can occupy the adversary's air defense systems for the manned strikers to go in safely. I think so far there has been no such "J-6 based drone" spotted though.

Was that rumor just a fanboy fantasy? Or was the project cancelled early on?
 
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