China’s Air Force: from Shield to Sword

... primarily maritime attack modification of the J-11 [12] . www.fyjs.cn Fifth-generation fighter prototype J-31 A multitude of UAVs, including large-scale types, are being developed with an eye to American and Israeli equivalents. One of the main challenges ... ... in terms of number of planes, but it’s not even in the top ten for tanker planes. For the many hundreds of fighters and bombers there are just a few Il-86s bought from Russia and tankers converted from obsolete H-6 bombers. Modern tactical aircraft ...