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People’s Liberation Army Naval Air Force

中国人民解放军海军航空兵

The People’s Liberation Army Naval Air Force (中国人民解放军海军航空兵), founded in 1952 as a coastal air defence arm flying Soviet aircraft, spent half a century guarding China’s shores before the carrier Liaoning turned it towards the open sea; in 2023 it handed most of its land-based fighters and bombers to the air force, and with three carriers, the J-35 stealth fighter and catapult launches since 2025 it is now a ship-based aviation force that publishes almost nothing about itself.

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Photo: Sprt98 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
国中国設立1952状態アクティブ本部Beijing (PLA Navy headquarters)司令官Hu Zhongming
その物語

The PLA Naval Air Force story: guarding the coast, a rebuilt Soviet carrier and catapults at sea

1950–1958: an aviation arm built on army officers and Soviet aircraft

China’s naval aviation was assembled in a hurry from the army that had just won the civil war. Two naval aviation schools opened in 1950, the pilots’ school at Cangkou airfield in Qingdao on 1 October. The 1st Naval Aviation Division formed at Shanghai Hongqiao on 27 June 1952, and on 6 September 1952 the Naval Aviation Department was set up in Beijing under Dun Xingyun, an army political commissar — the date Chinese Wikipedia gives as the founding. It flew what the Soviet Union supplied: MiG-15s, La-11 piston fighters, Tu-2 bombers, Il-28 torpedo bombers. Within 18 months it was fighting. Chinese accounts credit naval fighters with two ROC F-47s over Sanmen Bay on 18 March 1954, and naval Tu-2s and La-11s bombed the Yijiangshan Islands before the landing of 18 January 1955. Those are Chinese claims; ROC records of the same fights were not found.

1958–1979: guarding the coast and Hainan

For the next two decades naval aviation was a coastal air defence force, not an instrument of sea power. Its divisions sat on the Zhejiang and Fujian coasts and on Hainan, flying licence-built J-5s and J-6s and H-5 torpedo bombers. Chinese sources credit it with an F-86 in the 1958 crisis, an RF-101 near Wenling in 1964, an F-4C south of Yulin in 1967, an A-1H in 1968 and a Firebee drone in 1970 — and, in all, 239 aircraft shot down and 181 damaged. Those totals are China’s own. What is clearer is the limit of its reach: in the 1974 Paracels battle a single J-6 escorted the Chinese ships with five minutes of fuel over the islands, and in 1979 Deng Xiaoping kept the navy and air force out of the war with Vietnam.

1980–2012: from flying boats to Flankers

Reform-era modernisation came slowly. The SH-5 flying boat, a home design begun in 1968 to replace the Be-6, entered service only in 1986, and four were delivered. Licence-built Dauphins (the Z-9) and Super Frelon copies (the Z-8) gave the fleet ship-borne helicopters; Kamov Ka-28s came from Russia in the 1990s. The JH-7 strike aircraft, designed for the navy, joined it in 1994, and the refuellable J-8D in 1996. In 2001 a naval J-8II flown by Wang Wei collided with a US EP-3E off Hainan — the incident that made Lingshui’s naval air station briefly world-famous. Russia then sold the navy anti-ship Su-30MK2s from February 2004, and H-6 bombers carried ever-longer-range missiles. In 2003 the naval aviation department was abolished and its divisions handed to the three fleets.

2012–2019: learning to fly from a deck

The carrier changed everything. The hull of the Soviet Varyag, bought in 1998 for 20 million dollars by a Macau company, reached Dalian in 2002 and was commissioned as Liaoning on 25 September 2012. China announced the first J-15 arrested landings on 25 November 2012. The J-15, built from an unfinished Su-33 prototype bought from Ukraine, was heavy for a ski-jump deck, and it was costly to learn: test pilot Zhang Chao died in 2016 after a flight-control failure. CSIS records the first home-trained J-15 air wing certified in 2015 and Liaoning combat-ready in November 2016. Naval aviation moved from divisions to brigades in the same reform period, and the Chinese-built Shandong was commissioned at Sanya on 17 December 2019.

2023: the navy gives up its land-based striking power

The most important recent change was not announced. According to the US Air University’s China Aerospace Studies Institute, in 2023 the navy transferred at least three fighter brigades, two bomber regiments, three radar brigades, three air defence brigades and numerous airfields to the PLA Air Force. Gone were the H-6J missile bombers, the JH-7s and the Su-30MK2s that had been the navy’s land-based striking power; by 2026 the IISS lists none of them with the navy. What remains is a ship-based arm — carrier fighters, early-warning and anti-submarine aircraft, helicopters and drones — plus about 50 J-11BH fighters. English Wikipedia calls it a trade of land-based combat aircraft for "more investment on ship-based aircraft". Beijing has said nothing in public, so the exact boundaries are an outside assessment.

2024–2026: catapults, stealth and friction at sea

That investment is now visible. The J-15T entered service in October 2024; on 22 September 2025 China showed J-15Ts, J-35 stealth fighters and KJ-600 early-warning aircraft being catapulted from Fujian, which Xi Jinping commissioned on 5 November 2025. The catapult amphibious ship Sichuan, launched in December 2024, began sea trials in November 2025. The air wings are also flying further: in June 2025 two carriers operated together beyond the second island chain, and Japan reported a close approach by a Chinese fighter and, in December 2025, J-15 radar illumination of its F-15s, which Tokyo called dangerous and Beijing blamed on Japanese interference. China publishes almost no numbers, and outside counts differ widely — for the J-15T, from 10 to more than 50.

For the next two decades naval aviation was a coastal air defence force, not an instrument of sea power. Its divisions sat on the Zhejiang and Fujian coasts and on Hainan, flying licence-built J-5s and J-6s and H-5 torpedo bombers.People’s Liberation Army Naval Air Force · verified 2026-10-01

一目でわかる

The People’s Liberation Army Naval Air Force in numbers

サービス

ネイティブ名
中国人民解放军海军航空兵Literally "Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy Aviation Troops". English sources use People’s Liberation Army Naval Air Force (PLANAF) or PLA Naval Aviation
設立
6 September 1952Date on which the Naval Aviation Department was set up in Beijing, per Chinese Wikipedia; the 1st Naval Aviation Division had already formed on 27 June 1952, and the first naval aviation schools opened in 1950
一部
People’s Liberation Army NavyThe PLA Navy itself dates from 23 April 1949. Naval aviation has had no separate headquarters department since 2003, when its divisions passed to the fleets, according to Chinese Wikipedia
Commander of the PLA Navy
Adm. Hu ZhongmingSince 26 December 2023. China does not publish the name of a separate naval aviation commander
Aircraft carriers
3 in commissionLiaoning (2012), Shandong (2019) and Fujian (2025); the catapult-equipped amphibious ship Sichuan is on sea trials
組織
旅団Divisions and regiments gave way to brigades around 2016, as in the air force
Combat aviation since 2023
Carrier and ship-borneMost land-based fighter, bomber and strike units moved to the PLA Air Force in 2023 (CASI); the navy kept carrier aircraft, helicopters, UAVs and special-mission aircraft

強さ

人事
About 25,000 in older estimatesEnglish and Chinese Wikipedia both give about 25,000 (with 690 or nearly 600 aircraft), figures that predate the 2023 transfer to the air force
空母戦闘機
  • J-15 / J-15S — 59–60
  • J-15T (catapult) — 10 to 50+
  • J-15D (electronic attack) — 6
  • J-35 — in service, number not published

IISS The Military Balance 2026 (via Wikipedia) gives 59 J-15 and 10 J-15T; Wikipedia’s J-15 article gives 60 J-15 and 50+ J-15T for 2026

Land-based fighters
  • J-11B/BS (navy J-11BH/BSH) — 50

The only land-based fighters the IISS still lists for the navy in 2026; 72 in 2018

Early warning and special mission
  • KJ-500 — 20+
  • KJ-600 — in service, number not published
  • KJ-200 — 6; Y-8J — 4
  • KQ-200 (Y-8Q) anti-submarine — 25+
  • Y-8JB, Y-8X, Y-9JZ ELINT — 17

IISS 2025/2026 figures as tabulated on Wikipedia

ヘリコプター
  • Z-8 family — 28
  • Z-9C/D/S — 27
  • Ka-27PS / Ka-28 — 17
  • Z-18 / Z-18F — 14
  • Ka-31 — 9
  • Mi-8 — 8
  • Z-20F / Z-20J — 4+

IISS 2025/2026 figures as tabulated on Wikipedia

トレーナー
  • CJ-6 — 38
  • JL-9 — 28; JL-9G — 12
  • JL-8 — 16
  • JL-10 — 12
  • HY-7 — 12

IISS 2025/2026 figures as tabulated on Wikipedia

インフラストラクチャー

航空基地
China does not publish a list of naval air stations. Lingshui on Hainan is the one named in open sources most often; numerous airfield stations went to the PLA Air Force in 2023
Carrier home ports
  • Liaoning — Yuchi, near Qingdao
  • Shandong — commissioned at Sanya, Hainan
  • Fujian — commissioned at Sanya, Hainan

As reported on Wikipedia; Fujian later sailed to Jiangnan Shipyard for maintenance in December 2025

飛行訓練
Naval Aviation University, YantaiFormed 2017; training facilities at Huludao, Xingcheng, Changzhi, Jiyuan, Handan and Xingtai
Catapult decks
2Fujian (commissioned 5 November 2025) and the amphibious assault ship Sichuan (sea trials since November 2025; delivery expected 2027 by Jane’s)
South China Sea
Woody Island (Paracels)2,700 m runway; navy J-11BH reported from July 2016. The islands are also claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam

構造

How the People’s Liberation Army Naval Air Force is organised

An arm of the PLA Navy with no separate headquarters since 2003, organised in brigades since around 2016 and publishing almost nothing about itself. Since the 2023 transfer of most of its land-based fighters and bombers to the PLA Air Force, reported by the US Air University’s China Aerospace Studies Institute, it is a ship-based arm built around three carriers, J-15 and J-35 fighters, early-warning and anti-submarine aircraft and helicopters. Beijing has said nothing in public about the transfer, so its exact boundaries are an outside assessment.

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提督Hu ZhongmingCommander of the PLA Navy · in office since 2023
People’s Liberation Army Naval Air Force中国人民解放军海军航空兵
本部

People’s Liberation Army Naval Air Force

中国人民解放军海军航空兵
Beijing

The aviation arm of the PLA Navy. It has had no separate headquarters department since 2003, when its divisions passed to the fleets, according to Chinese Wikipedia, and China does not publish the name of a naval aviation commander. The navy has been led since 26 December 2023 by Adm. Hu Zhongming, according to English Wikipedia.

Carrier aviation

Carrier air wings

The J-15 and two-seat J-15S, 59 to 60 by outside counts, fly from the ski-jump carriers Liaoning, commissioned in 2012, and Shandong, in 2019. The catapult carrier Fujian, commissioned on 5 November 2025, launches J-15Ts, J-35 stealth fighters and KJ-600 early-warning aircraft; outside counts of the J-15T range from 10 to more than 50, and six J-15D electronic-attack aircraft are listed. China publishes no unit designations or bases for them.

Land-based fighters

J-11BH and J-11BSH units

About 50 navy Flankers, the only land-based fighters the IISS still lists for the navy in 2026. According to the US Air University’s China Aerospace Studies Institute, at least three fighter brigades and two bomber regiments moved to the PLA Air Force in 2023, and by 2026 the IISS lists no H-6J, JH-7 or Su-30MK2 with the navy; Beijing has said nothing in public about the transfer.

Special mission

Early-warning, anti-submarine and reconnaissance aircraft

By IISS counts as tabulated on Wikipedia: more than 20 KJ-500 early-warning aircraft, more than 25 KQ-200 anti-submarine aircraft, six KJ-200s and four Y-8Js, and 17 Y-8JB, Y-8X and Y-9JZ patrol and signals-intelligence aircraft. Their units are not published.

ヘリコプター

Ship-borne helicopters

The Z-9C, D and S, 27 in all and the standard destroyer and frigate helicopter; 17 Ka-28 and Ka-27PS; 28 of the Z-8 family and 14 Z-18s; nine Ka-31 early-warning helicopters; and at least four Z-20F and Z-20J, the Z-20F with a dipping sonar, part of Fujian’s planned air wing. Figures are the IISS’s and Wikipedia’s.

ドローン

無人航空機

BZK-005, BZK-007 and WZ-7 drones, listed by the IISS without numbers. A mock-up of the GJ-21 stealth combat drone was on board the catapult-equipped amphibious ship Sichuan in February 2026; no service date is published.

トレーニング

Naval Aviation University

Yantai

Formed in 2017 with its headquarters at Yantai and training facilities at Huludao, Xingcheng, Changzhi, Jiyuan, Handan and Xingtai; its ancestors are the two naval aviation schools opened in 1950. Navy trainers by IISS count include 28 JL-9s and 12 tailhook JL-9Gs, 16 JL-8s, 12 JL-10s, 38 CJ-6s and 12 HY-7s.


使用中

What the People’s Liberation Army Naval Air Force flies today

課金対象となるすべてのタイプは、該当する「獣図鑑」のページ(存在する場合)にリンクされています。. 表示されている機数は、予約済みの機数であり、特定の日に利用可能な機数ではありません。.

タイプ 役割 使用中 以来 単位 注記
Shenyang J-15 and J-15S Flying Shark使用中 Carrier-based multirole fighter 59 2013 Range 59–60: IISS The Military Balance 2026 (as tabulated on Wikipedia) lists 59 J-15; Wikipedia’s J-15 article gives 60. Includes the two-seat J-15S, in service from July 2022.
Shenyang J-15T使用中 Catapult-capable carrier fighter 10 2024 Range 10 to 50+: IISS 2026 lists 10; Wikipedia’s J-15 article gives 50+ in 2026. The gap reflects fast production and the lag in published counts.
Shenyang J-15D使用中 電子攻撃 6 IISS 2026 and Wikipedia agree on six.
Shenyang J-35使用中 Carrier-based stealth fighter 2025 Number in navy service not published. Wikipedia counts 57+ J-35 of all versions (navy and air force) built by October 2025.
Shenyang J-11BH and J-11BSH使用中 Land-based fighter 50 2010 IISS 2026 lists 50 J-11B/BS with the navy; Wikipedia’s J-11 article gives 40 J-11BH and 32 J-11BSH in 2018. Some units moved to the air force in 2023.
Xian KJ-600使用中 Carrier-based airborne early warning 2025 Number not published; at least four to six prototypes flew in late 2023.
Shaanxi KJ-500H使用中 空中早期警戒 20 20+ (IISS 2025 and 2026, as tabulated on Wikipedia).
Shaanxi KJ-200 and Y-8J使用中 空中早期警戒 10 6 KJ-200 and 4 Y-8J (IISS).
Shaanxi KQ-200 (Y-8Q)使用中 Anti-submarine and maritime patrol 25 25+ (IISS).
Shaanxi Y-8JB, Y-8X and Y-9JZ使用中 Electronic intelligence and maritime surveillance 17 4 Y-8JB, 3 Y-8X and 10 Y-9JZ (IISS).
Kamov Ka-31使用中 Shipborne early-warning helicopter 9 2010 Nine (IISS).
Kamov Ka-28 and Ka-27PS使用中 Shipborne anti-submarine and rescue helicopter 17 14 Ka-28 and 3 Ka-27PS (IISS).
Changhe Z-8 (Z-8, Z-8J, Z-8JH, Z-8S)使用中 Heavy helicopter (transport, rescue, medical evacuation) 28 1987 9 Z-8, 13 Z-8J, 4 Z-8JH and 2 Z-8S (IISS 2025).
Changhe Z-18 and Z-18F使用中 Heavy helicopter (transport and anti-submarine) 14 4 Z-18 and 10 Z-18F (IISS). The Wikipedia table also lists 10 Z-18F under early warning, apparently the same aircraft.
Harbin Z-9C, Z-9D and Z-9S使用中 Shipborne helicopter 27 14 Z-9C, 11 Z-9D and 2 Z-9S (IISS).
Harbin Z-20F and Z-20J使用中 艦載型対潜ヘリコプターおよび汎用ヘリコプター 4 2+ Z-20F and 2+ Z-20J (Wikipedia).
ミル Mi-8使用中 輸送ヘリコプター 8 Eight (IISS).
Transports: Y-5, Y-7G/H, Y-8C, CRJ200 and CRJ700使用中 輸送 38 20 Y-5, 2 Y-7G, 6 Y-7H, 6 Y-8C, 2 CRJ200 and 2 CRJ700 (IISS).
Guizhou JL-9 and JL-9G使用中 Advanced and carrier lead-in trainer 40 28 JL-9 and 12 JL-9G (IISS, Wikipedia).
Hongdu JL-8 (K-8)使用中 ジェットトレーナー 16 16 (IISS).
Hongdu JL-10使用中 高度なジェットトレーナー 12 12 (IISS).
Nanchang CJ-6 and Xian HY-7使用中 Primary and navigation trainers 50 38 CJ-6 and 12 HY-7 (IISS).
UAVs: BZK-005, BZK-007 and WZ-7使用中 Reconnaissance drones
J-1559
J-11BH50
CJ-6, HY-750
JL-940
Y-5, Y-7, Y-8C, CRJ38
Z-828
Z-9C27
KQ-20025

注文済み

タイプ 注文しました 初回配達 注記
Shenyang J-35注文済み 2025 Series production for Fujian’s air wing; numbers not published. China’s state media expected Fujian to reach full readiness before the end of 2026.
Xian KJ-600注文済み 2025 In production for Fujian; a carrier onboard delivery version is reported to be in development.
GJ-21 (naval GJ-11) stealth UCAV注文済み A GJ-21 mock-up was on board the catapult-equipped amphibious ship Sichuan in February 2026; no service date published.

以前は運営されていた

Every type the People’s Liberation Army Naval Air Force has retired

15 types, from the Harbin SH-5 to the Xian H-6 naval variants (H-6D, H-6G, H-6J, HY-6DU). ピーク時の数値は、特定の日付における機体数ではなく、運用期間全体を通して引き渡された機体数を指します。.

タイプ 役割 ピーク 提供 に置き換えられました 注記
Xian H-6 naval variants (H-6D, H-6G, H-6J, HY-6DU) Maritime strike bomber, targeting and tanker No current count; Chinese Wikipedia’s older table gives 36. None are listed for the navy by IISS 2026.
Xian JH-7 and JH-7A Flying Leopard Maritime strike fighter-bomber 120 1994–2023 Chinese Wikipedia’s older table gives 120 in the navy; none are listed for the navy by IISS 2026.
スホーイSu-30MK2 Maritime strike fighter 24 2004–2023 Chinese Wikipedia’s older table gives 24; not listed for the navy by IISS 2026.
Chengdu J-10 多目的戦闘機 24 Chinese Wikipedia’s older table gives 24 in the navy; not listed for the navy by IISS 2026.
Shenyang J-8II (J-8D, J-8F) インターセプター 24 IISS 2022 (via Wikipedia): 24 J-8F; Chinese Wikipedia’s older table 42. Not listed for the navy by IISS 2026.
Shenyang J-6 and JJ-6 (MiG-19) 格闘家兼トレーナー J-8II, J-11BH Numbers not published; 14 JJ-6 trainers were still listed around December 2019.
Shenyang J-5 (MiG-17F) ファイター J-6
ミコヤン・グレビッチ MiG-15 ファイター J-5
Lavochkin La-11 Piston fighter MiG-15
ツポレフTu-2 Piston bomber Il-28 / H-5
イリューシンIl-28とハルビンH-5 Torpedo and light bomber H-6, JH-7
Nanchang Q-5 攻撃機 JH-7
Beriev Be-6 飛行艇 SH-5
Harbin SH-5 海上哨戒飛行艇 4 1986年~ Four delivered in 1986; seven built in all, including prototypes and a firefighter.
アエロスパシエール SA 321 スーパーフレロン 大型ヘリコプター Z-8

空軍基地

Where the PLA Naval Air Force flies from

黒色のピンは現役の基地、中空のピンは閉鎖された飛行場を表しています。. China does not publish a list of naval air stations or the units on them; Lingshui on Hainan is the one named most often in open sources, and the aircraft shown there are as reported, not announced. Woody Island in the Paracels is administered by the PRC and also claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam. Historic sites such as Shanghai Hongqiao, where the first naval aviation division formed in 1952, are listed with their present status unpublished. Entries with no published aerodrome data carry no pin.

現役の航空基地 閉鎖または予約ピンをクリックして基本ページを開きます

中国

One of the 4 bases above sits outside China, so the world map has to pull back until the home airfields cannot be told apart. The same pins again, without the overseas base.

ベース ICAO 状態 滑走路 部隊と航空機
LingshuiHainan Province (Lingshui Li Autonomous County) アクティブ
  • Naval special-mission and carrier aircraft (reported): Shaanxi KJ-500, Shaanxi Y-8Q (KQ-200), Shenyang J-15
  • Naval aviation J-8II interceptor unit (2001): Shenyang J-8II
Woody Island (Yongxing) airfieldParacel Islands, South China Sea (administered by the PRC as part of Sansha, Hainan; also claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam) アクティブ
  • Naval J-11BH detachments (reported): Shenyang J-11BH
  • H-6J bombers (reported): Xian H-6J
Xingcheng naval flying training facilityLiaoning Province (Huludao) アクティブ
  • Naval Aviation University training facility: Guizhou JL-9G (carrier lead-in training, type as reported for the navy)
Jialai airfieldHainanHainan Province 閉店
Laiyang airfieldShandong Province 閉店
Ningbo Zhuangqiao airfieldZhejiang Province 閉店
Qingdao Cangkou airfieldShandong Province 閉店
  • First Naval Aviation School
Qingdao Liuting airfieldShandong Province ZSQD 閉店 17/353,400メートル
Shanghai Hongqiao1st Naval Aviation Division, 1952Shanghai 閉店
  • 1st Naval Aviation Division: MiG-15, La-11, Tu-2

その検索条件に一致する空軍基地は見つかりませんでした。.


戦闘序列

Who is stationed where in the People’s Liberation Army Naval Air Force

基地ごとの飛行部隊一覧(現行部隊から順)。. China publishes no designations for its naval aviation brigades, so current entries show only the aircraft types that open sources report at a base, and unit designations are deliberately not given. The divisions and schools of the 1950s and the J-8II unit of the 2001 Hainan collision are listed among the former units. Deployments to Woody Island are reported in open sources, not announced as standing units.

Lingshui Air Base ・ PLA Navy, Southern Theater Command
Naval special-mission and carrier aircraft (reported)Early warning, anti-submarine and fighter aircraft · active
Shaanxi KJ-500, Shaanxi Y-8Q (KQ-200), Shenyang J-15
Naval aviation J-8II interceptor unit (2001)
Shenyang J-8II
Woody Island (Yongxing) airfield · People’s Liberation Army, Southern Theater Command. Deployments are reported in open sources, not announced as standing units.
Naval J-11BH detachments (reported)2016年~
Shenyang J-11BH
H-6J bombers (reported)2020–2020
Xian H-6J
Xingcheng naval flying training facility · Naval Aviation University
Naval Aviation University training facilityFlying training · training
Guizhou JL-9G (carrier lead-in training, type as reported for the navy)

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タイムライン

People’s Liberation Army Naval Air Force milestones, 1914 to today

1950

1 October: the First Naval Aviation School opens at Cangkou airfield, Qingdao, for pilots; the Second, for ground crew, had opened on 19 September.

1952

27 June: the 1st Naval Aviation Division forms at Shanghai Hongqiao. 6 September: the Naval Aviation Department is set up in Beijing under Dun Xingyun.

1954

18 March: by the Chinese account, two naval fighters shoot down two ROC F-47s over Sanmen Bay, the first claims of naval aviation.

1955

January: Tu-2 bombers and La-11 fighters fly 20 days of strikes before the Yijiangshan landing of 18 January. October: renamed Naval Aviation Arm.

1958

18 February: naval J-5s make China’s first high-altitude interception over Shandong; in September pilot Wang Zichong is credited by China with an F-86 carrying Sidewinders.

1967

26 June: by the Chinese account, two naval J-6s shoot down a US F-4C south of Yulin, Hainan.

1986

Four SH-5 flying boats, China’s own design, are delivered to the North Sea Fleet.

1994

The JH-7 strike aircraft, designed for the navy, enters naval service.

2001

1 April: a naval J-8II from Lingshui collides with a US Navy EP-3E; Lt Cdr Wang Wei is killed and the EP-3 lands at Lingshui.

2003

The Naval Aviation Department is abolished and the aviation divisions pass to the three fleets (Chinese Wikipedia).

2004

February: the first Su-30MK2 anti-ship fighters are delivered from Russia.

2012

25 September: Liaoning is commissioned. 25 November: China announces the first J-15 arrested landings on board, by Dai Mingmeng.

2016

Around this year naval aviation moves from divisions to brigades; Liaoning is declared combat ready in November and fires live in December.

2019

17 December: Shandong, the first Chinese-built carrier, is commissioned at Sanya.

2023

Most land-based fighter, bomber and strike units, with several airfields, are transferred to the PLA Air Force (CASI, 31 July 2023).

2024

1 May: Fujian begins sea trials. October: the catapult J-15T enters service. 27 December: the amphibious assault ship Sichuan is launched.

2025

June: Liaoning and Shandong operate together beyond the second island chain. 22 September: J-15T, J-35 and KJ-600 catapult launches from Fujian. 5 November: Fujian commissioned at Sanya.

2026

August: Chinese media show Sichuan’s electromagnetic catapult being tested at sea.


戦闘記録

Every war the PLA Naval Air Force has fought

記録に残っている出撃回数と損失回数、そして記録が残っていない場合は正直に空白とします。.

9紛争
1954初め
1航空機が失われた
1殺害された
  • The First Taiwan Strait Crisis 1954–1955 Fighter patrols against ROC aircraft over the coast, then bombing and fighter cover for the capture of Yijiangshan
  • The Second Taiwan Strait Crisis 1958 Naval fighter regiments joined the air force in the air battles over the strait during the shelling of Kinmen
  • Air defence of Hainan and the Gulf of Tonkin 1964年~1970年 Intercepted US and ROC reconnaissance aircraft, drones and strike aircraft straying near Chinese territory during the Vietnam War
  • The Battle of the Paracel Islands 1974 A single J-6 escorted the Chinese ships at the limit of its range
  • The Sino-Vietnamese War 1979 Disputed: Deng Xiaoping ordered the navy and air force to stay out of the war, but English Wikipedia’s naval aviation article claims bombing missions

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質疑応答

Everything people ask about the People’s Liberation Army Naval Air Force

What is the Chinese navy’s air force called?
In Chinese it is 中国人民解放军海军航空兵, literally the aviation troops of the PLA Navy; that is the name in the Chinese Wikipedia article. In English it is usually the People’s Liberation Army Naval Air Force (PLANAF), the current title of the English Wikipedia article, or simply PLA Naval Aviation. It is a branch of the PLA Navy, not a separate service.
When was the PLA Naval Air Force founded?
Chinese Wikipedia dates the Naval Aviation Department to 6 September 1952 in Beijing, under Dun Xingyun. Its first division had formed at Shanghai Hongqiao on 27 June 1952, and the first naval aviation schools opened at Qingdao in 1950. The PLA Navy itself dates from 23 April 1949.
What aircraft does the PLA Naval Air Force fly in 2026?
Its core is the carrier air wing: the J-15 family (about 60 J-15, a growing number of catapult J-15Ts and six J-15D electronic attack jets), the new J-35 stealth fighter and the KJ-600 early-warning aircraft. Ashore it keeps about 50 J-11BH fighters, KJ-500 and KJ-200 early-warning aircraft and the KQ-200 anti-submarine aircraft, plus Z-8, Z-9, Z-18, Z-20 and Kamov helicopters. Counts are from the IISS via Wikipedia and differ between sources.
Did the Chinese navy give its land-based jets to the air force?
Yes, according to the US Air University’s China Aerospace Studies Institute: in 2023 at least three fighter brigades, two bomber regiments, three radar brigades, three air defence brigades and numerous airfields moved to the PLA Air Force. The navy kept its carrier aircraft, helicopters, drones and special-mission aircraft. China did not announce the transfer; the IISS no longer lists the H-6, JH-7 または Su-30MK2 with the navy.
How many aircraft carriers does China have?
Three in commission: Liaoning, the rebuilt Soviet Varyag (commissioned 25 September 2012); Shandong, the first Chinese-built carrier (17 December 2019); and Fujian, the first with electromagnetic catapults (5 November 2025). Liaoning and Shandong launch J-15s from a ski jump. The amphibious assault ship Sichuan, also catapult-equipped, has been on sea trials since November 2025.
Can the J-35 fly from Chinese carriers?
Yes. On 22 September 2025 the PLA Navy released footage of J-35 stealth fighters, J-15Ts and KJ-600s being catapulted from and recovered on Fujian, and Wikipedia calls the J-35 the first stealth fighter to do so with an electromagnetic catapult. China has not published how many J-35s the navy has.
What happened in the 2001 Hainan collision?
On 1 April 2001 a naval J-8II flown by Lt Cdr Wang Wei collided with a US Navy EP-3E about 70 miles from Hainan. Wang Wei was killed; the EP-3 made an emergency landing at Lingshui and its 24 crew were held until 11 April. The US says the J-8 hit the slow, straight-flying EP-3; China says the EP-3 veered into the fighter. The J-8 was a navy aircraft, not an air force one.
Did Chinese J-15s lock radar on Japanese jets?
Japan says so. Its Defense Ministry reports that in December 2025 a Chinese fighter intermittently illuminated a JSDF aircraft with radar for about 30 minutes, and its Joint Staff names carrier-based J-15s and JASDF F-15s; Tokyo called it "a dangerous act". China said the Japanese aircraft had disrupted its training. Japan also reported an unusual close approach by a Chinese fighter in June 2025.
Has PLA naval aviation ever fought in the air?
Chinese sources credit it with 239 aircraft shot down and 181 damaged since 1952, mostly in the 1950s and 1960s against ROC aircraft over the Taiwan Strait and US aircraft and drones near Hainan. Those are China’s own claims and have not been reconciled with ROC or US records. Since 1970 it has fought no air battles.



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