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• Speed 850 km/h,
•  range of 7300 km, but only 3650 km with maximum payload.  
• Payload: 40,000 kg (88,185 lbs); 
• two 23-mm cannons in tail.  
• High altitude ceiling: 12,000 metres (39,370 ft.)

40 IL-76 MD for

$1160 million

• Speed 680 km/h, 
• service ceiling 11,000 m (33,450 ft),
• combat radius 1800 km, 
• max take-off weight 61,100 kg (134,484 lbs); 
• can land on short,  unimproved runways.  Backbone of airlift operations

40  Y8C 

 for $800 million

• Speed 562 km/h at 6,060 m; 
• ceiling: 10,000 m with 17716 kg payload
• Range: 2,356 m with max payload
• can carry 92 troops or 64 fully-equipped paratroopers; or 74 litters and 2 med attendants
• max take-off weight: 69,750 kgs
• can land on dirt strip  

10 C130

for $400 million

• level speed 11,000 m; Mach 1.6-1.7. 
• Cruise speed Mach .8-.85.
• Ceiling 15,500 m (50,850 feet),
• combat radius predictions vary: 900 km to 1600 km, 
• range of 3200 km.

200 JH-7 Fighters

for $280 million

Chinese airframe, Israeli avionics; Russian engine. (Suspect Israel gave Lavi Technology of US).  Speed: 2 mach, range of 1000 km.  Purpose: control air and aid attack ground forces;  equipped with R73, Phoneix-4, and PL-10 missiles.

100   J-10 

for $2000.0 million.

Single-seat fighter attack aircraft co-produced in Pakistan with Russian, Western, and Chinese systems.  Mach 1.8 at altitude; ceiling 15,800 m,  range 800 km.  Supposed to be as capable as the F-16 (US) with the agility of the F-22.   AF questions need; did not purchase in 2000.

3 FC-1

for $42 million

Mach 2.3 at altitude; ceiling 18,000 m.Combat radius 1500 km, Phazatron N0001 radar, 62 mi search range; armed with R-27 medium range AAM, $-73 AAM, iron bombs, cluster bombs, rocket pods.  Uses  Loral (US)  satellites to perform all weather bombing using Loral  navigation system. 

20 Russian-built SU-27 for          $708.00 million

30 Chinese-built J-11 for $640 million

Dedicated all-weather long-range precision-attack aircraft.  Russia sold 50 to India at much lower price,  agreed not to sell MKI variant to China, and refused to license Chinese  to build (might cut price to $50 million). 

 2-seaters or one-seaters; mach 2 at latitude; 1340 km/h;  unrefueled radius 1500 m; with 2 refuelings 3500 m, enables airstrikes in Guam, Australia, or Indian Ocean.  

Carries anti-radiation missile, air to air missiles, ASM, laser-guided bombs and missiles, TV-guided missiles. Phazatron N001 radar, rear-warning radar, ECM jammer.  

5 Russian SU-30MK

for $ 400 million

IL-76 MD without AWACS avionics.

Israeli-Russian joint venture with Phalcon Airborne Radarl China bought one; option to buy 3 more at same price. US pressured Israel to stop sale in July 2000. Essential for air-dominance; data-link info to naval or ground forces can cue SAM defenses, and assist offense and defense.  Taiwan has E-2C Hawkeye from US.  . 

1 AWACS

for $250 million

 Main bomber of PLAAF, but aging.  Can carry conventional and nuclear munitions, air-to-surface missiles, and could serve as an air-refueling tanker and electronic jammer.   Russia has refused sales of more advanced bombers to China;  

3 H-6 for

$49 million

Large super-sonic bomber, could carry cruise missiles, nuclear or conventional missiles, bombs, and anti-radiation missiles. High fuel costs; production in Russia stopped in 1993.  

1 Backfire

for $400 million

•  Payload: 2000 kg., 
• max cruise speed of 250 km/h, 
• range 1065 km with auxiliary fuel tank. 

100 Mil-17 Hip

for $400 million

• Max take-off weight 2000 kg
• Cruising speed: 240 km/h. 
• range of 600 km;
• duration 3.9 hours.

100 Z-11 for

$120 million

• Take-off weight: 9200 kgs
• Weight for cargo hook 3630 kgs
• speed of 130 Klas

10 Blackhawk

for $281.2 Million

French medium transport helicopter co-produced in China; slow, limited production  raises questions about mastery of  the new technology.  Use:  carry troops, deliver anti-tank missiles, anti-sub ops.

Payload: 2000 kgs,, speed: 278 km/h at sea level, range: 875 km,

10 Harbin Z-9

 for $106 million