PRC Foreign Arms Acquisitions (excl. Russia)
| Year |
Description |
Estimated Value
(US$ million) |
Country |
Note |
| 1996 |
Komandarn Fedko class replenishment oiler Vladimir Peregudov for the ex-Soviet Navy |
? |
Ukraine |
Received refit at Dalian Shipyard to become NY953 (later 885 Qinghaihu) replenishment ship |
| 1999 |
Project 1143.5 (Admiral Kuznetsov class) aircraft carrier Varyag |
20 |
Ukraine |
Arrived in China in 2002 and has been docked at the Dalian Shipyard for refit since then. Some suggested that the vessel was to become PLAN's first aircraft carrier for training role |
| 2001 |
50 ex-RAF surplus Rolls-Royce Spey Mk202 turbofan engines |
? |
United Kingdom |
These were used to power the JH-7 fighter-bombers built between 2003~04 |
| 2002 |
Joint development of the Shaanxi Y-8F600 turboprop transport aircraft to be used as aerial platform for special purpose aircraft such as AEW |
? |
Ukraine / Canada |
The development programme began in 1999, with two foreign partners Antonov Aeronautical Scientific-Technical Complex (ASTC) and Pratt and Whitney Canada joining the programme in 2000~2002. Under the contract signed in 2002, Shaanxi and Antonov shall jointly design, assemble prototypes, certify and put into series the new Y-8F600 transport, while P&W was responsible for providing its PW150B engine to power the aircraft |
| 2003 |
Co-production of the Eurocopter EC 120 Colibri helicoter in Harbin as HC-120 |
? |
France |
The helicopter has been used by the PLA Army Aviation Corps for training role |
| 2005 |
Co-production of the Eurocopter EC 175 medium helicoter in Harbin as Z-15 |
? |
France |
The EC 175 is expected to make its first flight in 2009 and become certified in 2012. Chinese production will start thereafter |
