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Russian weapon systems. Russia continues to cooperate with China on technical,
design, and material support for numerous weapons and space systems.
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China's known arms purchases which have been made from Russia and which were
disclosed in the DoD report are shown in Table 19-4 below.
Table 19-4
Russian Arms Sales to China, 2001-2005
Equipment
Year
Quantity
SU-30MKK fighter aircraft
2001
38
Kilo-class submarines
2002
up to 8
SOVREMENNYY II-class destroyers
2002
2
S-300PMU-1 surface-to-air missile system
2002
4 battalions
SU-30MK2 aircraft
2003
24
S-300PMU-2 surface-to-air missile system
2004
8 battalions
AL-31F aircraft engines for the F-10 fighter
2004
100
IL-76 transport aircraft
2004
10
RD-93 aircraft engines for the JF-17 fighter
2005
100
IL-76 transport aircraft
2005
40
IL-78 tanker aircraft
2005
8
Note: Quantity indicates numbers of units in the purchase agreement. Actual deliveries may be spread across
several years.
Source: Military Power Of The People's Republic Of China 2006, Annual Report to Congress, p. 21 (table 4),
Office Of The Secretary Of Defense, Department of Defense.
The SU-30MKK is an advanced multi-role fighter jet aircraft capable of firing cruise
missiles. The SU-30MK2 is a maritime strike aircraft. China is also producing the SU-27SMK
multi role fighter under license from Russia. China has also developed its own supersonic jet
fighter, the Chengdu J-10.
The J-10 was is a multirole fighter that was designed to take on and defeat US made F-16
and F-18 fighters. The J-10 is said to have the potential of becoming one of the most significant
fighters in the next few decades. It was first tested in 1996 and in 2002 it went into limited
production. It is expected to be placed into service in 2006 or 2007. It is expected that the J-10s
capabilities will be expanded to a fighter bomber. Analysts estimate that China will manufacture
over 1,000 J-10s. China is already marketing the fighter. In April 2006 Pakistan committed to
purchase 36.
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On January 9, 2006, Jane's Defense Weekly announced that China was now
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