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Advanced jet trainer Light combat aircraft
Guizhou JL-9 is a advanced jet trainer Light combat aircraft. It was built by Guizhou Aviation Industry Import/Export Company (GAIEC). Reported operators include People's Liberation Army Air Force People's Liberation Army Navy Air Force Myanmar Air Force Sudanese Air Force.
ChinaAdvanced jet trainer Light combat aircraft
Guizhou Aviation Industry Import/Export Company (GAIEC)
Aero Engine Research Institute of Guizhou Aviation Industry Corporation
In service
People's Liberation Army Air Force People's Liberation Army Navy Air Force Myanmar Air Force Sudanese Air Force
13 December 2003
Chengdu JJ-7
2
14.555 m (47 ft 9 in) excluding nose-probe
8.32 m (27 ft 4 in)
4.105 m (13 ft 6 in)
26.15 m 2 (281.5 sq ft)
7,800 kg (17,196 lb) clean
9,800 kg (21,605 lb)
2,000 kg (4,409 lb) internal + up to 1,302 kg (2,870 lb) in external tanks
1 × Guizhou Liyang WP-13F (C) afterburning turbojet, 43.15 kN (9,700 lbf) thrust dry, 63.25 kN (14,220 lbf) with afterburner (1 × WP-14C Kunlun-3 for FTC-2000G, 53.89 kN (12,110 lbf) thrust dry and 76.53 kN (17,200 lbf) with afterburner.)
1,100 km/h (680 mph, 590 kn) / Mach 0.89
870 km/h (540 mph, 470 kn)
863 km (536 mi, 466 nmi) on internal fuel
2,400 km (1,500 mi, 1,300 nmi) with maximum internal and external fuel
3 hours
16,000 m (52,000 ft)
150 m/s (30,000 ft/min) at sea level
1 × 23 mm cannon
5 with a capacity of 2,000 kg (4,409 lb) maximum, with provisions to carry combinations of: Other: up to 3 x fuel tanks
China
Myanmar
Sudan
260 km/h (160 mph; 140 kn)
210 km/h (130 mph; 110 kn)
125 km/h (78 mph, 67 kn)
+ 8 - 3
374.8 kg/m 2 (76.8 lb/sq ft)
0.00645 kN/kg (0.658 lb f /lb)
400–500 m (1,300–1,600 ft)
700 m (2,300 ft)
up to 3 x fuel tanks
** Short range air-to-air missile 2 × PL-8 AAMs (on inboard pylons) 2 × PL-9 AAMs (on outboard pylons) Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missiles SD-10 (Only on FTC-2000G) Anti-radiation missiles CM-102 (Only on FTC-2000G)
SD-10 (Only on FTC-2000G)
CM-102 (Only on FTC-2000G)
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 2 people | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 2 people | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 2 people | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 2 people | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 2 people | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 2 people | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Guizhou JL-9 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
ChinaReported count for Guizhou JL-9 / Guizhou JL-9 · JL-9G. Service scope: People's Liberation Army Navy Air Force; does not replace a national total. 2 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 28 / in service: 12. Origin: China. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2026), not the article revision. 2026 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Reported count for Guizhou JL-9 / Guizhou JL-9 · JL-9G. Service scope: People's Liberation Army Navy Air Force; does not replace a national total. 2 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 28 / in service: 12. Origin: China. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2026), not the article revision. 2026 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Reported count for Guizhou JL-9. Service scope: People's Liberation Army Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 45. Origin: China. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Reported count for Guizhou JL-9. Service scope: People's Liberation Army Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 45. Origin: China. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
MyanmarReported count for Guizhou JL-9 · FTC 2000G. Service scope: Myanmar Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: ordered; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 60. Origin: China. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2023), not the article revision. 2023 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
SudanReported count for Guizhou JL-9 · FTC-2000. Service scope: Sudanese Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 6. Origin: China. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2025), not the article revision. 2025 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
People's Liberation Army Air Force People's Liberation Army Navy Air Force Myanmar Air Force Sudanese Air Force
Equipment reference ↗Reported count for Guizhou JL-9 · FTC-2000. Service scope: Sudanese Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 6. Origin: China. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2025), not the article revision. 2025 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.