Air Forces comparison: Sri Lanka vs China
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka Air Force
| Official Name | Sri Lanka Air Force |
| Local Name | ශ්රී ලංකා ගුවන් හමුදාව (Sri Lanka Guwan Hamudawa) |
| Active aircraft | 84 as of 2025 |
| Aircraft on order | 0 |
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🇨🇳 People's Liberation Army Air Force
| Official Name | People's Liberation Army Air Force |
| Local Name | 空军 (Kōngjūn) |
| Active aircraft | 3144 as of 2025 |
| Aircraft on order | 130 |
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🇱🇰 Sri Lankan aircraft by type
| Aircraft type | Active | |
|---|---|---|
Combat
|
13 | |
Bomber
|
0 | |
Helicopter
|
55 | |
Training
|
0 | |
Transport
|
14 | |
UAV
|
0 | |
Other
|
2 | |
🇨🇳 Chinese aircraft by type
| Aircraft type | Active | |
|---|---|---|
|
Combat
|
1705 | |
|
Bomber
|
0 | |
|
Helicopter
|
1017 | |
|
Training
|
18 | |
|
Transport
|
398 | |
|
UAV
|
0 | |
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Other
|
6 | |