China

ORBAT categories

• PLAN theater fleets

  • North Sea Fleet (Qingdao)1 – 1
  • East Sea Fleet (Ningbo)1 – 1
  • South Sea Fleet (Zhanjiang)1 – 1

• Naval forces (aggregate)

  • Aircraft carriers (Type 003 Fujian / 002 Shandong)2 – 3
  • Destroyer / frigate hulls (all fleets)120 – 150
  • Submarine fleet (SSN/SSK/SSBN)60 – 70
  • Amphibious ships (Type 075/071)8 – 12

• Air force & naval aviation

  • J-20 / J-16 fighters300 – 500
  • H-6N bomber fleet120 – 180

• PLARF (Rocket Force)

  • DF-21 / DF-26 theater missiles80 – 150
  • DF-17 hypersonic24 – 40
  • DF-41 / DF-31 strategic ICBM140 – 250
  • DF-11 / DF-15 / DF-16 (Taiwan)200 – 400

• Unmanned systems

  • Recon / strike UAS500 – 1,500
  • Loitering munitions200 – 600
  • Recon/strike UAS regiments500 – 1,500

• PLAN — North Sea Fleet

  • Type 055 destroyer (Renhai)8 – 12
  • Type 052D destroyer (Luyang III)14 – 20
  • Type 054A frigate (Jiangkai II)18 – 26
  • Type 093 SSN (Shang-class)4 – 6
  • Type 039A/B Yuan SSK8 – 12

• PLAN — East Sea Fleet

  • Type 052D destroyer16 – 22
  • Type 075 LHD (Yushen)2 – 3
  • Type 071 LPD (Yuzhao)6 – 8
  • Improved Kilo SSK6 – 8

• PLAN — South Sea Fleet

  • Type 002/003 carrier2 – 3
  • Type 094 SSBN (Jin-class)6 – 6
  • Type 055 destroyer6 – 10
  • Coast guard / maritime militia aux80 – 200

• PLARF — short range

  • DF-11 / DF-15 SRBM200 – 400
  • DF-16 MRBM80 – 150

• PLARF — regional

  • DF-21D ASBM40 – 80
  • DF-26 IRBM60 – 120
  • DF-17 HGV24 – 40

• PLARF — strategic

  • DF-41 road-mobile ICBM80 – 150
  • DF-5B/C silo ICBM40 – 60
  • DF-31AG mobile ICBM60 – 100

• PLAGF — heavy armor

  • Type 99A MBT600 – 800
  • Type 96B MBT2,000 – 2,500
  • Type 15 light tank500 – 700
  • Type 04A IFV1,500 – 2,000

• PLA space & ISR

  • BeiDou-3 PNT satellites45 – 55
  • Yaogan SAR recon satellites30 – 50
  • Yaogan optical recon40 – 60
  • ELINT triplet formations12 – 20

• PLAAF & PLAN aviation

  • J-20 stealth fighter150 – 200
  • J-16 multirole strike300 – 450
  • H-6N bomber (air-launched)40 – 60