H-5A - Nuclear capable variant

SH-5 - Maritime patrol

SH-B - Firefighter

H-6A – Nuclear capable variant

H-6B – Aerial reconnaissance variant

H-6C – H-6 with improved counter-measures suite.

H-6D – Anti-ship missile carrier introduced in early 1980s

H-6E – H-6A with improved counter-measures suite

H-6F – Upgraded H-6A and H-6C with modern electronics

H-6G – Provides targeting data to ground-launched cruise missiles

H-6H – Land-attack cruise missile carrier

H-6M – Cruise missile carrier, fitted with terrain-following system and four under-wing hardpoints for weapons carriage

H-6N – Air-launched ballistic missile carrier capable of launching Dongfeng-21D anti-ship ballistic missile or the CJ-100 supersonic cruise missile

JH-7A – Upgrade variant with new structure and improved avionics

JH-7A2 – Improved variant with new radar and enhanced air-to-surface missile carrying capabilities.

JJ-2 – Two seat trainer

JJ-5 – Two seat trainer

J-5A – Radar upgraded variant

J-6B – Upgraded J-6A with two air-to-air missiles and removed the cannon

J-6C – Day fighter version with three 30mm cannon, braking parachute and domestic built engine

J-6III – Upgraded J-6A with radome on the splitter plate and domestic built radar

JJ-6 – Two-seat trainer

JZ-6 – Reconnaissance version with fuselage camera pack replacing cannon

J-6W – Unmanned variant

J-7I – Improved J-7 with an additional gun, variable intake nosecone and modified intake wall

J-7B/J-7II – Improved J-7I with larger fuel tank, upgraded WP-7II engine

J-7IIA – Upgraded J-7II with western avionics

J-7C/J-7III – All-weather fighter models equipped with fire control radar, powered by WP-13F and Type 481 data link

J-7D/J-7IIIA – Upgraded J-7III with newer avionics and WP-13FI engine

J-7E/J-7IV– modernized J-7 with newly designed double delta wing and upgraded avionics

J-7FS – utilizes WP-13IIS engine and a redesigned under-chin inlet with a divider inside the intake

J-7G – further development of J-7E with newer radar

JJ-7- Two-seat trainer

J-8I – Improved all-weather variant

J-8E – Upgraded J-8I with mono-pulse fire-control radar and improved ECM suite

JZ-8 – Reconnaissance variant

J-8ACT – Fly-by-wire test-bed aircraft

Developed from J-8

J-8D – Modified J-8B with fixed refuelling probe and updated avionics

J-8F – Upgraded J-8D with WP-13BII engine, JL-10 radar and glass cockpit

J-8H – Fighter-bomber variant, upgraded with KLJ-1 radar and FK-2 datalink, can carry guided bomb and anti-ship missile

JZ-8 – Reconnaissance variant

J-8IIACT – Fly-by-wire test-bed aircraft

JF-17B - Twin-seat variant

JF-17 Block2 – Upgraded with composites in the airframe for reduced weight and air-to-air refuelling capability

JF-17 Block3 - Upgraded with AESA radar, fly-by-wire flight control system, IRST. Replace the RD-93MA engine with Guizhou WS-13 engine

J-10S - Twin-seated trainer variant of J-10A

J-10B - An upgraded J-10 with DSI intake and PESA radar IRST, powered by the AL-31FN M1

J-10B TVC Demonstrator - A prototype fighter based on J-10B that is equipped with WS-10B thrust-vectoring control engine

J-10C - Upgraded J-10B equipped with AESA radar and imaging infrared seeker (IIR)

J-10D - Electronic warfare variant with straight, protruding spine in the central airframe, containing electronic countermeasure and warfare systems

J-11B - Chinese-developed variant with domestic subsystems. Block 02 powered by Shenyang WS-10 turbofan

J-11BS - Twin-seat version

J-11B(AESA) - Variant with light-grey radome; speculated to be equipped with AESA radar.

J-12I - (aka J-12A) Improved J-12 powered by a 8,929 lbf (39.72 kN) Wopen WP-6Z afterburning turbojet

J-15S - Two-seat variant

J-15D - Two-seat Electronic warfare (EW) variant, with EW pods and other electronic equipment installed and IRST sensor removed.

J-15T - CATOBAR variant.

J-16D - Electronic warfare (EW) variant. Equipped with wingtip EW pods; internal EW system replaces IRST and 30 mm cannon

J-20B - Improved J-20 variant with thrust-vectoring control (TVC) engines.

J-20S - The twin-seat variant of J-20, the co-pilot is presumed to coordinate attacks and reconnaissance missions with UCAVs.

based on the Shenyang J-6

Q-5Jia - Q-5 modified to carry nuclear bombs

Q-5Yi - Torpedo attacker

Q-5I(Q-5A) - Q-5 with the internal weapon bay replaced by internal fuel tank, increasing fuel capacity over 70%

Q-5IA(Q-5B) - Improved Q-5I, radar warning receiver and flare dispensers added

Q-5II(Q-5C) - Q-5I with omnidirectional radar warning receivers

Q-5E - Pylon with ability to mount laser-guided bombs, improved fire control system

JQ-5J - Tandem two seater of Q-5

Q-5L - Upgraded Q-5C, with LLLTV/FLIR vision systems for a day/night capability

Project cancelled

Y-5B – agricultural aircraft, equivalent to the An-2 SKh.

Y-5B-100 – Y-5B aircraft fitted with triple tipsails on the upper wing tips, which reputedly gave 20% higher climb rate and improved L/D ratio by 15%.

Y-5B(T) – A para-dropping version developed for the PLAAF, with up-dated avionics including a GPS.

Y-5B(K) – Variously reported as a tourist variant or Agricultural variant.

Y-5B(D) – Variously reported as an Agricultural variant or Tourist variant.

Y-5C – Amphibian version of Y-5A fitted with two floats.

Y-5D – Bomber crew trainer.

Y-5K – A VIP passenger variant with five seats.

Y-7G - A military variant of the MA60 produced for the PLAAF.

Y-7H - A reverse-engineered An-26 with rear loading ramp for the PLAAF, entering production in 1992.

Y7H-500 - Civil variant of the Y-7H certified in 1994.

Y-7-100 - Improved version, developed in co-operation with HAECO (Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company), with redesigned cockpit and cabin, as well as winglets， capable of carrying 52 passengers.

Y-7-100C1/C2/C3 - Five-crew variant with equipment changes.

Y-7-200 - Fitted with new avionics; without winglets.

Y-7-200A - Powered by two Pratt & Whitney PW127C turboprop engines.

Y-7-200B - Stretched version (74 cm (29 in)) with WJ5A-1G engines, built for the Chinese domestic market.

HYJ-7A - pilot and crew trainer for H-6 heavy bombers fitted with a stabilised HM-1A bombsight, bomb-aiming radar and a TNL-7880 combined navigation system.

Xian MA60(Y-7-MA60) - 60 seats turboprop-powered airliner,

Xian JZY-01 / Y-7 AWACS – Carrier-based airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) variant, used as a testbed for Xian KJ-600.

BZK-006: PLAN variant, combat capable, developed from WZ-6 with enlarge the airframe and four underwing hardpoints added

BZK-006A: Upgrade version of BZK-006

DCK-006: PLAN variant, unarmed reconnaissance version of BZK-006

KVD001: PLAGF variant, tactical reconnaissance

JWP01: PLAGF variant, tactical reconnaissance for artillery observation

JWP02: PLAGF variant, developed from WZ-6 with electro-optical turret mounted below the fuselage removed

Wing Loong-10: Mass-produced version for export.

Wind Shadow: UCAV prototype for Chinese domestic version. Featured stealth design, twin-engine, turbofan powered.

Cloud Shadow: An export version prototype. Stealth featured, single-engine (optional twin-engine), turbojet powered.

Wing Loong 1: Basic model for export.

Wing Loong 1E: Upgrade version with composite materials and newer electronics.

Wing Loong 2: Developed from Wing Loong-1, with provisions for up to twelve air-to-surface missiles

Wing Loong 2H: Civilian, communication, emergency response variant, equipped with synthetic aperture radar and optoelectronic pod which is able to relay and amplify telecommunication signals.

BZK-005C: Developed from original BZK-005 and optimized aerodynamic structure and electronic system with attack and reconnaissance capability. It can equipped with booms or missiles with more than 300 kg payload.

Military designation is unknown

TB-001A: 3-engine variant with payload increased to 1500 kg and max flight ceiling increase to 9500 meters.