Mi-17 in China and Il-76

[Evolution]

How many Mi-17s are there in China?

From the best of my understanding:

1990: 24 Mi-17 Ulan-Ude
1995: 60 Mi-171 Ulan-Ude
2001: 35 Mi-17V5 Kazan
2002: 25 Mi-17V7 Kazan
2006: 24 Mi-171 Ulan-Ude
2010: ~7 Mi-171 Ulan-Ude

And some second handed Mi-17s from Belarus (9?)

There is also some difference according to the SIPRI register, for example on SIPRI the 1995 order was for 35, and there was no 1990 order.

However, by whichever tally, the number is well under 200, perhaps as many as 184, plus however many they acquired via civilian operators.

I am curious as to the actual number we have, anything concrete.

Likewise there are only 14 Il-76s including the former A-50 from the aborted 2000 Phalcon deal, and the 3 refurbished ones to be delivered this year, and yet the commonly used number is 14/ 20.

Much obliged if you could elucidate

[huitong]

Sorry I don't have the actual numbers. What I can add is that it was a huge mistake that Chinese did not acquire the Mi-17 and Il-76 production licenses when they could do it at a dirty cheap price (compared to today's cost) during the late 90s and early 2ks.

[superball2000_worldpeace]

Clarification:
Recently an IL-76MD(B-4034), spotted at Zhukovsky with PLA airforce color, was the same one, purchased between 1991 and 1994. PLA has reached the deal with Ilyushin to refurbish these aircraft in Russia.

[huitong]

From what I heard that is a "new" (secondhand) transport originally from Belorussia. The B-4034 number is just a disguise to make it look like a less sensitive civilian aircraft. That number will be changed to 21x4x later after it arrives in China.