Guizhou JL-9 Shanying (FTC-2000 Mountain Eagle) advanced trainer

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Airforce Technology

JianLian-9 (JL-9) is an advance trainer or light attack aircraft designed and manufactured by the Guizhou Aircraft Industry Corporation (GAIC) of China. The aircraft was designed for the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) and the People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force (PLANAF).

Its export version is designated as FTC-2000 (Fighter Trainer-2000) Mountain Eagle (Shanying). The JL-9 was derived from its forerunner, the JJ-7 jet trainer.

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China promotes FTC-2000 trainer for export | IHS Jane's 360 - 06 June 2017

The Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) has unveiled an export version of its low-cost FTC-2000 supersonic trainer. The aircraft – known in China as the JL-9 Shanying – is the latest in a series of platforms that are being adapted by AVIC and its subsidiaries specifically for international markets.

AVIC said the FTC-2000, which was rolled out by its subsidiary Guizhou Aircraft Industries Corporation (GAIC) on 5 June, will be delivered to an overseas client following trials. AVIC did not disclose the customer but it is thought to be Sudan. In China, the aircraft is operated by the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) and Navy (PLAN).

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Hu Jianxing, deputy manager and chief designer at GAIC was quoted by the official Xinhua news agency as saying that the Chinese and export versions of the FTC-2000 are both powered by the Chinese developed WP-13 engines.

He added that major differences between the Chinese and export versions of the aircraft include various avionics systems, navigation guidance systems, and extra hardpoints to carry additional payloads. The latter, he said, is intended to meet “overseas clients’ demands for multiple missions”.

Photo taken on 5 June shows the FTC-2000 aircraft in Anshun, southwest China's Guizhou Province. The export version of the China-developed light versatile FTC-2000 aircraft rolled off the production line of the state-owned aircraft developer in Anshun on 5 June. The FTC-2000, also named Mountain Eagle, or Shanying in Chinese, is a supersonic advanced fighter trainer. Source: Xinhua

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GAIC presents first FTC-2000 fighter export version for Sudanese Air Force | Air Recognition

The first export version of the China-developed FTC-2000 light attack aircraft ordered by Sudan rolled off the production line of the state-owned aircraft developer GAIC in Anshun in southwest China's Guizhou Province Monday, June 5. With its desert-camouflage paint appearance, the FTC-2000 was developed by the Guizhou Aviation Industry Corporation under the state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC).

As one of the first batch of its model in the global-military trade market, it will be delivered to overseas clients after necessary procedures and tests, according to AVIC.

Sudan ordered six FTC-2000 jets in 2016, the director general of Guizhou Aircraft Industries Corporation (GAIC) said in an interview with China Aviation News on November 3, 2016.

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Sudan’s new FTC-2000 jets arrive | Janes - 16 May 2018

The MoD said that a new squadron for the FTC-2000s had been officially inaugurated in a ceremony attended by the Major General Awad Khalafallah Marawi, the deputy chief of staff, and the Chinese military attaché.

It released photographs showing aircraft with numbers running from 1201 to 1206, indicating that all six FTC-2000s that Sudan ordered have been delivered.

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Marketed by the Aviation Industries Corporation of China (AVIC), the FTC-2000 is the export variant of GAIC’s JL-9 two-seat supersonic turbojet-powered trainer.

One of Sudan's new FTC-2000 jets. Source: Sudan Ministry of Defence

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China’s first series-produced FTC-2000G makes maiden flight | Janes - 28 September 2018

The aircraft, which was designed and built by the Guizhou Aviation Industry Corporation (GAIC), took off at Anshun Huangguoshu Airport and flew for about 10 minutes, according to a report by the state-owned China Daily newspaper.

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The multirole aircraft, which appears to be the export variant of the GAIC JL-9G two-seat supersonic turbojet-powered trainer in service with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), is being manufactured in the Chinese city of Anshun.