Selling a Maritime Air Force: The PLAAF's Campaign for a Bigger Maritime Role

Abstract

Inter-service rivalry is an ever-present condition for militaries around the world. The Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) is no exception to this rule.Since the end of 2015, the PLA has been undergoing massive reforms, both in strategic direction and in operational structure. The Chinese Communist Party has realized that, despite decades of investments, the PLA still has not caught up with the leading militaries of the world, although that is now an explicit goal. As part of this shift, the PLA is moving away from its traditional land defense army-centric organization toward the more modern arms of warfare - air, blue sea, space, and cyber.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2019
Accession Number
AD1082736

Entities

People

  • Andrew S. Erickson
  • Ian B Mccaslin

Organizations

  • China Aerospace Studies Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Military Budgets
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Organizational Structure
  • Social Media
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Cyber
  • Space