Modernizing China's Air Force: Its Strategy, Budget and Capabilities.

Abstract

China, Asia's stirring dragon,' has the world's third largest air force in total number of aircraft and, in recent years, has slowly started to modernize it. This force structure modernization is a reflection of China's history, strategy, and budget limitations. Therefore, this paper examines the People's Liberation Army Air Force's (PLAAF) historical foundation, its strategy and the force structure it is building. A general comparison of the PLAAF's planned capabilities given three conflict scenarios provides evidence that the PLAAF's modernization direction is sound and is consistent with both its strategy and limited budget.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA328623

Entities

People

  • Patricia M. Fornes

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Forces (Foreign)
  • Command And Control
  • Commerce
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Homeland Defense
  • International Organizations
  • Military Budgets
  • Military Forces (Foreign)
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Military Strategy
  • National Security
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design