China's Air Force Modernization

Abstract

This article seeks to illuminate the future force structure of the PLAAF by exploring the different ways of thinking about the role of the air force within overall PLA modernization plans, as well as the potential roles it will play in future PLA missions. It begins with a concise breakdown of the PLAAF as it stands now and is shaping for the future. It then shifts to the potential influences and missions that Beijing will weigh in making determinations for modernization. These influences are already affecting PLAAF transformation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA519421

Entities

People

  • Erik R. Quam
  • Phillip C. Saunders

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Air Forces (Foreign)
  • Airborne Warning And Control System
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Military Budgets
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Navies (Foreign)
  • Tanker Aircraft
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design