ISBN:
9780833051134
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083305113X
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9780833049322
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0833051911
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0833049321
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9780833051912
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xxxi, 274 pages)
Series Statement:
Rand Corporation monograph series MG-915-AF
Parallel Title:
Print version Shaking the heavens and splitting the earth
Keywords:
China
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China
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Air power
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Air forces
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Military doctrine
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Air power
;
Air forces
;
Military doctrine
;
Air forces
;
Air power
;
Military doctrine
;
China
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING ; Military Science
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HISTORY ; Military ; Aviation
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China
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Less than a decade ago, China's air force was an antiquated service equipped almost exclusively with weapons based on 1950s-era Soviet designs and operated by personnel with questionable training according to outdated employment concepts. Today, the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) appears to be on its way to becoming a modern, highly capable air force for the 21st century. This monograph analyzes publications of the Chinese military, previously published Western analyses of China's air force, and information available in published sources about current and future capabilities of the PLAAF. It describes the concepts for employing forces that the PLAAF is likely to implement in the future, analyzes how those concepts might be realized in a conflict over Taiwan, assesses the implications of China implementing these concepts, and provides recommendations about actions that should be taken in response
Abstract:
Less than a decade ago, China's air force was an antiquated service equipped almost exclusively with weapons based on 1950s-era Soviet designs and operated by personnel with questionable training according to outdated employment concepts. Today, the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) appears to be on its way to becoming a modern, highly capable air force for the 21st century. This monograph analyzes publications of the Chinese military, previously published Western analyses of China's air force, and information available in published sources about current and future capabilities of the PLAAF. It describes the concepts for employing forces that the PLAAF is likely to implement in the future, analyzes how those concepts might be realized in a conflict over Taiwan, assesses the implications of China implementing these concepts, and provides recommendations about actions that should be taken in response
Note:
"Prepared for the United States Air Force
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-256) and index
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