The People's Liberation Army Air Force, [note 1] also referred to as the Chinese Air Force (中国空军) or the People's Air Force (人民空军), is the primary aerial warfare service of the People's Liberation Army. The PLAAF controls most of the PLA's air assets, including tactical aircraft, large airlifters, and strategic bombers. [2] .

The following list of active People's Liberation Army aircraft is a list of military aircraft, currently in service with three branches of the People's Liberation Army. For retired aircraft, see list of historic aircraft of the People's Liberation Army Air Force. License built Sukhoi Su …

1 天前 · The PLAAF’s deployment in Tibet has grown steadily, bolstered by advanced radar systems, surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) like the HQ-9, and an integrated air defense network extending into Xinjiang and beyond. Neutralizing these airbases is vital to disrupt China’s ability to project air power over the Line of Actual Control (LAC) during a ...

This is a list of air bases operated by the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). Facilities included in the list include all aerodromes at which the PLAAF maintains a regular presence. These may include those exclusively for military use as well as those portions of mixed-use aerodromes operated by the military.

2024年7月22日 · Unencumbered by arms control treaties, the PLARF developed an entire array of rockets and missiles from short range to intercontinental, from tactical to strategic, and from conventional to nuclear. The PLARF continues to intermingle nuclear and conventional units, equipment, and command and control, as a feature (not a bug) of its system.

The People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) is the aerial warfare service branch of the People's Liberation Army, the armed forces of the People's Republic of China. The PLAAF was officially established on 11 November 1949.

In early 2023, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) began transferring PLA Navy Aviation units to the PLA Air Force. By mid-2023, the PLA transferred the majority of PLAN fighter, bomber, radar, air defense, and airfield units to the PLA Air Force (PLAAF). In …

The primary mission of the PLA Air Force is the defense of the mainland, and most aircraft are assigned to this role. A smaller number of ground attack and bomber units are assigned to...

While the PLA Navy (PLAN) is responsible for air defense coverage on Hainan Island, Zhejiang Province, and parts of the Shandong Peninsula, the PLAAF is responsible for managing the radar and SAM network that is a cornerstone of PRC air defense in every other part of the PRC.

The PLAAF describes its force struc-ture as a two-tier system. “The PLAAF has established a major weapons and equipment system with third generation aircraft and surface-to-air missiles as the mainstay, and modified second genera-tion aircraft and surface-to-air missiles as the supplement,” as China described