Shaking the heavens and splitting the earth : Chinese air force employment concepts in the 21st century /

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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with weapons based on 1950s-era Soviet designs and operated by personnel with questionable training according to outdated employment concepts.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 (PLAA...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Authors: Rand Corporation, Project Air Force (U.S.)
Other Authors: Cliff, Roger
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2011.
Series:Rand Corporation monograph series ; MG-915-AF.
Subjects:
China. > Zhongguo ren min jie fang jun. > Kong jun.
China. > Zhongguo ren min jie fang jun. > Kong jun
Air forces > China.
Air power > China.
Military doctrine > China.
Armée de l'air > Chine.
Forces aériennes > Chine.
Doctrines militaires > Chine.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
HISTORY > Military > Aviation.
Air forces
Air power
Military doctrine
China
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The organization of China's air and missile forces
  • The evolution of Chinese air force doctrine
  • Chinese concepts for the employment of air forces
  • Air offensive campaigns
  • Air defense campaigns
  • Air blockade campaigns
  • Airborne campaigns
  • The role of other services in air force campaigns
  • Possible PLAAF operational concepts, capabilities, and tactics in a Taiwan Strait conflict
  • Conclusions and implications.

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