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

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with weapons based on 1950s-era Soviet designs and operated by personnel with questionable training according to outdated employment concepts.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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores Corporativos: RAND Corporation (-), Project Air Force (U.S.)
Otros Autores: Cliff, Roger (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica, CA : RAND 2011.
Colección:JSTOR Open Access monographs.
RAND Corporation monograph series ; MG-915-AF.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b37561522*spi
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.