Aerospace Power in the People's Liberation Army

Aerospace Power in the People’s Liberation Army paints a vivid picture of the evolution of military aviation within the People’s Republic of China (PRC), from the rudimentary jets of the Korean War to the advanced multirole aircraft of the present day. The book explores the development of a variety of aerospace systems within the PRC in addition to those of fixed-wing aircraft, including rotary-wing aircraft, ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, air-to-air missiles and SAM systems. How capable is the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) today? For what contingencies does it prepare to fight? These questions are all answered within Aerospace Power in the People’s Liberation Army, a book which includes a deep assessment of the PRC’s evolving geopolitical landscape, the development of strategic military thought within the highest administrative bodies of the Communist Party of China, and the role of disruptive, information-based technologies on the future of warfare. Discover how, in less than a generation, the arrayed aerospace forces of the PLA have contributed to the development of one of the world’s most powerful armed forces - one capable of seizing control of China’s maritime periphery and increasingly projecting its power further afield.