The Chinese Air Force : evolving concepts, roles, and capabilities / edited by Richard P. Hallion, Roger Cliff, and Phillip C. Saunders.
Imprint
Washington, D.C. : National Defense University Press for the Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs, Institute for National Strategic Studies, 2012.
Title from title screen (viewed on Oct. 31, 2012).
"August 2012"--Title page verso.
Paper version available for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S.G.P.O.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The concept of airpower : its emergence, evolution, and future / Forrest E. Morgan -- China's quest for joint aerospace power : concepts and future aspirations / Mark A. Stokes -- The PLAAF's evolving influence within the PLA and upon national policy / Xiaoming Zhang -- The organizational structure of the PLAAF / Kenneth W. Allen -- The missions of the People's Liberation Army Air Force / Murray Scot Tanner -- The development of the PLAAF's doctrine / Roger Cliff -- The PLAAF and the integration of air and space power / Kevin Pollpeter -- Equipping the PLAAF : the long march to modernity / David Shlapak -- Meeting the challenge of the upcoming PLAAF leadership reshuffle / You Ji -- Education and training in the PLAAF / Kevin Lanzit -- China's aviation industry : past, present, and future / Shen Pin-Luen -- China's quest for advanced aviation technologies / Phillip C. Saunders and Joshua K. Wiseman -- The employment of airpower in the Taiwan Strait / His-hua Cheng -- The U.S.-China military balances seen in a three-game framework / David Frelinger and Jessica Hart.
