PLA Aerospace Power: a Primer on Trends in China's Military Air, Space, and Missile Forces

By Dr. Brendan S. Mulvaney

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) continues to develop rapidly across all aspects- hardware, technology, personnel, organization, etc. The PLA's aerospace forces are, in many ways, leading that change. These include the PLA Air Force (PLAAF), PLA Rocket Force (PLARF), Naval Aviation, and space and cyber assets affiliated with the PLA Strategic Support Force (PLASSF).This inaugural volume from the China Aerospace Studies Institute (CASI), seeks to provide a brief primer on the trends affecting these forces and provide basic information about their composition and role today.This publication outlines the roles and missions of China's aerospace forces, the PLA Air Force and its five branches, the PLA Rocket Force, and the PLAStrategic Support Force. It also identifies trends in PLA aerospace training and operational proficiency for these forces, and discusses the near-term outlook. There is a plethora of information, which evolves on an almost constant basis, available to leaders and policymakers on the hardware and technical aspects of these forces. As such, that is not the focus of this publication. Rather, this work is intended to serve as foundational work, capturing a snapshot of capabilities, and an outline of organizations, while identifying trends underway at the time ofits writing, late 2016 to summer 2017.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1979005931
• ISBN13: 9781979005937
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 90 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"