{"id":1778974,"date":"2022-12-18T06:30:18","date_gmt":"2022-12-18T11:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1778974"},"modified":"2022-12-18T07:33:38","modified_gmt":"2022-12-18T12:33:38","slug":"everything-you-need-to-know-about-chinas-air-force","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-chinas-air-force\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything You Need to Know About China\u2019s Air Force"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Feverything-you-need-to-know-about-chinas-air-force%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1778974&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Ask anyone in the U.S. military above the rank of colonel <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/taskandpurpose.com\/news\/air-force-general-mike-minihan-mobility\/\" rel=\"noopener\">what keeps them awake<\/a> at night and they will likely say \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/taskandpurpose.com\/opinion\/marine-corps-stand-in-forces-concept-china\/\" rel=\"noopener\">China<\/a>,\u201d the rising superpower across the Pacific. But what exactly are senior leaders afraid of, particularly in regards to the Chinese People\u2019s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF)?<\/p>\n<p>For years, U.S. Air Force leaders have sounded the alarm about China\u2019s increasing power and America\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/taskandpurpose.com\/category\/china\/page\/2\/#:~:text=US%20Navy%20aircraft%20carriers%20may%20be%20useless%20in%20a%20war%20with%20China\" rel=\"noopener\">shrinking technological edge<\/a>. But what are the specific forms of power and technology that have U.S. officials so worried? Considering the language barrier, cultural differences and the lack of transparent governance or a free press, it is difficult for average Americans to know what threats service members may face in a possible conflict in the western Pacific.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But not to worry, the Air Force prepared several easy-to-read briefings and videos to bring you up to speed. Though some of the videos date to late 2021 or early 2022, their general observations still hold up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[W]e must accelerate learning across the Air Force to stay ahead of the pace,\u201d said Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles \u2018CQ\u2019 Brown Jr. in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.airuniversity.af.edu\/CASI\/Display\/Article\/3247237\/csaf-announces-casi-toolkit-for-china\/\" rel=\"noopener\">memo<\/a> published on Thursday, alongside a series of \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.airuniversity.af.edu\/CASI\/Toolkit\/\" rel=\"noopener\">toolkits<\/a>\u201d put together by the Air Force\u2019s China Aerospace Studies Institute (CASI).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Complete with briefs on China\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.airuniversity.af.edu\/Portals\/10\/CASI\/documents\/Toolkit%20presentations\/1%20CASI%20Commanders%20Toolkit-%20PLAAF.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">air force<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.airuniversity.af.edu\/Portals\/10\/CASI\/documents\/Toolkit%20presentations\/3%20CASI%20Commanders%20Toolkit-%20PLARF.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">rocket force<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/airuniversity.af.edu\/Portals\/10\/CASI\/documents\/Toolkit%20presentations\/4%20CASI%20Commanders%20Toolkit-%20Cyber.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">cyber capabilities<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/airuniversity.af.edu\/Portals\/10\/CASI\/documents\/Toolkit%20presentations\/5%20CASI%20Commanders%20Toolkit-%20PLAN%20Aviation.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">naval aviation<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.airuniversity.af.edu\/Portals\/10\/CASI\/documents\/Toolkit%20presentations\/8%20Commanders%20Toolkit-%20PLA%20Space.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">space forces<\/a>, the \u201ctoolkits\u201d are meant to break down what air and space capabilities China could bring to bear in a conflict. There is also a<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.airuniversity.af.edu\/CASI\/Toolkit\/\" rel=\"noopener\"> separate list<\/a> of videos, briefings and podcast episodes on subjects like China\u2019s history with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/taskandpurpose.com\/news\/china-taiwan-invasion-mark-milley-russia-ukraine\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Taiwan<\/a> and why that relationship is so important today. As <em>G.I. Joe<\/em> once said, \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pele5vptVgc\" rel=\"noopener\">knowing is half the battle<\/a>,\u201d and Gen. Brown seeks to make that half as easy as possible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis toolkit is intended to assist you, our Air Force leaders, in educating the entire force on this challenge,\u201d the general wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Below is a reader\u2019s digest version of a few of the materials about China and the PLAAF, with plenty of links to CASI so that you can learn more from the institute\u2019s scholarship.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>PLAAF goals<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A key goal of the PLAAF and its parent organization, the People\u2019s Liberation Army, seems to be deterring U.S. intervention. As Brendan Mulvaney, the director of CASI, put it in<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/d34w7g4gy10iej.cloudfront.net\/video\/2112\/DOD_108707254\/DOD_108707254-1920x1080-9000k.mp4\" rel=\"noopener\"> one video<\/a>, the PLA wants to be a world-class military by 2049, but for now it is currently focused on being \u201cgood enough.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey don\u2019t have to be as good as the world\u2019s best stealth aircraft, they just have to have one that keeps the U.S. at bay or gives American planners pause,\u201d Mulvaney explained. \u201cThey\u2019re building air-to-air missiles that outfly those of the United States so they don\u2019t need to go toe-to-toe with U.S. airpower. They adapted ballistic missiles to shoot at naval forces so the PLA Navy doesn\u2019t need to engage directly in surface warfare.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/taskandpurpose.com\/newsletters\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Subscribe to Task &#038; Purpose Today<\/strong><\/a><strong>. Get the latest military news, entertainment, and gear in your inbox daily.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Still, the Chinese Communist Party has <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/taskandpurpose.com\/news\/china-military-amphibious-warfare\/\" rel=\"noopener\">global ambitions<\/a> and is building the \u201ctools and platforms\u201d to achieve it, Mulvaney said. A good example of that is a series of lines of control \u2014 imaginary lines running north to south across the Pacific.<\/p>\n<p>The first line of control is the coastline of mainland China, the director said in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=61KDBeGQz9s\" rel=\"noopener\">a video<\/a> about the PLAAF. Within this line, the PLAAF aims to have \u201ctotal air control and air situational awareness,\u201d Mulvaney said, meaning it knows exactly what is flying over that strip of ocean and can destroy anything it does not like. The PLAAF plans to control that zone with a network of air defenses and air bases.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" data-dimension=\"landscape\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/china-air-force-7.jpg\" alt=\"Worried about China\u2019s air force? Here\u2019s everything you need to know\" class=\"wp-image-279890\"   style=\"display:none\"><figcaption>A fighter jet of the Bayi Aerobatics Team of the Chinese People\u2019s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force arrives at Zhuhai International Airshow Center before Airshow China 2021 on September 22, 2021 in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province of China. (Chen Jimin\/China News Service via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The next line of control is an area that runs from China\u2019s coast to an imaginary line that stretches from the southern tip of Japan, runs south close to Malaysia, then hooks west to encircle the South China Sea. This line is known as the first island chain, and the PLAAF hopes to exercise some control over the region based on the range of China\u2019s ground-based air defenses, Mulvaney explained.<\/p>\n<p>The PLAAF may have near-total control over some areas like the Bohai Sea, near northwest China, or around some parts of Taiwan, but not much outside the range of its ground-based air defenses, some of which can reach 250 kilometers. The PLAAF could project airpower in the form of fighter patrols beyond those ranges, but without a robust aerial refueling tanker fleet, that patrol system would not be sustainable, Mulvaney said.<\/p>\n<p>The PLAAF has limited goals in the third line of control, which runs out to the second island chain: an imaginary line that includes Guam, which hosts a major U.S. military presence in the form of Andersen Air Base. In that zone, PLAAF wants to be able to carry out \u201climited strikes,\u201d and \u201climited deterrence,\u201d which likely implies being able to reach out with long-range bombers and<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/taskandpurpose.com\/news\/military-guam-china-war-taiwan\/\" rel=\"noopener\"> hit targets like Andersen<\/a> with a nuclear weapon.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" data-dimension=\"landscape\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/china-air-force-6.jpg\" alt=\"Worried about China\u2019s air force? Here\u2019s everything you need to know\" class=\"wp-image-279882\" \/><figcaption>A K-8 training plane of the Red Falcon Air Demonstration Team of the People\u2019s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) taxis after performing during a rehearsal for the Chinese People\u2019s Liberation Army Air Force Aviation Open Day and Changchun Air Show on August 23, 2022 in Changchun, Jilin Province of China. (Wang Heda\/VCG via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.airuniversity.af.edu\/Portals\/10\/CASI\/documents\/Toolkit%20presentations\/1%20CASI%20Commanders%20Toolkit-%20PLAAF.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">commander\u2019s toolkit<\/a>\u201d on the PLAAF prepared by CASI puts things more bluntly, stating that \u201cThe PLAAF\u2019s primary mission is a Taiwan invasion.\u201d However, the PLAAF and its sister services are also expected to prevent the U.S. Air Force from approaching Chin\u2013and, by extension, Taiwan\u2013by striking U.S. air bases, the U.S. Air Force refueling tanker fleet, and its airborne warning and control systems (AWACs). The next section breaks down why it\u2019s the not-so-sexy aircraft\u2013the tankers, airborne early warning and control aircraft, and electronic warfare aircraft\u2013which really allow an air force to project power far from home. That is why China is so keen on shooting down America\u2019s and developing their own.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>PLAAF tools<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Like the U.S. Air Force, the PLAAF uses fighters, bombers, transports and other specialty aircraft to achieve its missions. The PLAAF also has a mix of old and new aircraft. The PLAAF has non-stealth fourth-generation fighters such as the J-11, which specializes in taking down other aircraft, and the J-10 and J-16, which are multirole fighters that can strike targets on the ground and dogfight in the air. The PLAAF flies at least 200 stealthy, fifth-generation J-20 fighter,<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2022\/11\/08\/display-at-zhuhai-airshow-reveals-info-on-chinas-j-20-j-16-inventory\/\" rel=\"noopener\"> according<\/a> to Defense News, compared to the U.S. fifth-generation fleet of about 180<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/taskandpurpose.com\/tech-tactics\/air-force-f-22-raptor-retirement-plan\/\" rel=\"noopener\"> F-22 Raptors<\/a> and about 450<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gao.gov\/products\/gao-22-105995\" rel=\"noopener\"> F-35<\/a>s.<\/p>\n<p>Like in the U.S. Air Force, the PLAAF has been updating its older fighters with better sensors and weapons over the years, and some of the more effective weapons are the PL-10 and PL-15 air-to-air missiles, which outrange the American AIM-9X and AIM-120 AAMRAM missiles. There\u2019s also the PL-17, an even-longer range radar-guided air-to-air missile that CASI says is \u201cintended to shoot down tankers and AWACs to limit the USAF\u2019s ability to project power.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" data-dimension=\"landscape\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/china-air-force.jpg\" alt=\"Worried about China\u2019s air force? Here\u2019s everything you need to know\" class=\"wp-image-279884\" \/><figcaption>Chinese People Liberation Army Air Force J-20 stealth fighters in flight and on the flight line. (Screenshot via China Aerospace Studies Institute)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tankers are crucial to air operations in places like the vast Pacific Ocean, where places to land and refuel are few and far between. Fighter jets are relatively short-ranged without tankers, which are largely helpless against enemy fighters. The PLAAF has about 30 tankers as of early 2022, while the U.S. Air Force has about<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.af.mil\/About-Us\/Fact-Sheets\/Display\/Article\/1529736\/kc-135-stratotanker\/\" rel=\"noopener\"> 396<\/a> aging<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/taskandpurpose.com\/culture\/why-a-kc-135-stratotanker-fuel-plane-became-a-baseball-mascot\/\" rel=\"noopener\"> KC-135<\/a> Stratotankers and hopes to buy<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.af.mil\/About-Us\/Fact-Sheets\/Display\/Article\/104537\/kc-46a-pegasus\/\" rel=\"noopener\"> 179<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/taskandpurpose.com\/news\/air-force-kc-46-pegasus-skeleton-crew\/\" rel=\"noopener\"> KC-46<\/a> Pegasus tankers within the next few years. But China\u2019s tanker count is expected to grow in the future, CASI warned.<\/p>\n<p>Keeping aircraft fueled is just one element of sustaining long-range air operations. Another important element is seeing what is around the corner. The U.S. military has a fleet of<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/taskandpurpose.com\/news\/air-force-e-3-sentry-awacs-age\/\" rel=\"noopener\"> E-3 Sentry,<\/a> E-2 Hawkeye, and, in the next few years,<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/taskandpurpose.com\/news\/air-force-e-3-awacs-replacement\/\" rel=\"noopener\"> E-7 Wedgetail<\/a> jets for detecting enemy aircraft and coordinating friendly forces. CASI explained that the PLAAF historically has used ground based radar \u201cfor both early warning and directing aircraft to targets,\u201d but is now investing in airborne warning and control platforms such as the KJ-500.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The long-range capabilities of refueling, early warning and control could help coordinate long-range PLAAF strikes over places like Guam, particularly as China looks to upgrade its bomber fleet. The PLAAF operates H-6 bombers that can fire long-range cruise missiles and carry nuclear weapons. Though the H-6\u2019s \u201climited range hampers its ability to carry out credible deterrence operations,\u201d it could help PLAAF develop modern nuclear bomber techniques that could make PLAAF a genuine long-range nuclear threat in the future, CASI wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Not all dangerous weapons explode, and the PLAAF fields GX-11<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baesystems.com\/en\/product\/compass-call\" rel=\"noopener\"> standoff jammer<\/a> aircraft that can disrupt enemy communications and radar from a distance. The service is also procuring J-16D escort jammers: electronic attack jets similar to the Navy\u2019s EA-18G<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/taskandpurpose.com\/news\/navy-ea-18-growler-repairs\/\" rel=\"noopener\"> Growler jets<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But an air force is more than just dropping bombs and firing missiles: it is also about helping the rest of the military <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/taskandpurpose.com\/culture\/us-transportation-command-mascot-spunky\/\" rel=\"noopener\">get around<\/a>. The U.S. Air Force has a fleet of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/taskandpurpose.com\/tech-tactics\/air-force-c-17-aeromedical-evacuation\/\" rel=\"noopener\">C-17<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/taskandpurpose.com\/news\/air-force-project-sapphire-uranium-kazakhstan\/\" rel=\"noopener\">C-5<\/a> transport jets for heavy lifting and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/taskandpurpose.com\/news\/air-force-rogue-squadron-c-130\/\" rel=\"noopener\">C-130s<\/a> for smaller jobs, and the PLAAF is working on a similar capability by building up its fleet of Y-20s, which looks similar to the C-17.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" data-dimension=\"landscape\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/china-air-force-5.jpg\" alt=\"Worried about China\u2019s air force? Here\u2019s everything you need to know\" class=\"wp-image-279886\" \/><figcaption>Military transport aircraft Y-20 performs in the sky during a rehearsal for the Chinese People\u2019s Liberation Army Air Force Aviation Open Day and Changchun Air Show on August 23, 2022 in Changchun, Jilin Province of China. (Yang Kunye\/VCG via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Right now the PLAAF can move just two light airborne brigades or one light mechanized airborne brigade \u201cif it uses its entire inventory of transportation aircraft, leaving limited extra capacity for emergency transport of materiel or other tasks,\u201d CASI wrote. By comparison, the U.S. Air Force moved 124,000 Afghan evacuees in just a few weeks during<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/taskandpurpose.com\/news\/air-force-afghan-evacuation-flights\/\" rel=\"noopener\"> Operation Allies Refuge<\/a> in 2021 and still had plenty of transport aircraft to spare. While that may sound like a stark difference, remember that for now the PLAAF is not aiming to be a world-beating colossus, but instead to be \u201cgood enough\u201d to deter U.S. intervention in the western Pacific.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiven this relative weakness, the PLAAF is seeking to expand this fleet to provide it with more options for rapid logistics support for aviation units or to provide other cargo transportation services without putting the lift it needs for a Taiwan invasion scenario at risk,\u201d CASI wrote.<\/p>\n<p>This brief guide leaves out a lot, like the PLAAF\u2019s growing fleet of unmanned or autonomous aircraft; the airfields the PLA is building on artificial islands in the South China Sea; and a large number of other aircraft and capabilities that would make any American or allied airmen worried. But hopefully this will provide a first taste and an entry to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/taskandpurpose.com\/news\/biden-vows-us-troops-defend-taiwan-against-china\/\" rel=\"noopener\">other conversations<\/a> about Chinese airpower.<\/p>\n<p>While the PLAAF may not have the U.S. Air Force\u2019s depth or breadth now, the Chinese Communist Party probably aims to grow towards it in the future. Until then, it still has plenty of punch.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe PLAAF is now an extremely robust Air Force that can conduct sustained precision strike missions beyond the first island chain while also defending [Chinese] territorial airspace against even a robust adversary like the United States,\u201d Mulvaney said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, becoming a global superpower requires making a few friends, and Mulvaney said this is an area where China falls short. Allies and partners \u201care our backbone across the Indo-Pacific,\u201d he said. If the U.S. can sustain partnerships with countries like Japan, South Korea and the Philippines, it could help the U.S. Air Force <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/taskandpurpose.com\/news\/air-force-war-with-china\/\" rel=\"noopener\">multiply its strengths<\/a> in comparison to the PLAAF.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMore importantly, they represent something the U.S. has many of, and China has none of,\u201d Mulvaney said. \u201cAllies.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-the-latest-on-task-purpose\"><em>The latest on Task &#038; Purpose<\/em><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Want to write for Task &#038; Purpose?<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/taskandpurpose.com\/news\/task-purpose-writing-pitching\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> <\/strong><strong>Click here<\/strong><\/a><strong>. Or check out the latest stories on<\/strong><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taskandpurpose.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> <\/strong><strong>our homepage.<\/strong><\/a><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ask anyone in the U.S. military above the rank of colonel what keeps them awake at night and they will likely say \u201cChina,\u201d the rising superpower across the Pacific. 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