For many years，the PLA has been largely a subject of speculation and guesswork．That’S all about to change because of the publishing of The Series of Chinese Army。 What equipment does the PLA use? HOW does the PLA train? HOW will the PLA fight?
Table of Contents
Preface Introduction Abbreviations
Chapter 1 Persistence and Courage ——The Birth ofthe People's Liberation Army Air Force “Newborn”一Liu Yalou Assigned to Build Air Force “Planting the Seed”一The CPC’S First Pilots and Aircraft The“Cradle”一The“Old Northeast Aviation Academy” “Take—Off'’一The First Flight Squadron and the First Air Force Unit “Growing Up”一The First Test of the People’S Air Force
Chapter 2 In the Skies of the Korean Peninsula Ready for Challenge Breaking the Myth “The Heroic Wang Hai Group” Bombing the Taehwa—do&Sohwa—do Innovative Tactics to De,at the Enemy A Handshake Over the Pacific
Chapter 3 Creating a “ Territorial Air Defense”| Air Power The Liberation of Yijiangshan Islands Striking High—Altitude Reconnaissance Aircraft Exterminating the“Black Bat” Hunting the“Black Widow” Fighting against Tactical Reconnaissance Aircraft Beating High—Altitude Unmanned Reconnaissance Aircraft Fighting Second—Generation Fighter Aircraft
Chapter 4 Composition of the PLA Air Force Arms The Air Force Aviation Arm SAM Units Radar Units Air Force Communications Units Airborne Troop Other Military Arms
Chapter 5 Main Equipment of the PLA Air Force Development of the PLA Air Force Equipment Aviation Equipment Radar Equipment
Chapter 6 Peacetime Missions Disaster Relief Supposing National Economic Development
Chapter 7 A Special Group ——Women Pilots China’S First Group of Women Pilots Women Fighter Pilots Flying over Tiananmen China’S First Woman Pilot General Meritorious Woman Pilot The First Woman Commander of the PLA Aviation Division Overcoming Cancer tO Return to the Skies
Chapter 8 Beyond Blue Skies ——International Exchanges and Cooperation Conductedby the PLAAF Open—Minded Gene Fights Make Friends A Special“Air Combat” Missions for Peace A Collision that Created Sparks Flying Farther and Higher into the Blue Sky Bibliography
