Came across some cool shots on my favorite Chinese web site
(China Defense Mashup) of Xian JH-7 fighter bombers on the deck snapped by a People's
Liberation Army Navy pilot.
In the book I'm now reading - Chinese Aerospace Power: Evolving
Maritime Roles - one of the contributors talks about PLAN pilot training as the
role of PLAN air assets evolve. In the past, PLAN aircraft were mainly tasked
with defending naval bases and ports, but a major emphasis is now placed on
using aircraft to hit naval targets far out at sea.
As such, one key area of pilot training is low altitude
ingress tactics coupled with precision munitions. Apparently Chinese military
thinkers were impressed by Argentina's effective use of such tactics against
the technologically superior Royal Navy during the Falklands war of 1982.
(China Defense Mashup) of Xian JH-7 fighter bombers on the deck snapped by a People's
Liberation Army Navy pilot.
In the book I'm now reading - Chinese Aerospace Power: Evolving
Maritime Roles - one of the contributors talks about PLAN pilot training as the
role of PLAN air assets evolve. In the past, PLAN aircraft were mainly tasked
with defending naval bases and ports, but a major emphasis is now placed on
using aircraft to hit naval targets far out at sea.
As such, one key area of pilot training is low altitude
ingress tactics coupled with precision munitions. Apparently Chinese military
thinkers were impressed by Argentina's effective use of such tactics against
the technologically superior Royal Navy during the Falklands war of 1982.
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