Chinese Air Force

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air force military branch

The Chinese Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of China’s armed forces, responsible for defending the nation’s airspace and conducting air operations in both wartime and peacetime.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
People's Liberation Army Air Force	14
Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force	1
PLAAF	1
中国人民解放军空军	1

Statements (77)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	air force ⓘ military branch ⓘ
allegiance	Chinese Communist Party ⓘ China ⓘ surface form: People's Republic of China
commanderInChiefTitle	Commander of the People's Liberation Army Air Force ⓘ
commandStructure	Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China ⓘ surface form: Central Military Commission
country	China ⓘ
dateFounded	1949-11-11 ⓘ
doctrine	informationized warfare ⓘ integrated air and space operations ⓘ offensive and defensive operations ⓘ
foundedAfter	establishment of the People's Republic of China ⓘ
hasCapability	air defense of national airspace ⓘ airborne operations ⓘ conventional precision strike ⓘ long-range strike ⓘ nuclear delivery ⓘ strategic airlift ⓘ
hasComponent	air defense forces ⓘ airborne troops ⓘ bomber aviation ⓘ electronic warfare units ⓘ fighter aviation ⓘ radar troops ⓘ surface-to-air missile units ⓘ training institutions ⓘ transport aviation ⓘ
hasMission	conduct peacetime air patrols ⓘ defend China's airspace sovereignty ⓘ participate in disaster relief operations ⓘ participate in international military exchanges ⓘ participate in joint operations with other PLA services ⓘ protect key strategic assets ⓘ support national reunification objectives ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Beijing ⓘ
isOneOf	largest air forces in the world ⓘ
language	Chinese ⓘ
modernizationFocus	airborne early warning and control ⓘ integrated air defense systems ⓘ stealth fighters ⓘ strategic transport ⓘ unmanned systems ⓘ
motto	为人民服务 ⓘ
nativeName	Chinese Air Force self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 中国人民解放军空军
notableActivity	air patrols around Taiwan ⓘ air patrols in the East China Sea ⓘ participation in international air exercises ⓘ
operates	airborne early warning aircraft ⓘ bomber aircraft ⓘ fighter aircraft ⓘ surface-to-air missile systems ⓘ tanker aircraft ⓘ transport aircraft ⓘ unmanned aerial vehicles ⓘ
partOf	People's Liberation Army ⓘ
primaryAEWModel	KJ-2000 ⓘ KJ-500 ⓘ
primaryBomberModel	Xian H-6 ⓘ
primaryFighterModel	Chengdu J-10 ⓘ Chengdu J-20 ⓘ Sukhoi Su-27 ⓘ surface form: Shenyang J-11 Shenyang J-16 ⓘ
primaryTankerModel	YY-20 ⓘ
primaryTransportModel	Y-20 ⓘ
regionOfOperations	East Asia ⓘ South China Sea ⓘ western Pacific Ocean ⓘ surface form: Western Pacific border regions of China ⓘ
role	aerial warfare ⓘ airspace defense ⓘ power projection ⓘ strategic deterrence ⓘ support to ground forces ⓘ support to naval forces ⓘ
shortName	Chinese Air Force self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: PLAAF
typeOfForces	air and space forces ⓘ
usesWritingSystem	Simplified Chinese ⓘ

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

AVG → branch → Chinese Air Force ⓘ

subject surface form: American Volunteer Group

China United Airlines → formerOwner → Chinese Air Force ⓘ