08.08.2023, 08:51
Die Chinesen scheinen wohl ihre Luftwaffe durch die Verschiebung von Marinefliegerkomponenten stärken zu wollen. Vorrangig geht es anscheinend um die Stärkung der Verteidigung der küstennahen Bereiche...
Schneemann
Zitat:Beijing shifts large number of naval aviation units to air forcehttps://www.flightglobal.com/defence/bei...02.article
China appears to have conducted a major reorganisation of its naval airpower, with several key People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) aviation units moving to the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). According to the US Air Force’s China Aerospace Studies Institute (CASI), at least 10 PLAN brigades and one bomber regiment have been transferred to the PLAAF. [...] The transfers account for most of the PLAN’s strike and air combat capabilities. [...]
The reorganisation also creates a more seamless air defence picture along China’s coastline. While the PLAAF was tasked with air defence along most of China’s coast, the PLAN had responsibilities for two areas, including Hainan Island and the province of Zhejiang. The PLAN and the PLAAF were jointly responsible for air defence of the northern Shandong province.
Schneemann