| The
People's Liberation Chinese Army Air Force (PLAAF)
is the air branch of the People's Liberation Army,
the military of the People's Republic of China.
In 2010, the PLAAF had approximately 330,000 personnel
and 2,500+ aircraft, of which 1,617 were combat
aircraft.The PLAAF is the largest air force in Asia,
and the third largest in the world behind the United
States Air Force and the Russian Air Force. This
did not include PLA Naval Aviation which had 26,000
personnel and 570 aircraft (290 combat aircraft). |
