China’s Air Force: from Shield to Sword

... with no significant Western equivalents, for example large UAVs with a twin-fuselage design or with a ring wing . Joining the major league igor113.livejournal.com AEW&C KJ-200 (based on the Y-8, chinese version of the An-12) PLAAF A multitude of UAVs, including large-scale types, are being developed with an eye to American and Israeli equivalents. The biggest programmes in international military aircraft construction today are aimed at developing a new generation of manned fighters [10] . The only fully-fledged fifth-generation frontline fighter in the world is the American F-22 Raptor. The F-35 Lightning II, which is due to come into service with a whole range of countries close to the USA, including China’s neighbours ...