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 | | For example, during the early years, seventy percent of the aviation force consisted of fighters, leaving the remaining thirty percent to be divided among the other types of aircraft (bombers, ground attack, and transport) and systems for the other branches (SAM, AAA, airborne, radar, and communications). |
 | | This center has three primary missions: to test new aircraft under development by the aviation ministry; to train the initial cadre of pilots in new type aircraft before the aircraft are deployed to an operational base for the first time; and to devise new air combat tactics. |
 | | The biggest question arising from the PLAAF’s and Naval Aviation’s involvement in foreign affairs is whether these exchanges are helping them improve their capabilities to conduct warfare against US forces, or whether they are providing an opportunity for the current and next generation of leaders to understand the importance of peaceful global interaction. |
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