A guide on identifying PLAAF and PLAN Aviation special mission and support aircraft.
Author: Ben Lewis
Since William S. Murray published his now famous piece Revisiting Taiwan’s Defense Strategy in 2008, discussions about Taiwan’s defense have been dominated by the concept of a “porcupine strategy” centered around asymmetric capabilities that would allow Taiwan to hunker down and hold out until outside help arrives. Today, in the face of a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) that is many multitudes stronger than when the idea was first presented, many analysts have determined that this strategy is the only way for Taiwan to have a credible defense against an invasion by Chinese forces and have lambasted Taiwan’s Ministry of National…