| Air Force Organization |
The Air Force of the PLA was established on November 11, 1949. It has an air command in each of the
seven Military Regions of Shenyang, Beijing, Lanzhou, Jinan, Nanjing, Guangzhou and Chengdu.
In the larger sized Military Regions the air force is controlled by separate Air Corps.
This also includes the 15th Air Corps that also doubles as the new Rapid Deployment Force.
Whether this Corps reports to a single Military Region is questionable however. Force reductions with
eliminations of Air Divisions has resulted in further reductions in Air Corpses in 2003 and 2004.
Each Air Corps (or directly the military Region) directs Air Divisions. The number of Air Divisions
has reduced from 50 in its heydays to about 36 in 2010.
Each Air division basically consists of three Flying Regiments (feixung tuan) starting at 1st, 2nd
and 3rd Regiment with the 1st Air Division until 148th, 149th and 150th Regiment with the 50th Air
Division. Many don't exist anymore however. Also a Division can also included additional independent
Regiments.
In addition to the Air Divisions separate Independent Regiments (duli tuan) operate on special missions
and Flying Acadamies take care of flying practices.
The aviation regiment is the basic tactical unit. Due to differences in weaponry and tasks, the number
of aircraft in an aviation regiment ranges from 20 to 40
The system above can be traced to the serial system used. Not included in the system is that each
Regiment normally consists of three Flying Squadrons (feixing dadui), that consist of three Flights
each (feixing zhongdui) and a Maritime squadron (jiwu Dadui). A bomber Flight usually consists of
three aircraft, whereas a Fighter/Attack flight usually consists of four aircraft.
Each regiment (or base) can have some trainer aircraft (JJ6/JJ7) and a Y5.
The PLA forces stationed in Hong Kong and Macao are under the direct leadership of the CMC. The PLA
Hong Kong Garrison is mainly composed of ground, naval and air units. The PLA Macao Garrison is mainly
composed of a ground force, with some naval and air force personnel on its staff.
End 2011 a major reorganisation of the Chinese military was about to start.
Known details have yet to result in a complete picture. In the ORBAT page the known organization in 2011 is presented.
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People's Liberation Army - Air Force
Order of Battle PLAAF