Bonny Lin, Cristina L. Garafola from RAND have written this report on China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) surface-to-air missile (SAM) unit training.
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Key findings are:
- SAM training intensity varies across China’s former seven Military Regions; SAM units near the capital and coasts appear to be most active.
- PLAAF SAM units follow a yearly training cycle; training peaks during the summer and early fall.
- Progress is uneven; capabilities may vary significantly among similarly equipped units.