Debrief: How PLAAF Is Testing Decentralized Command Concepts

YY-20A refueling Egyptian Rafale.

YY-20A refueling Egyptian Rafale.

Credit: People's Liberation Army Air Force
SINGAPORE—China's People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is traditionally associated with highly centralized, top-down command and control, with limited autonomy afforded to field commanders. But as modern warfare becomes faster and more complex, recent People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) exercises...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for Aviation Week's Air Transport World magazine and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for Aviation Week.

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