Air

PLA Air Force

中国人民解放军空军

Security domain
Air
What it is
service · service (level 3)
Founded
1949
Acknowledged by
China's National Defense in the New Era (State Council Information Office white paper, 2019) (white paper)
Active headcount
403,000 (2026) estimated, medium confidence
Headcount source
Wikipedia infobox, People's Liberation Army Air Force (IISS Military Balance 2026)
Identifiers
factbase.org/org/NM5CA98Q71 · Q607832