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100	1		_aCOLLINS Gabe
245			_aAir time : _bincreasing China's aerial ranges / _cGabe Collins
260			_c2008
520			_aDiscussion of developments in China's air-to-air refuelling program which, at least in theory, could support air power into the Indian Ocean or to the eastern parts of Indonesia. The article points out that these remain far behind American capabilities; considerable additional protection measures (such as AWACs and electronic countermeasures) would be required to protect air-to-air refuelling operations before China can claim regional airpower projection capabilities. At present without refuelling SU-30s taking off from Hainan island could just reach Sabah and Brunei.
650			_aCHINA _xAIR TO AIR REFUELLING
650			_aCHINA _xAIR POWER PROJECTION
773			_aJane's Intelligence Review : _gVol 20 No 7, July 2008, pp.54-55
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999			_c10138 _d10138