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100 1 _aARTHUR Gordon
245 _aPLA Air Force :
_ba force to be reckoned with.
260 _c2014
520 _aReports that so far China has relied mainly on Western and Russian engineering for its aircraft - in some cases using extensive reverse engineering to create local variants of foreign planes. However given the country's resources, skill at copying can be expected to lead in time to innovation. Discusses production figures and aircraft types including UAVs, and notes the importance for the latter of China's own GPS system.
650 _aCHINA
_xAIR FORCE
773 _aAsia Pacific Defence Reporter :
_gVol 40 No 1, February 2014, pp. 38-41 (9)
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