CAS IR 365 Lecture Notes - East Sea Fleet, South Sea Fleet, Blue-Water Navy
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Limitations/weaknesses: capabilities for sustained operations by larger formations in distant waters, joint operations with other parts of china"s military, anti-air warfare (aaw, antisubmarine warfare (asw, dependence on foreign suppliers for certain key ship components. 1/3 of the national budget; -150 billion, compared to us billion: showing off deployments and exercises on south china sea around japan. Inability to launch heavy aircraft, better suited for air defense or light-loaded, short-range strike: must rely on helicopters for aew airborne early warning. China is behind in this aspect, has not yet developed a catobar (ca: help advance new missions by using air power to cover vessels operating out of area, more symbolic than threatening. Virginia class submarines to the electro-magnetic rail gun and directed laser energy weapons: china is calling for far sea defense possibly extending to persian gulf and strait of.