ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS
Military Power of the People’s Republic of China 2008

2003 to 2007: PRC Increase in Modern Systems

2003 to 2007: PRC Increase in Modern Systems

¹ For surface and subsurface forces, "modern" is defined as those platforms that are capable of firing an anti-ship cruise missile. For air forces, "modern" is defined as 4th generation platforms (SU-27, Su-30, F-10) and platforms with 4th generation-like capabilities (FB-7). Modern air defenses are defined as advanced Russian SAMs (SA-10, SA-20), and their PRC indigenous equivalents (HQ-9).