Proper noun
PLAAF
(aviation, military) Abbreviation of People's Libaration Army Air Force. The national air force of the People's Republic of China.
Coordinate terms: PLA, PLAN
The Air Force has roughly 312,000 active-duty members, coming in just behind the People’s Liberation Army Air Force, and yet it operates more planes than the PLAAF. Source: Internet
The Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) released the video and commemorative envelopes of the J-16 fighter bomber, the J-20 stealth fighter jet and the J-10C fighter jet on Wednesday. Source: Internet
“The PLAAF is developing new medium- and long-range stealth bombers to strike regional and global targets. Source: Internet
Seems like China's PLAAF learned what the value of the mysterious concept called "proper maintenance" is. Source: Internet
The Chinese PLAAF already operates the Shenyang J-11, a copy of the Su-27. Source: Internet
“The PLAAF had taken extra precautions for every member of their delegation that meet our criteria to make sure that they are healthy, well and they’ve passed all health checks,” he said. Source: Internet