Understanding the potential of military aviation in modern warfare is a key element in planning an operation against Taiwan

On June 5, the Five Eyes intelligence community, which includes the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, published a report that China continues to engage NATO pilots to strengthen the capacity of the Chinese Air Force.

The PLA uses private companies in South Africa and China to hire fighter pilots from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Australia.

China’s headhunt of skilled human resources is a way to assess the vulnerabilities and weaknesses of Western air platforms that pilots of democratic countries can declassify.