Editing People's Liberation Army Navy (section)

====PLAN Air Force====
{{Main|People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force}}
The People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force (PLANAF) is the [[naval aviation]] branch of the PLAN and has a strength of around 25,000 personnel and 690 aircraft.  It operates similar hardware than the [[People's Liberation Army Air Force]], including [[fighter aircraft]], [[bomber]]s, [[attack aircraft]], [[tanker (aircraft)|tanker]]s, [[reconnaissance aircraft|reconnaissance]]/[[airborne early warning and control|early warning aircraft]], [[electronic warfare aircraft]], [[maritime patrol aircraft]], [[military transport aircraft|transport aircraft]] and [[helicopter]]s of various roles.

The PLA Naval Air Force traditionally operated from coastal [[air base]]s, and received older aircraft than the PLAAF with less ambitious steps towards [[modernization of the People's Liberation Army|mass modernization]].  Advancements in new technologies, weaponry and aircraft acquisition were made after 2000.  With the introduction of China's first [[aircraft carrier]], ''[[Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning|Liaoning]]'', in 2012, the Naval Air Force began conducting [[carrier-based aircraft|carrier-based]] operations for the first time<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/politics/stories/chinas-first-aircraft-carrier-enters-service|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512153921/http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/politics/stories/chinas-first-aircraft-carrier-enters-service|url-status=dead|title=China's first aircraft carrier enters service|archive-date=12 May 2013|access-date=22 February 2022}}</ref> with the goal of building [[carrier battle group]]-focused [[blue water navy|blue water]] capabilities. In 2023, the PLANAF transferred the majority of its land-based combat planes to the PLAAF, in exchange for more investment on ship-based aircraft (both carrier based like the [[Shenyang J-35]], or ship-borne like helicopters).<ref name=":1" />

The PLANAF naval air bases include:
* North Sea Fleet: [[Dalian]], [[Qingdao]], [[Huludao|Jinxi]], [[Jiyuan]], [[Laiyang]], [[Jiaoxian]], [[Xingtai]], [[Laishan]], [[Anyang]], [[Changzhi]], [[Liangxiang]] and [[Shanhaiguan District|Shan Hai Guan]]
* East Sea Fleet: [[Danyang, Jiangsu|Danyang]], [[Daishan]], Shanghai ([[Dachang]]), [[Ningbo]], [[Luqiao District|Luqiao]], [[Feidong]] and [[Shitangqiao]]
* South Sea Fleet: [[Foluo]], [[Haikou]], [[Lingshui Li Autonomous County|Lingshui]], [[Sanya]], [[Guiping]], [[Jialaishi]] and [[Yongzhou|Lingling]]