随着航空技术的发展,电子对抗飞机、预警机、空中加油机、军用运输机等用于保障空中军事行动的作战支援飞机的性能不断增强。使航空兵的空中支援作战能力、远程作战能力、电子对抗能力、预警指挥能力、空中机动能力大大提高,总体作战效能成倍增长。因此,这些飞机被称为空中力量的“倍增器”。本文就上述几种作战支援飞机的发展历程作一简介。 With the development of aviation technology, the performance of combat support aircraft used to protect airborne military operations such as electronic warplanes, early warning aircraft, tanker refuellers and military transport aircraft has been continuously enhanced. The PLAAF’s air support combat capability, long-range combat capability, electronic warfare capability, early warning and command capability, and air maneuver capability have greatly increased, and the overall combat effectiveness has doubled. Therefore, these aircraft are called “multipliers” for airpower. This article gives an introduction to the development history of the above-mentioned combat support aircraft.