2000年7月是一个热夏,除了气温反常外,围绕着中国购买预警机的问题也成了人们议论的一个热门话题。在现代战争中,预警系统的好坏直接影响着战争的成败。有军事家宣称:要想拥有制空权,最重要的不是看你拥有多少利器,而是看你拥有多少“耳目”。空中预警机正是这样的“耳目”。 July 2000 is a hot summer. Apart from the abnormal temperature, the issue of purchasing AWACS around China has also become a hot topic of discussion. In modern warfare, the quality of the early warning system has a direct impact on the success or failure of the war. Some military strategists claim that the most important thing to do with air superiority is not to see how many sharp weapons you have, but how many “eyes and ears” you have. Airborne early warning aircraft is such “eyes and ears”.