Tag: People’s Liberation Army
China Eyes World’s Reaction to Ukraine War
As Russian forces progress across the state of Ukraine seizing ever larger chunks of the country from the control of Kiev, the conflict there...
Asia Pacific UAV Compendium 2022
The value of unmanned aerial vehicles continues to grow in importance, with indigenous development increasing in all categories.
Regional military forces are accelerating their acquisition...
Taking on C4ISR and Cyber
The war in Ukraine has demonstrated the absolute necessity of coordinating C4ISR in a major conflict. Nations in Asia have already been adding to...
AVIC A313A helicopter edges closer to first flight
A new indigenous medium-lift helicopter being developed by the state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) has achieved a key developmental milestone with the...
China’s Hypersonic Testing Surge
Although China is downplaying its hypersonic testing, recent demonstrations are showing an increase in missile maturity.
On 27 October the chairman of the US Joint...
Asian Air Force Modernisation
Regional tensions have forced the pace for regional air forces to buy new capability or update legacy platforms.
The increasing prospects of a peer-on-peer...
Synthetic Battlefield
Rapid advances in training, including gaming, are cutting costs while honing a wide range of soldiering skills.
Synthetic training seeks to bring together live, virtual,...
Chinese Armour on the Move
While many countries have ceased the design, development and production of main battle tanks (MBT), China is reaching out to the export market.
Today China...
China unveils homegrown HQ-17AE short range air defence system
State-owned defence prime China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC) has unveiled a new variant of the in-service Hong Qi-17A (HQ-17A) self-propelled short-range air-defence...
PLA Mass Drone Launcher
The Peoples Liberation Army is actively exploring the application of mass drone deployment in future ground combat.
State owned, China Electronics Technology Group Corporation...