Tag: PLA
Change of Name, Change of Culture?
A bureaucratic reorganisation in one of China’s combatant commands may be indicative of problems and challenges the Chinese military is experiencing in modernising its...
Keeping Secrets
Why capturing an airborne radio compatible with NATO’s Link-16 tactical datalink protocol may not hand Russian radio frequency engineers an intelligence coup.
In late November,...
Where have we been?
NATO and allied nations face a plethora of threats in the electromagnetic environment. This should concentrate the minds of policymakers.
The Association of Old...
Protecting World Order Needs Effective Deterrence
Global Air & Space Chiefs’ Conference, London - With an effect akin to firing a cannon in a greenhouse, Professor Justin Bronk warned that...
MDO With Chinese Characteristics
The US DOD’s annual report on the People’s Liberation Army contains some interesting discussion of the importance the force attaches to connectivity.
On 19th October,...
How will the PLA use GenAI?
One of China's research institutes run by the Ministry of Science and Technology, revealed earlier this year that Chinese organisations had launched 79 large...
Digital Ocean
Covering 70 percent of the Earth's surface and extending to a maximum depth of about 11,000 metres (36,000 ft), the ocean remains largely unexplored...
Shoulder Fired Arms – Requirement and Technologies
Shoulder fired weapons are not only the mainstay of the infantryman but also a vital complement for other combat and support personnel.
Shoulder fired weapons...
A Tale of Two Systems
The People’s Liberation Army is planning to emulate the US Department of Defence’s Joint All-Domain Command and Control concept.
Towards the end of 2022 the...
Chinese Whispers
An important new book sheds much-needed insight on the People’s Liberation Army’s manoeuvre force tactical communications posture.
Armada is a fan of the books...
