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pla update: Issue 18, February 20, 2024

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PLA Update, Issue 18, is a CNA China Studies Program monthly newsletter, with summaries of Chinese media coverage of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA).

Liberation Army (PLA). This issue begins with a look at several efforts in the PLA Navy (PLAN) and Air Force (PLAAF) to strengthen capabilities for strategic airlift and aerial refueling. Next, we ... cargo airdrops. The PLAN's development of heavy airdrop capability could help support and sustain future PLA joint operations in various regional contingencies. However, it should be emphasized ... from an air division subordinate to the PLA's Central Theater Command Air Force. The training was described as particularly difficult because of the temperature when it was carried out: nearly -10

pla update: Issue 9, April 19, 2023

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PLA Update, Issue 9, is a CNA China Studies Program monthly newsletter, with summaries of Chinese media coverage of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA).

to accelerate development of “new-domain, new-quality operational capabilities.” PLA JOINT LOGISTIC SUPPORT FORCE JLSF Holds Annual Jingwu Joint Logistic Competition JLSF personnel take ... at two developments in PLA efforts to recruit civilian personnel and officers from civilian universities. The next two summaries cover PLA Army and Joint Logistic Support Force (JLSF) assessments ... for the “consolidation and enhancement of integrated national strategic systems and capabilities” (巩固提高一体化国家战略体系和能力). According to Xi, better coordination between economic development and defense requirements

intersections: Issue 14, May 2025

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Intersections is a CNA news digest of China’s efforts to acquire Western technology, and U.S. and partner efforts to protect that technology for national security.

the People's Republic of China's (PRC's) technology acquisition and defense industrial base development efforts, US and partner nation responses, and critical and emerging technology risks and challenges ... partly reliant on components from China. To accelerate the development of Taiwan's drone industry, Taiwan's government has established a suite of institutions and organizations that are drawing ... to support Taiwan's drone industry. On March 15, during a meeting with drone industry professionals, Taiwan's Vice Premier Cheng Li-chun outlined five strategies intended to support the development

Artificial Intelligence in Russia Issue 9

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This report, the ninth in a series of biweekly updates, is part of an effort by CNA to provide timely, accurate, and relevant information and analysis of the field of civilian and military artificial intelligence (AI) in Russia and, in particular, how Russia is applying AI to its military capabilities. It relies on Russian-language open source material.

user datasets. According to a KPMG Russia representative, government subsidies could slow down development efforts because they stimulate “not AI technologies, but technologies of receiving ... legal regime operations At an online conference on the new digital legal sandboxes organized by the Kommersant newspaper on August 11, the deputy minister of economic development, Vladislav Fedulov, gave details of how the government will apply the experimental legal regime when it comes into force. The steps of the process as he formulated them are as follows: A legal entity or independent

china ai and autonomy report: Issue 22, September 8, 2022

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The China AI and Autonomy Report, issue 22, is a biweekly newsletter published by CNA, on artificial intelligence and autonomy in China.

Support Force researcher highlights the importance of AI and big data for conducting cognitive warfare in coercive campaigns. In non-military news, the PRC government has issued draft guidelines ... drone defense system,” which suggests the development of a UAV to shoot down other UAVs. The PRC Taiwan Affairs Office responded to the drone shoot down by accusing Taiwan of trying to “create ... of coercion campaign. The PLA Daily , the official paper of the PLA, carried an article written by a researcher at the Strategic Support Force’s Space Engineering University titled “Fight the ‘Five

china ai and autonomy report: Issue 19, July 28, 2022

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The China AI and Autonomy Report, issue 19, is a biweekly newsletter published by CNA, on artificial intelligence and autonomy in China.

that will involve less physical violence and lead to operational innovations, the optimization of defenses, and the development, over time, of the means to exploit adversary vulnerabilities. PLA Daily ... technologies, the IFPC held its inaugural meeting on July 2 in Beijing. Experts and scholars from PLA research institutions, including the Academy of Military Sciences, the Air Force Research ... and industry, to form a platform for cooperation and development that has "international vision and influence," and to promote interdisciplinary integration, academic collaboration

pla update: Issue 12, July 17, 2023

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PLA Update, Issue 12, is a CNA China Studies Program monthly newsletter, with summaries of Chinese media coverage of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA).

foundation for fighting as a joint force and winning future battles. He called for research into innovative ways to organize and execute basic training, including standardized training evaluations and the use ... the ability of army air defense systems in field environments to operate effectively in low-altitude airspace. Step up research and development of surveillance and monitoring platforms capable of detecting and dynamically monitoring "low, slow, and small" air vehicles operating at low and "very low" altitudes. Accelerate the development of low-altitude drones, cruise missiles, and swarm capabilities

PRC Concepts for UAV Swarms in Future Warfare

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This report examines the People’s Republic of China’s writings on the growing use drones in warfare.

the technologies and tactics needed for each function. As the PLA develops and advances its own autonomous drone swarm capabilities, the US joint force could be faced with a PLA force keenly aware of both the value and the advantage of drone swarm warfare. Some of the implications for the joint force include the following: PLA researchers are closely watching the development of US drone technology and examining US defense publications for identified weaknesses in drone development. If the joint force acted to protect Taiwan in an attempted military takeover by the PRC, US and allied

Space Marines Opportunities for the Marine Corps

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The Marine Corps relies increasingly on space capabilities and needs specially trained Marines. The new Maritime Space Officer specialty is an initial step.

(challenges and opportunities) for the Corps at its current stage of space development? We provide a brief discussion of these questions in this information memorandum. Approach and limitations We reviewed the development of “Space Marines” through a literature review, discussions with subject matter experts (SMEs), and an examination of Marine Corps space-related billets. Literature included DOD publications, USMC concepts, MARADMINs, NAVMC Orders, Marine Corps Orders, prior CNA research, Army publications, news articles, and US Space Force (USSF) and US Space Command (USSPACECOM) documentation

The Chinese Military’s New Information Support Force

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The PLA’s new Information Support Force shows the importance of information systems to China’s military. US national security professionals should pay attention.

changes to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in nearly a decade. These organizational changes resulted in the creation of a new PLA Information Support Force responsible for the development ... of the new force as a development of “great and far-reaching significance” for the PLA. The creation of the new PLA Information Support Force has attracted widespread attention. Though the reasons ... spun off from the Strategic Support Force, the Information Support Force appears to be an entirely new organization focused on the development and application of network information systems for use