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pla update: Issue 5, June 6, 2022

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PLA Update, Issue 5, is a CNA China Studies Program monthly newsletter, with summaries of Chinese media coverage of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA).

disasters and other serious emergencies. [1] PRC law stipulates that China's systems for emergency response and for national defense mobilization should be " linked ." [2] As CNA analyst Cate Welch has argued, although the two systems are not identical, analysis of PRC responses to domestic emergencies may provide insights into how the PLA and civilian agencies would coordinate mobilization efforts ... aircraft carrier by satellite. On May 10, South China Morning Post reported that an April article in the PRC peer-reviewed journal Spacecraft Engineering detailed research involving an unidentified

Wargame Helps a Naval SYSCOM Develop its Wartime Acquisition Response Plan

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Discusses the how the development of Warime Acquisition Response Plans (WARP) support the rapid expansion of acquisition capabilities in support of major combat operations.

and analysis. As such, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) asked CNA to develop and conduct a TTX that would identify wartime requirements from supported commanders and test NAVFAC’s ability ... capabilities in support of major combat operations. The Department of the Navy’s systems commands (SYSCOMs) are the materiel agencies responsible for the design, construction, and maintenance of military systems, such as ships, aircraft, facilities, and weapons. As China and Russia increase their military capabilities and ambitions, the SYSCOMs must be positioned to quickly respond to emerging

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).

" and air defense systems, while low-altitude dominance is the purview of lower flying and/or slower armaments, such as helicopters, medium and small drones, and cruise missiles. The article further ... 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 ... systems. The authors noted that because of outstanding issues in the stability and dependability of AI technologies, it will continue to be imperative in the near term to have "people in the loop

pla update: Issue 3, April 4, 2022

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PLA Update, Issue 3, is a CNA China Studies Program monthly newsletter, with summaries of Chinese media coverage of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA).

efforts to improve military training and combat readiness. Accelerate modernization of the military's logistics and asset management systems, build a modern weaponry and equipment management system ... to study existing laws, transmit that knowledge throughout the forces, and rigorously support the military's discipline inspection, auditing, and judicial systems. [21] Xi reportedly stressed ... processes.” [50] Speaking about the “far-sea training,” Song Zhongping, a former professor at the PLA Second Artillery Engineering Academy, told the PRC media outlet Global Times that this type

Fact Sheet: Desert Storm Firsts

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Desert Storm Demonstrated a number of important firsts

OF IMPORTANT FIRSTS First combat test of a new generation of precision weapons systems. Laser-guided bombs proved highly effective. CNA calculated a 60% hit rate for laser-guided bombs ... filled most combat missions. Reserve units successfully filled essential rear-echelon missions such as logistics, engineering and medicine. First conflict in history to make comprehensive use of space-based systems. Global Positioning System (GPS) Satellite communications First war fought under joint, unified combatant commands created by Goldwater-Nichols Act. “The first, and most

Katherine McGrady

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Dr. Katherine McGrady is President and CEO of CNA. Her long career as an analyst focused on CNA’s Marine Corps Program, deploying to Desert Storm and Somalia.

/Desert Storm. She also deployed as part of the Unified Task Force to Mogadishu, Somalia. Subsequent assignments led to her selection as vice president and director of the Integrated Systems and Operations (ISO) Division, where she led a team focused on issues at the interface between the Navy and Marine Corps, including analysis of expeditionary systems, logistics, operations and tactics ... and Engineering (Polymer Chemistry) at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, and a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry (cum laude) from Smith College, Northampton, MA.

Katherine McGrady

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President and Director, Integrated Systems and Operations (ISO) Division, where she led a team focused on issues at the interface between the Navy and Marine Corps, including analysis of expeditionary systems, logistics, operations and tactics, and training for expeditionary operations. Simultaneously, she directed CNA’s Marine Corps Program, where she developed the annual research program ... and M.S. degrees in Macromolecular Science and Engineering (Polymer Chemistry) at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, and a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from Smith College, Northampton, MA.

intersections: Issue 2, January 2023

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Intersections, Issue 2, CNA news digest of China’s efforts to acquire Western technology, U.S. and partner efforts to protect technology for national security.

article in the American Chemical Society's magazine Chemical and Engineering News examines how the US and partner nations are addressing their reliance on Chinese-processed lithium. Lithium ... and lithium-ion batteries specifically" as "essential to thousands of military systems from handheld radios, to unmanned submersibles and to future capabilities like lasers, directed energy weapons ... and commissioned by Eurometaux predicts that the global lithium supply may be insufficient to meet demand by 2030. Chemical and Engineering News notes that the PRC controls 58 percent of the world's lithium

pla update: Issue 16, December 1, 2023

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PLA Update, Issue 16, is a CNA China Studies Program monthly newsletter, with summaries of Chinese media coverage of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA).

: 10th International Army Cadets Week. This event, hosted by the PLA Army Engineering University, was held from November 5 to 13 in Nanjing. The weeklong activities involved 70 cadets from 11 PLA ... and eight countries: Bangladesh, Fiji, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan, Russia, Singapore, and Tanzania. 5th Air Force International Cadets Week. This event, hosted by the PLA Air Force Engineering ... new technologies and information systems to improve assessments of servicemembers' physical fitness. Related reporting included the following: On November 7, PRC state television footage showed

pla update: Issue 7, February 16, 2023

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PLA Update, Issue 7, is a CNA China Studies Program monthly newsletter, with summaries of Chinese media coverage of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA).

“high-level talent” and “special professional talent” may qualify for “market-based salary systems” such as “annual salary, negotiated salary, and project salary.” These revised PLA regulations ... Engineering University attributed high rates of civilian personnel terminating their employment with military academies to reasons including: (1) the disparity in their salaries compared to active ... systems in “key sea areas” and conceal them for long periods of time, then one could “launch attacks at a time unexpected by the enemy.” As the author writes, seizing command of the deep sea may