DefenceTalkIn an interview with Russia’s Sputnik news agency, an expert pointed out that as the Navy and Air Force of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) improved, America’s supremacy over the Western Pacific would be affected, according to sputniknews.cn on February 12. China will receive more type-052D guided-missile frigates in 2016. And the Ministry of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pla-navy-air-forces-improvement-affects-us-supremacy-over-western-pacific-66743/

DefenceTalkThe Marine Corps of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy had the first trans-Theater Command (TC) realistic exercise in 2016 that involved nearly 6,000km of long-distance maneuver and power projection. Foreign media estimated that the PLA Marine Corps may shift to be an elite force that is able to carry out long-distance missions overseas. The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/plas-first-military-exercise-in-2016-targets-full-spectrum-operations-66683/

DefenceTalkThe People’s Liberation Army is going through a major reorganization on a scale unseen since the 1950s, which is aimed at creating a modern fighting force to “close the gap with US capabilities,” Wyatt Olson wrote for Stars and Stripes. “Although much remains vague about how the restructuring will take place, China’s civilian and military […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-military-restructuring-aimed-closing-gap-us-66644/

DefenceTalkThe Marine Corps of the People’s Liberation Army Navy conducted its first live- fire drills in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region over the weekend, the Navy said in a statement. During the exercises that started on Friday at a training base in a desert, a Marine Corps battalion sent marines, artillery units and armored vehicles […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-marine-corps-conducts-first-live-fire-drills-in-desert-66574/

DefenceTalkChina has unveiled changes to the structure of its military, adding three new units, described by President Xi Jinping as “a major policy decision to realise the Chinese dream of a strong army”, state media reported. The formation of the new units, which follows Beijing’s announcement that it was building a second aircraft carrier, comes […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-restructures-military-as-xi-eyes-strong-army-66218/

DefenceTalkChina demonstrates future strategies for modern and multi-functional armed forces in its latest military whitepaper Tuesday. China plans to build its armed forces with enhanced capability to address various security threats and accomplish diversified military tasks, said the report, titled “China’s Military Strategy”, published by the State Council Information Office. China will build an informationized […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-outlines-armed-forces-future-strategies-64304/

DefenceTalkSince our last publication in 2009, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLA(N)) has made significant strides in operationalizing as well as modernizing its force. Although the PLA(N)’s primary focus remains in the East Asia region, where China faces multiple disputes over the sovereignty of various maritime features and associated maritime rights, in recent years, the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/the-pla-navy-new-capabilities-and-missions-for-the-21st-century-63825/

DefenceTalkChina is building its second aircraft carrier, a senior naval officer has told media, the most explicit confirmation yet of a widely expected move that will boost Beijing’s maritime power. China’s first aircraft carrier was a 300-metre (1,000-foot) Soviet-era vessel bought from Ukraine and commissioned in September 2012 — at the time a milestone for […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-building-second-aircraft-carrier-pla-63509/

DefenceTalkChina’s ruling Communist Party will launch a year-long probe into the incomes of military staff, state media said Thursday, following revelations of widespread graft in its armed forces. Party leaders have described corruption as a key threat to China’s military modernization campaign, which has seen double digit increases in the army budget for more than […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-to-probe-army-spending-in-corruption-crackdown-report-62944/

DefenceTalkThe People’s Liberation Army (PLA) finished a two-day drill on Friday, testing application of China’s independently developed global satellite navigation system in combat in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The military used the Beidou Navigation Satellite System for precise positioning and navigating, real-time location reporting and data transmission over long distances, according to a news release […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pla-drill-applies-chinas-own-gps-62852/