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Xi Jinping launched the People’s Liberation Army’s Information Support Force on 2024-04-19.
The PLA has worked since 2018 to develop a computer simulation program for training military satellite operators in space-based refueling.
The People's Liberation Army now has a Fifth Force called the Near-Space Command, which includes operations of hypersonic weapons and is also responsible for balloons.
The China Manned Space Engineering Office operates under China’s People’s Liberation Army.
The People’s Liberation Army is acquiring and developing a range of counter-space capabilities and related technologies, including kinetic-kill missiles, ground-based lasers, and orbiting space robots.
Chinese and Russian space companies operating in the US may be subject to capital market sanctions due to their connections to the People's Liberation Army.
The PLA considers space a critical component for informatized warfare, which involves using information-based systems for decision-making during conflict.
The PLA has suggested that capturing or destroying adversary satellites would degrade military capabilities with precision-guided munitions.
China created the People’s Liberation Army Strategic Support Force in 2015 as the fifth branch of the PLA to integrate and oversee space, cyber, and electronic warfare.
The People’s Liberation Army Strategic Support Force established Base 37 to boost missile early warning capabilities and to identify, track, and analyze foreign space objects.
Military researchers from the People's Liberation Army suggested that the PRC must be able to disable the Starlink system if it poses a national security threat.
The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is responsible for protecting critical supply routes across the Indo-Pacific.
The PLA's Strategic Support Force (SSF) utilizes space capabilities for intelligence collection and C5ISRT operations.
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) operates as a civilian organization that focuses on international engagement but is separate from the PRC's military space program, which is controlled by the People's Liberation Army (PLA).
The People’s Liberation Army Daily ran a commentary in April 2022 noting that companies such as Maxar and BlackSky provided satellite imagery of Russian troop movements to Ukraine.
The People’s Liberation Army Daily ran a commentary on 2022-04-11 asserting that companies such as Maxar and BlackSky provided satellite imagery of Russian troop movements to Ukraine.
Leading Small Groups are organizations through which the Communist Party of China seeks to exercise control over China’s space programs, alongside PLA and state-owned enterprise representatives.
China is developing an air-launched anti-ship ballistic missile, designated CH-AS-X-13, intended for the People’s Liberation Army Navy H-6 bombers and large enough to accommodate a hypersonic warhead.
The showcase will explore China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy’s (PLAN) expeditionary capabilities and pattern of life.
The Yaogan-30 satellites may become part of the Chinese Chuangxin-5 (CX-5) constellation that is used by the Chinese Navy for military surveillance.