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    China Coast Guard Ships

    Additional Information

    This is new for November 2021.  It is an introductory overview of the various ships that make up the People's Armed Police Chinese Coast Guard.  Book includes open source specifications, including MMSI, IMO and Call Sign of these ships.  Using these numbers you can find out where a ship is right now.  If the ship is moving, you can even find out the speed and destination as well as where it just came from.  Table of Contents lists ships by class and also in numeric order.


    Hull Classes covered in book:

    ZHAOTOU Class 

    SHUOSHI II Class 

    KANJIE Class 

    ZHAOLAI Class 

    ZHAODUAN Class 

    SHUCHA I Class 

    SHUCHA II Class 

    ZHAOCHANG Class 

    TUZHONG Class 

    ZHAOYU Class 

    HAIYANG Class 

    ZHAOJUN Class 

    JIANGWEI I Class 

    SHUWU Class 

    ZHAOTIM Class 

    SHUSHENG Class 

    ZHAOGAO Class 

    TYPE 92211 Class 

    HAIXUN II Class 

    SHUKE I Class 

    SHUKE II Class 

    SHUKE III Class 

    SHUYOU Class 

    ZHAODAI Class 

    ZHAOMING Class 

    HUTAO I Class 

    YOUDIAN Class 

    HAIJING WAGOR Class 

    HULAI II Class 

    ICEBREAKERS

    HONGMING II WPC Class 

    HONGSHOU WPC Class 

    SHAOKAO WPB Class 

    ZHONGKE WPG Class 

    ZHONGYU WPS Class 

    SHUZAO II/III WPG Class 

    TYPE 618B-II WPG Class 

    ZHONGMEL WPG Class  


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    China Intelligence Agencies 2021

    China Intelligence Agencies

    Additional Information

    This is a new book for 2021.  It is an introductory overview of the various intelligence agencies in Communist China, including facilities, (general) locations, collection platforms (land, sea, air, space, cyber, and locations of SIGINT sites including the following:

    SIGINT Sites 

    Changi 

    Chengdu 

    Dingyuanchen 

    Guangzhou 

    Hainan Island 

    Nanjing 

    Shanghai 

    Shenyang 

    Coco Islands, Myanmar 

    Sittwe, Myanmar 

    Zedetkyi Kyun, Myanmar 

    Sop Hao, Laos 

    Cuarteron Reef (Huayang Jiao, 华阳礁) 

    Fiery Cross Reef (Yongshu Jiao, 永暑礁) 

    Gaven Reefs (Nanxun Jiao, 南薰礁) 

    Johnson Reef (Chiguo Jiao, 赤瓜礁) 

    Johnson Reef (Chiguo Jiao, 赤瓜礁) 

    Hughes Reef (Dongmen Jiao, 东门礁) 

    Mischief Reef (Meiji Jiao, 美济礁) 

    Subi Reef (Zhubi Jiao, 渚碧礁) 

    Paracel Islands 

    Woody Island, (Yongxing Dao, 永興島) 

    Support Base in Djibouti, Republic of Djibouti 

    Canton Island, Kiribati 

    Possible Atlantic Navy Base Locations 

    Possession Island (Namibia) 

    Anaburu, Guinea-Bissau 

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    China's Seven Islands in the South China Sea

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    1. Subi Reef (Zhubi Jiao, 渚碧礁) 1

    2. Cuarteron Reef (Huayang Jiao, 华阳礁)

    3. Gaven Reefs (Nanxun Jiao, 南薰礁)

    4. Johnson Reef (Chiguo Jiao, 赤瓜礁)

    5. Hughes Reef (Dongmen Jiao, 东门礁)

    6. Mischief Reef (Meiji Jiao, 美济礁)

    7. Fiery Cross Reef (Yongshu Jiao, 永暑礁)

    China’s large-scale land reclamation has complex legal implications. In July 2016, a specially

    constituted arbitral tribunal ruled that three of the seven features China occupies (Dongmen Jiao, Meiji Jiao, and Zhubi Jiao) were naturally above water only at low tide, and the other four (Chiguo Jiao, Yongshu Jiao, Nanxun Jiao, and Huayang Jiao) were mere “rocks” not entitled to significant maritime rights. Under the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, those three low-tide elevations do not generate entitlements to a territorial sea, exclusive economic zone, or continental shelf. There is an exception for cases like Zhubi Jiao and Dongmen Jiao where a low-tide elevation is located within a different feature’s territorial waters. Unlike full islands, China’s four rock features only generate rights to a territorial sea because they “cannot sustain human habitation or economic life of their own.” Importantly, human construction cannot upgrade the legal status of land features and their attendant entitlements to maritime rights. Wholly artificial islands like Meiji Jiao are only entitled to a 500-meter “safety zone.

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    New for 2021

    Additional Information

    This is probably the toughest book I’ve attempted. Partly due to the lack of open-source

    information available and partly because of the Covid-19 lockdown. Anyway, I decided to go

    ahead and publish what I have since there are so few books on the subject out there. This is just

    the start as there are a lot of vehicles out there and I plan to add the ones I missed. Please let me know which I missed and I will add them. Note that the pictures on the cover are a graphical Table of Contents. The page number is written before the vehicle name. Also, I hate to see blank pages, so I placed the cover page for a few suggested titles you may be interested in looking at. If you have ideas for future titles, let me know and I will see how much info is out there and try and publish suggested titles. Thank you for your continued support. 4th Watch publishing is a SDVOSB.


    ARMORED CARS AND MRAPS (Mine Resistant, Ambush Protected) 

    CSK-131 4x4 Tactical Vehicle

    CSK-141 6x6 Tactical Vehicle 

    CSK-141 UAV Swarm Launcher 

    CSK-141 Electronic Warfare Variants 

    EQ2101 6x6 EW Mobile Command Post 

    EQ2101 6x6 Automated Jamming Station 

    CSK-181 Tactical Vehicle 

    CSK-181 Multiple Rocket Launcher 

    CSK-181 122 mm Self-Propelled Howitzer 

    CTL181/CTL181A Light Protected Truck 

    CSZ181 Protected Box Truck 

    YJ2080 Protected Assault Vehicle 

    MK-BLA-01 UAV Carrier/Launcher Vehicle 

    CS/VP3 MRAP

    CS/VN3C 4x4 Light Armored Car

    MV3 MRAP Armored Personnel Carrier 

    VP11 MRAP 

    CS/VP14 MRAP 

    VP-21 MRAP 

    Heavy Tactical Armored Truck Personnel Carrier 

    VP22 MRAP

    ZIL Karatel (‘Punisher’)

    CSK-002 Airborne Assault Vehicle (AAV)

    FL2000 Anti-Aircraft Variant 

    EQ2050 Electronic Warfare Variant 

    LS-II Anti-Aircraft Variant 

    EQ2063 Long Head Van 

    EQ2063B Short Head Pickup Truck 6

    INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLES 

    8x8 Armed Fighting Vehicle (AFV) 

    Type 07 Infantry Fighting Vehicle (“ZBD09”) 

    Armored Command Vehicle

    Type 08 Modular Infantry Fighting Vehicle

    Armored Personal Carrier (“ZSL-08”) 

    Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle 

    Self-Propelled Gun-Mortar (“PLL-05”)

    Modular Self-propelled Howitzer System (“PLL-09”) 3

    Anti-Air Reconnaissance Vehicle 

    Assault Gun (“ZTL-11”) 

    Communication Vehicle 

    Hazardous Environment Reconnaissance Vehicle 

    Armored Ambulance 

    Armored Cargo Vehicle 

    Mobile Bridge Builder 

    Electronic Warfare Vehicle 

    Assault Breacher (“GSL 09”) 

    Armored Recovery Vehicle (“ZJV-09”) 

    Engineering Vehicle 

    Armored Rescue Vehicle (“VS27”) 

    Reconnaissance Vehicle (“VE32A”) 

    Reconnaissance Vehicle (“VE36”) 

    Air Defense Vehicle (“CS/SA5”) 

    Infantry Fighting Vehicle (“CS/AA5”) 

    Type 05 Amphibious Infantry Fighting Vehicle 

    Amphibious Assault Vehicle (“ZTD-05”) 

    Amphibious Infantry Fighting Vehicle (“ZBD-05”) 

    Amphibious Armored Command Vehicle 

    Amphibious Armored Recovery Vehicle 

    Type 04 Amphibious Infantry Fighting Vehicle (“ZBD-04A”) 

    Anti-Tank Missile Carrier (“ZBD-04”) HJ-8 

    Amphibious IFV (“ZBD-04A or ZBD-08”) 

    Anti-Tank Missile Carrier (“AFT-10”) HJ-10 0

    Armored Command Vehicle 

    Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle 0

    Armored Recovery Vehicle 

    Type 03 Airborne Infantry Fighting Vehicle 

    Airborne Combat Vehicle (“ZLC 2000”) 

    Airborne IFV (“ZBD-03”) 

    Armored Command Post 

    ATGM Carrier HJ-10 

    Recovery Vehicle 

    YW 307 Infantry Fighting Vehicle 

    Type 86G Infantry Fighting Vehicle

    Armored Command Post 

    Armored Ambulance (“WZ-505”) 4

    Armored Personnel Carrier 

    Battlefield Surveillance Vehicle 

    NBC Reconnaissance Vehicle 

    Self-Propelled Gun-Mortar (“WZ-502”) 

    Type 86A Infantry Fighting Vehicle (“Type 86Gai”) 

    Type 86B (Naval) 

    Type 86G Infantry Fighting Vehicle 

    Type 86-I Infantry Fighting Vehicle 

    ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIERS 

    ZFB-05 Light-Weight APC 

    Type 92 Light-Weight APC (“ZSL92”)

    Armored Ambulance 

    Anti-Tank Guided Missile 

    Anti-Tank Vehicle (“BK-1990”) 

    Anti-Tank Vehicle (“PTL02”)

    Armored Recovery Vehicle 

    WZ 531 with turret removed with crane on rear and telescopic jib.

    Assaulter 105-mm Tank Destroyer 

    Type 92 (“DK-9”) 

    Cargo Carrier 

    120-mm Mortar Vehicle (“PLL-05”) 

    Reconnaissance Vehicle 

    Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Vehicle . 51

    Self-Propelled Howitzer 1

    Type 92A/WZ 551A 

    Type 92B (4 X 4) 

    Type 86 

    BK-1970 

    VL1 

    Yitian Air Defense System 

    WZ-523 Light-Weight APC 

    Type 89 Tracked APC (“ZSD-89”) 

    Type 89 Armored Command Vehicle 4

    Infantry Fighting Vehicle (“ZSD-89-II”) 

    Tracked Armored Ambulance (“WZ-89”) 

    Refueling Vehicle 

    Tank Destroyer (“PTZ-89”) NO LONGER IN SERVICE 

    Recovery Vehicle (“ZJX-93”) 

    Supply Vehicle (“ZHB-94”) 

    Reconnaissance Vehicle (“ZZC-01”)

    Reconnaissance Radar Carrier (“ZZC-02”) 

    Tank Destroyer (“ZDF-1”) 

    Multiple Launch Rocket System (“PHZ-89”)

    Mine-Laying Vehicle (“GBL-89”) 

    Type 77 Tracked Amphibious APC 

    The Type 77 (“WZ511”) 

    Type 77-1 (“WZ511-1”) 

    Type 63 Tracked APC 

    Armored Ambulance (“YW 750”) 

    Armored Command Vehicle (“YW 701/B”) 

    Armored Anti-Tank Missile Carrier 

    82 mm Mortar Carrier (“YW 304”) 

    120 mm Mortar Carrier (“YW 381”) 

    Armored Psychological Warfare Vehicle 

    Type 63-1 Self-Propelled Howitzer (“YW70-1”) 

    Type 63-2 APC 

    Type 63-2 Command Vehicle (“WZ 701”) 9

    Type 63C (“YW 531C”) 

    Type 701 APC

    Type 63D (“YW 531D”) 

    Type 63E (“YW 531E”) 

    Type 54-1 

    Type 70 Rocket Launcher 

    Type 85 (“YW 531H “)


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    CHINA ELECTRONIC WARFARE WEAPONS/ RUMINT

    Additional Information

    This short book presents examples China’s land-based and airborne platforms with electronic warfare (EW) capabilities. Unfortunately, most of the EW equipment-specific specifications aremissing. There is very little open source information available such as the specifications or even the intended use of most of the PLA’s EW weapons. I did not include ship-based EW hardware because there is almost nothing out there in open source to write about. That said, some idea of a platform’s EW capability can be gleaned by a close examination of the weapons on parade and static display at trade shows. If you have information, please send it to us for inclusion by visiting our website: USGOVPUB.COM. We will update the book as we find out more. Check the date on the book. PRINTED IN COLOR

    I began this book thinking EW was just another military asset with a secondary role in the prosecution of war. EW has become much, much more than that. The development of military “intelligentization”1 (军事智能化) by the People’s Liberation Army and integration of cyber,psychological warfare, artificial intelligence, robotics, ELINT, MASINT and COMINT makes EW a very potent weapon – perhaps the most important weapon the PLA will have in the future. How these various technological pieces fit together to affect the battlespace in military (and non-military domains) is something we are only beginning to understand from watching recent events in the Ukraine, Syria, and other conflicts.

    Intelligentized war depends on the integrity of the information and the use of communication systems while employing suppressive jamming and firepower simultaneously. Multi-million-dollar high-tech weapons can potentially be pushed to the sidelines by relatively low-cost electronic warfare weapons. EW is an area the military cannot relegate to a minor role. Left unchecked, EWs’ disruptive influence could help determine the outcome of future wars.

    In the People’s Liberation Army, “The SSF Network Systems Department is responsible for information warfare with a mission set that includes cyberwarfare, technical reconnaissance, electronic warfare, and psychological warfare,”.


    LAND-BASED EW VEHICLES 

    Type 08 Electronic Warfare APC 

    ZBL-09 “Snow Leopard” EW APC

    EQ2050 4x4 SIGINT and EW Station 

    EQ2050 4x4 EW Jammer Vehicle 

    EQ2101 6x6 Automated Jamming Station 

    EQ2101 6x6 EW Mobile Command Post 

    SX2190 EW Reconnaissance Vehicle 

    SX2190 6x6 Ground-To-Air Electronic Protection 

    TAS5501 10x10 EW Truck 

    Shaanxi SX2190 6x6 EW Truck 

    UAV Swarm Launch Vehicle 

    EW SIGINT and Drone Jammer Station 

    Over-The-Horizon Backscatter Radar at Mischief Reef (Meiji Jiao 美济礁) 

    AIRBORNE EW PLATFORMS 

    AVIC AG600 Amphibious Aircraft (Kun Dragon) 

    ASN-207 MAME EW, ECM UAV 

    BZK-005 “Giant Eagle” MALE/HALE ELINT 

    H-6G Bomber with ECM Pods 

    J-16D Radar-Jamming Electronic Warfare Aircraft (Red Eagle) 

    J-17 Carrier-Based EW (Electric Shark) 

    JH-7 EW Noise Jammer “Flying Leopard” 

    KJ-600 Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircraft 

    KJ-2000 AWACS Aircraft (Mainring) 

    NUAA RKL 165 UAV 

    Y-8 EW VARIANTS 

    Y-8CA ECM 

    Y-8CB ELINT/ECM 

    Y-8DZ ELINT 

    Y-8G ECM 

    Y-8GX3 Jammer 

    Y-8GX4 ELINT 

    Y-8GX5 AWACS 

    Y-8GX6 Maritime Patrol Aircraft 

    Y-8GX7 PSYOPS 

    Y-8GX-8 ELINT 

    Y-8GX-9 AWACS 

    Y-8GX-10 AEW 

    Y-8GX-11 ELINT 

    Y-8J ELINT AWACS 

    Y-8JB ELINT

    Y-8T C3I/ECM Cub/High New 4 

    Y-8W AWACS High New 5

    Y-8Q ASW Cub/High New 6 

    Y-9JZ High New 8 

    Y-8X Maritime Patrol Aircraft 

    Y-8 AWACS 

    Y-8 AWACS 

    Y-8EW 

    Y-8 Gunship

    ZDK-03 AWACS9

    ZDK-06 

    TO518 AWACS 

    Y-9 EW Variants

    Y-9JB ELINT

    Y-9XZ PSYOPS 

    Y-9W / KJ-500 AWACS 

    Y-9G ECM 

    Y-9JZ ELINT High New 8 

    WZ-7 (Soar Dragon) HALE Reconnaissance UCAV

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    China UAV, UCAV, Suicide Drones & Spaceplanes

    China UAV, UCAV, Suicide Drones & Spaceplanes

    Additional Information

    Book consists of color photographs and drawings as well as (open source)  specifications for major Chinese Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles (UCAV), Suicide Drones and Spaceplanes currently in use or under development by the People's Liberation Army.  The PLA has fielded a range of UAVs across all five services, the PLA Army (PLAA), Navy (PLAN), Air Force (PLAAF), Rocket Force (PLARF/former Second Artillery Force); as well as the Strategic Support Force (PLASSF).  A review of open sources revealed over 1,600

    different UAVs of all type. Can’t do them all and unfortunately, some programs are so secret,

    there are no photos available. I’ve managed to cull this list to only those vehicles I believe are of

    some military significance, either because they can carry a substantial payload or are

    technologically advanced (such as mature artificial intelligence or autonomous swarm

    capability). That rules out blimps, most helicopters, and most Micro Aerial Vehicles (MAV).

    I focused mainly on UCAVs specifically designed for reconnaissance and strike (察打一体). 


    Some of the vehicles listed:

    Shenlong Reusable Robotic VTHL Spaceplane “Divine Dragon” 

    Tengyun Reusable Robotic TSTO, HTHL “Cloud Climber” 

    Aotian-1 SECRET Spaceplane Concept 

    iSpace Suborbital TSTO, VTHL Spaceplane 

    Qinlong Suborbital TSTO, VTHL Spaceplane 

    Tianxing-1 Suborbital SSTO, VTHL Spaceplane 

    Tianxing-2 Suborbital VTHL Spaceplane 

    Tianxing-3 Suborbital TSTO, VTHL Spaceplane 

    Tianxing-4 Suborbital Spaceplane

    CASC CH-7 “Rainbow-7” Stealth UCAV (X-47B Clone) 

    Aisheng ASN-9 UAV

    Aisheng ASN-15 Reconnaissance UAV

    Aisheng ASN-104 Reconnaissance UAV

    Aisheng ASN-105 Reconnaissance UAV

    Aisheng ASN-106 High Speed Target UAV

    Aisheng ASN-206/207 Reconnaissance UAV

    Aisheng ASN-209 “Silver Eagle” Multi-Purpose UCAV

    Aisheng ASN-211 UAV

    Aisheng ASN-212 Border Patrol UAV

    Aisheng ASN-213 MAV

    Aisheng ASN-216 Vertical Take-off and Landing UAV

    Aisheng ASN-217 Electric Hand-Thrown Drone

    ASN-218 UAV

    ASN-219/219A “Magpie III” Long- Endurance Reconnaissance UAV 

    Aisheng ASN-229 Reconnaissance/Strike UCAV

    ASN-301 Anti-Radiation Radar Loitering Munition Suicide Drone

    Aisheng BZK-600 UCAV

    Aisheng DCK-006 Reconnaissance UAV

    Aisheng JWP02 Reconnaissance UAV 

    ASN C-31 VTOL UAV

    Aisheng WZ-8 High-Speed, High-Altitude Reconnaissance Drone

    AT200 Cargo Drone

    AVIC Yun Ying “Cloud Shadow” HALE Reconnaissance/Strike 

    AVIC 601-S “Dark Sword” Air-to-Air UCAV 

    AVIC 601-S “Sky Crossbow” UCAV 

    AVIC 601-S “Warrior Eagle” 

    AVIC 601-S “Wind Blade” Drone 

    AVIC AW-4 “Shark II”

    AVIC L-15 “Blue Fox” Target Drone 

    AVIC Short-Tailed Falcon Drone

    AVIC “Sky Eye” Disposable Artillery Drone

    AVIC TL-8 “Sky Dragon” Target Drone 

    AVIC “Whirlwind Scout” MAV 

    AVIC XLB “Patroller” UAV

    AVIC YY-1 “Swift” MAV

    BESTUAV SY-5 “Divine Eagle” 5 HALE UCAV

    BIT “Falcon” Experimental Thrust-Vectoring UAV

    BIT Gun-Launched UAV 

    Blowfish A2 Helicopter Drone 

    BMP LHK

    BMP YZ-8 UAV

    BUAA FH-1

    BUAA Logistics Unmanned Cargo Aircraft

    BZK-005 “Giant Eagle” MALE/HALE UCAV

    CADI “Nimble Loong” MALE Short-Range UAV

    CAIG “Sky Wing” I UAV

    CAIG “Sky Wing III” HALE UAV

    CAIG GJ-I UCAV 

    CAIG Wing Loong I “Pterodactyl I” MALE UCAV

    CAIG Wing Loong II “Pterodactyl II” MALE UCAV

    CASC CH-3 Fixed Wing UCAV

    CASC CH-3A Reconnaissance/ Strike UCAV

    CASC CH-4 Reconnaissance/Strike UCAV

    CASC CH-5 “Rainbow 5” UCAV

    CASC CH-91 Fixed-Wing Reconnaissance and Surveillance UAV 


    This is only A-C, so there are many, many more in the book.

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    CHINA SHIP RECOGNITION AND IDENTIFICATION GUIDE

    Additional Information

     This handy pocket-size (6 by 9 inch) guide is based on the UNCLASSIFIED  Oct 2019 Chart from the Office of Naval Intelligence. It contains a  precise silhouette for ships operated by China People's Liberation Army,  Navy, Naval Auxiliary, China Coast Guard, Maritime Militia, Maritime  Transport and Border Defense, Maritime Safety Administration, China Rescue, and Other Chinese Government Organizations. 

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    China Surface-to-Air Missile Systems

    China Surface-to-Air Missile Systems

    Additional Information

     20 JULY 2020 Printed in COLOR.  Photos and illustrations of China's air defense weaponry as well as specifications culled from open sources. We will update the book when more information becomes available. 4th Watch  Publishing Co. is a SDVOSB (Vietnam era). Please send comments thru  https://usgovpub.com

    These are some of the systems included in this book:
    DK-9 (霹雳-9; lit.: 'Thunderbolt-9')
    DK-10 (LY-60) / DK-10 (PL-12) / DK-10A
    DN-2 Dong Neng-2 (动能-2; 'Kinetic Energy 2')
    DN-3 Dong Neng-3 (动能-3; 'Kinetic Energy 3')
    FB-6 / FB-6C “Avenger” SAM
    FB-10C (飛豹,‘Flying Leopard’)
    FD-2000 / HQ-9 Long Range SAM
    FJ ABM (反击Fan Ji) ‘Counter Strike’
    FK-1000 Self-Propelled Anti-Air System (SPAAG/SAM)
    FL-2000(V) (飛豹2000車載) ‘Flying Leopard’
    FL-3000N CIWS (飞豹, 'Flying Leopard')
    FLG-1 Self-Propelled Surface-to-Air Missile System (SPSAM)
    FLS-1 Naval Surface-to-Air Missile System
    FLV-1 Self-Propelled Surface-to-Air Missile System (SPSAM)
    FM-3000 Self-Propelled Surface-to-Air Missile System (SPSAM)
    FN/FY-6/FN-6A (飞弩-6; Fēi Nú-6) 'Flying Crossbow-6'
    FN-16/FY-16 (飞弩-16; Fēi Nú-16)
    FT-2000 Self-Propelled Surface-to-Air Missile System (SPSAM)
    HN-5 (红缨-5; Hóng Yīng-5) 'Red Tassel-5'
    HN-6 (红缨-6; Hóng Yīng-6) 'Red Tassel-6'
    HQ-1 (红旗-1,Hóng Qí-1) SA-2 GUIDELINE
    HQ-2 (红旗-2,Hóng Qí-2) SA-2 GUIDELINE
    HQ-6 / HQ-6D (红旗-6,Hóng Qí-6) Self-Propelled Surface-to-Air Missile System (SPSAM)
    HQ-7 / FM-90 (红旗-7,Hóng Qí-7) ‘Red Banner-7’
    HQ-9 (红旗-9,Hóng Qí-9) ‘Red Banner-9’
    HQ-10 (红旗-9,Hóng Qí-10) SA-20A GARGOYLE
    HQ-12 (红旗-12,Hóng Qí-12) Self-Propelled Surface-to-Air Missile System (SPSAM)
    HQ-15 (红旗-15,Hóng Qí-15) Self-Propelled Surface-to-Air Missile System (SPSAM)
    HQ-16C (紅旗-16,Hóng Qí-16) SA-17 GRISSLY
    HQ-17 (红旗-17,Hóng Qí-17) SA-15 GAUNTLET
    HQ-18 (红旗-18,Hóng Qí-18) SA-12 GLADIATOR/ GIANT)
    HQ-19 (红旗-19,Hóng Qí-19) S-300 SPSAM
    HQ-22 (红旗-22,Hóng Qí-22) Self-Propelled Surface-to-Air Missile System (SPSAM)
    HQ-26 (红旗-26,Hóng Qí-26)
    HQ-29 (红旗-29.Hóng Qí-29) Self-Propelled Surface-to-Air Missile System (SPSAM)
    HQ-61 (红旗-61,Hóng Qí-61) Self-Propelled Surface-to-Air Missile System (SPSAM)
    HQ-64 (红旗-64,Hóng Qí-64) Self-Propelled Surface-to-Air Missile System (SPSAM)
    KS-1A (凯山一号, Kai Shan-1) SA-2 GUIDELINE
    KS-1000 (開山1000, Kai Shan-1000)
    LS-II ADS (猎手, Lie Shou) “Hunter” II
    LY-60 / FD-60 / PL10 Self-Propelled Surface-to-Air Missile System (SPSAM)
    LY-80 (鹘,Lie Ying-80) "Falcon" Self-Propelled Surface-to-Air Missile System (SPSAM)
    PL-12 (霹雳-12, Pī Lì-12) 'Thunderbolt-12'
    QW Series Missiles
    QW-1 (錢偉-1,Qian Wei-1) ‘Vanguard’
    QW-2 (錢偉-2,Qian Wei-2) ‘Vanguard’
    QW-2 Type 95 SPAAG/SAM
    CQW-2 (车载先锋 Che-zai Qian Wei-2) ‘Vanguard’
    QW-3 (錢偉-3,Qian Wei-3)
    QW-4 (錢偉-4,Qian Wei-4)
    QW-11 (錢偉-11,Qian Wei-11)
    QW-18 (錢偉-18,Qian Wei-18)
    S-75 Dvina (Desna/V-750) SA-2 GUIDELINE
    S-300FM/S-300PM SA-10d/e GRUMBLE
    S-400 SA-21 GROWLER
    S-500 Self-Propelled Surface-to-Air Missile System (SPSAM)
    SC-19 (FT-1 Feitian) Road-Mobile Emergency Satellite Launch System
    Shengong-II (神弓-II,Deity Bow-II) Air Defense System
    Sky Dragon 50 (Tianlong 12) Self-Propelled Surface-to-Air Missile System (SPSAM) 

    Release Date

    Published 21 July 2020. 

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    The People's Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF; 中国人民解放军火箭军)

    People's Liberation Army Rocket Force

    People's Liberation Army Rocket Force

    The People's Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF; 中国人民解放军火箭军) is the strategic

    and tactical missile forces of the People's Republic of China. The PLARF was formerly the Second

    Artillery Corps (SAC; 第二炮兵).  


    Rockets included:

    Hypersonic Glide Vehicles (HGV)

    DF-ZF Hypersonic Glide Vehicle 

    Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM)

    DF-41

    DF-31A

    DF-31AG / DF-31B

    DF-4

    DF-5

    DF-5A

    DF-5B

    DF-5C

    Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missiles (IRBM) 

    DF-26

    Medium-Range Ballistic Missiles (MRBM

    DF-21A

    DF-21C

    DF-21D Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile 

    DF-16

    DF-17 

    Short-Range Ballistic Missiles (SRBM) 

    DF-15A

    DF-15B

    DF-11A

    DF-12

    B-611M

    CM-401 Hypersonic Anti-Ship Missile 

    Ground Launched Cruise Missiles (GLCM)9

    CJ-10A Cruise Missile 

    DF-100 Hypersonic Cruise Missile (HCM)


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    The Art of (Informationized) War

    The Art of (Informationized) War

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    This book is an attempt to look at 21st century warfare as if Sun Tzu

    were alive today and guided by the concept of information dominance

    (zhixinxiquan) in keeping with China’s grand strategy: winning without

    fighting. “Informationized operations (信化战or xinxi hua zuozhan)”

    add a dimension that Sun Tzu never anticipated, but much of the

    thinking he demonstrated can be applied in a very practical sense to

    modern conflicts. This is not just a discussion of hacking into an

    adversary’s computer systems to determine capability and intent, but the

    opponent’s ability to use information strategically to shape the battlespace

    in a manner that increases the likelihood of victory with the least

    risk of discovery. Mastery of “integrated network electronic warfare

    (INEW)” is important because the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has

    not engaged in a major conflict since 1979, and its combat experience in

    high-tech war under informationized conditions is virtually nil.

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    China Combat Aircraft 2020-2025

    China Combat Aircraft 2020-2025

    Additional Information

    The aircraft included here are claimed to be some of the most sophisticated military aircraft in

    the world and should be taken very seriously by any adversary. I am listing the aircraft in

    numerical order and include the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) designation if there

    is one. I don’t know if all the aircraft are “real” or wishful thinking. What I do know is that just

    because a person has a set of blueprints to make an exact replica of a particular aircraft doesn’t

    mean that the aircraft will function in the same manner. Today’s aircraft are just as reliant on the software that operates the fly-by-wire controls as they are on the skill of the pilot. Even if a

    person has the right materials (metallurgy being very important) and can machine the parts

    properly, they still have to assemble and test the final product.


    Bomber Aircraft

    H-6 Jet Bomber/Transport/Air Refueling 

    H-20 Strategic Stealth Bomber 

    Fighter Aircraft 

    J-7 Jet Fighter NATO: Fishcan D 

    JH-7 Jet Fighter NATO: Flounder 

    J-8 Jet Fighter NATO: Finback C 

    J-10 Jet Multirole NATO: Firebird A 

    J-11 Jet Multirole NATO: Flanker L 

    J-14 Stealth Fighter Concept 

    J-15 Jet Multirole NATO: Flanker X2 

    L-15 Training/Light Attack Fighter “Falcon” 

    J-18 VSTOL Jet Fighter “Red Eagle” 

    J-20 Stealth Jet Fighter “Mighty Dragon/Firefang” 

    J-26 STOVL Jet Fighter 

    J-31 Stealth Jet Fighter “Gryfalcon” 

    Su-27 Jet Fighter NATO: Flanker 

    Su-30 Jet Multirole NATO: Flanker G 

    Su-35 Jet Multirole NATO: Flanker E/Super Flanker 

    Helicopters 

    SA 342L Transport Helicopter Aérospatiale “Gazelle” 

    Z-8 Attack Helicopter /Patrol 

    Z-9 Attack Helicopter NATO: Haitun 

    Z-18 Attack Helicopter 

    Z-19 Attack Helicopter 

    Ka-28 Attack Helicopter NATO: Helix-A 

    Mi-17 Transport Helicopter NATO: Hip 

    Chinese Osprey Transport Helicopter 

    Unmanned Aircraft 

    WZ-8 Rocket-powered, air-launched UAV 

    GJ-11 UAV “Sharp Sword” 

    CH-7 UAV “Rainbow-7” 

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    China Surface Warships

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    Recently it was announced that China’s PLA Navy now has more ships (300) than the U.S. Navy

    (287). This book covers the bulk of Beijing’s Navy including destroyers, frigates, and corvettes.

    These categories have seen more growth since 2005 than any other. The rapid growth of ships in these categories is in keeping with the Military Strategy China released in 2015 which states, 


    “… the PLA Navy (PLAN) will gradually shift its focus from “offshore waters defense” to the

    combination of “offshore waters defense” with “open seas protection,” and build a combined,

    multi-functional and efficient marine combat force structure.” The launching of new ships is in

    addition to retiring very old ships (pre-1990) and modernizing ships built after that.


    This focus makes sense when you consider the strategy of creating defensive “rings” in the seas

    around China. It’s kinda like the bar fight scene in the movie “A Bronx Tale” when the boss

    locks the front door and says, “Now you’se can’t get out.” I suspect the plan will all come

    together by the year 2025. Wait any longer than that and this new batch of ships will be out of

    date.


    U.S. Navy ships are larger, and the U.S. has more aircraft carriers – China has one active, one

    being fitted out and 2 (or 3) being built. We added information on China’s aircraft carriers,

    however there is very little out there. We will update this as we find out more.  


    Updated in late September to include transport ships (Type 071, 072, 073, 074 and 075). Also added the Type 22 Missile Boat since there are at least 83 of those. Nice littoral area boat, and the sheer numbers could overwhelm an opponent, but not very effective without good air defense. Check out the electromagnetic rail gun mounted on the Type 072III Transport Ship.


    This book does not go into the ships of the PLA Navy Reserve Force, the People's Armed Police (PAP) or the China Militia (中国民). Those could be another book if there is enough interest). Let us know if we should print these by logging into our web site and sending a comment: USGOVPUB.COM
     

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    China Combat Submarines

    Additional Information

     We decided to publish this as a separate book since the submarine force is large and growing in significance.   We tried to confirm the information from several sources, but there is a lot of disinformation out there so if you run across any anomalies, please let us know and we will make the necessary corrections.  

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    The Science of Military Strategy

    Additional Information

    The Academy of Military Sciences of the People’s Liberation Army of China issued a revised edition of its “The Science of Military Strategy” (SMS) in 2013. A Chinese-language copy was obtained by Secrecy News, but I was not able to find an English language copy so I decided to undertake to translate it into English myself. I am not a scholar of the Chinese language, but hopefully you will excuse my illiteracy as this is the only English version readily available. I believe the translation is faithful to the original however, I have taken some poetic license in order to improve the readability. Some of the colloquial expressions such as “two legged losers” (page 210) and use of a “private white hair to attack and defend the network” (page 196) went completely over my head so I didn’t make any attempt to edit them. I decided to limit the translated text on any given page in the original text to the same numbered page in this book. So, if you are unsure of the meaning of some of my edits – and, you happen to be a Chinese scholar – you will know what page number to look for in the original Chinese edition. 

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     At the last minute I decided to include the text of “China’s Military Strategy” that was released by the State Council Information Office of the People’s Republic of China in 2015. You will find that at the end of this book. It provides additional context to the 2013 document and should further clarify some of the meaning.    Printed full size (8 1/2  by 11 inches) with large text. 

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    The Science of Campaigns 2006

    The Science of Campaigns

    Additional Information

    This is the complete translation of "The Science of Campaigns" [战役学], 2nd ed., Beijing:

    National Defense University [国防大学出版社], 2006. I have not been able to find an English

    language copy so I decided to undertake to translate it into English myself. I am not a scholar of

    the Chinese language, but hopefully you will excuse my illiteracy. I believe the translation is

    faithful to the original however, I have taken some poetic license in order to help the readability.

    I decided to limit the translated text on any given page in the original text to the same numbered page in this book. So, if you are unsure of the meaning of some of my edits – and, you happen to be a Chinese scholar – you will know what page number to look for in the original Chinese edition.


    This is a 2-Volume book.  Find both volumes on Amazon.com, as well as the ePub.

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    This is one of the most authoritative publicly available sources on Chinese military thinking about the campaign level of warfare.   Printed full size (8 1/2  by 11 inches) with large text. 

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