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Norinco s PCL-181 SPH in service with PLAGF s 80th Group Army
by Gabriel Dominguez & Mark Cazalet
Chinese state-owned media revealed on 7 May that the China North Industries Group Corporation (Norinco) 155 mm PCL-181 wheeled self-propelled howitzer (SPH) has entered service with a brigade under the People’s Liberation Army Ground Force’s (PLAGF’s) 80th Group Army.
Footage released by China Central Television (CCTV) showed the SPH being used during day- and night-time live-fire drills at an undisclosed location near the Bohai Sea in China’s northeastern Shandong Province.
A screengrab from footage released by CCTV on 7 May showing several examples of the PCL-181 SPH during a live-fire exercise conducted by a brigade under the PLAGF’s 80th Group Army near the Bohai Sea in China’s northeastern Shandong Province. (CCTV)
PLAGF s Xinjiang Military Command operating ZBL-09 IFV
by Gabriel Dominguez & Samuel Cranny-Evans
Chinese state-owned media revealed on 12 May that the People’s Liberation Army Ground Force’s (PLAGF’s) Xinjiang Military Command has begun operating the China North Industries Group Corporation (Norinco) ZBL-09 (also known as Type 09) infantry fighting vehicle (IFV).
The platform is the latest in a series of modern military assets delivered to the command in recent months: an indication of the fast pace at which it is being modernised.
A screengrab from footage released by CCTV on 12 May showing a ZBL-09 IFV taking part in a live-fire exercise held near the Karakoram mountain range. CCTV revealed that this IFV type is now in service with the PLAGF’s Xinjiang Military Command. (CCTV)