The People's Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF) has conducted a series of live-fire exercises aimed at engaging targets at sea using long-range artillery and anti-tank guided missile systems, according to recent news reports by China Centr.
China continues to bolster the capabilities of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force's (PLAGF's) Xinjiang Military Command, with Chinese state media revealing on 25 May that new wheeled artillery and air-defence assets have entered servi.
Modernisation of PLAGF s Xinjiang Military Command continues apace
17 May 2021
by Samuel Cranny-Evans & Gabriel Dominguez
The modernisation and mechanisation of the People s Liberation Army Ground Force s (PLAGF s) Xinjiang Military Command continues at a fast pace, with Chinese media revealing on 16 May that Xinjiang recently received elements of a medium combined arms battalion, including dozens of ZLB-09 (also known as Type 09)-series 8×8 platforms.
A screengrab from footage released by CCTV on 16 May of a recently held ceremony showing elements of a medium combined arms battalion entering service with the PLAGF’s Xinjiang Military Command. (CCTV)
Broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) released footage of an induction ceremony for about 70 protected wheeled platforms, including at least 14 ZTL-11 direct-fire-support vehicles armed with a 105 mm gun.
Chinese army operating helicopters from new PLAGF base near Taiwan
17 May 2021
by Sean O’Connor
Analysis of commercial satellite imagery indicates that People’s Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF) helicopters are operating from a new helicopter base under construction on the Chinese coastline opposite Taiwan.
The Yuanqian helicopter base is located approximately 54 km southwest of the port city of Xiamen in China’s southeastern Fujian Province. A petroleum, oil, and lubricants (POL) storage area is under construction approximately 1.6 km southwest of the site and is likely intended to support the base, construction of which began between June 2019 and June 2020.
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Image suggests new widebody variant of CAIG Z-8G helo is in PLAGF service
by Gabriel Dominguez & Andreas Rupprecht
An image has emerged on Chinese online forums suggesting that the new widebody variant of the Changhe Aircraft Industries Group (CAIG) Z-8G medium-lift transport helicopter is now officially in service with the People’s Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF).
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