Why China axed the Strategic Support Force and reshuffled the military
Its successor, the Information Support Force, will now handle network information systems and communications support, and possibly network defense.
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Its successor, the Information Support Force, will now handle network information systems and communications support, and possibly network defense.
Its successor, the Information Support Force, will now handle network information systems and communications support, and possibly network defense.
The abrupt purging and replacements of top military personnel due to graft and corruption cases came at a time when its military activities in the disputed South China Sea turned more ambitious and aggressive lately
Chinese President Xi Jinping's April 19 disbandment of China's much-publicized Strategic Support Force (SSF) to create three parallel divisions, all reporting directly to the Central Military Commission (CMC), of which he is chairman, appears to further strengthen his power. power and position as supreme leader of the country. After F-16 downed Chinese JF-17 fighter […]
“The thing with the H-20 is when you actually look at the system design, it's probably nowhere near as good as US LO [low observable] platforms, particularly more advanced ones that we have coming down,” said a DoD intelligence official.