In 2017, 18 Group Armies (GA, similar to Corps in other militaries) were reorganised into 13 GAs. Air Force, Navy, Rocket forces are being included in these new GAs under new designations. Previously 7 Military Regions(MR) have been converted in to five Theater Commands (TC) Northern, Southern, Central, Eastern and Western. Space, Cyber and Electronic warfare has been consolidated under Strategic Support Force.
MRs were responsible for a wide range of combat and non-combat functions such as management, command, peacetime operations and force building. Additionally, in case of a war, command staff drawn from Beijing would be in command. New TCs are responsible for only training and joint operations. Rest of the functions have been given to other organisations.
Among a few other things, this allows the Central Military Commission (CMC) to have direct authority over Chinese armed forces. Many of these reforms seem to be based on changing US war doctrines. How will Chinese manage remains to be seen. CMC now has:
6 Departments:3 Commissions
- Logistical Support: Overall logistics command
Political Work: Political control through commissars.
Joint Staff: Operational planning, logistics and strategy,
Training & Administration: Training command.
Equipment Development: Technological R&D, acquisition & maintenance.
National Defence Mobilisation Development: Management & mobilisation of reserve forces.6 Offices
- Politics & Law: Military law & governance.
Science & technology: Development and liaising with civil scientific fields
Discipline Inspection: Organisational cohesiveness.Chairman of CMC, who is also the President of China Xi Jinping now has direct command and leadership over the entirety of Chinese armed forces through this structure. Under the new structure, the Armies will have Combined Arms Brigades and a few support brigades. Each TC has ground and air forces under its command in addition to conventional missile units. Northern, Eastern and Southern commands also have naval units
- General Office
Administration
Auditing,
International Cooperation
Reform & Organisation Structure
Strategic Planning
Composition of Group Army : -Combined Arms Brigade are classified as light (mountain or light mechanised) or heavy (mechanised infantry or armoured)
- 6 Combined Arms Brigades
Six Support Brigades
1 Artillery
1 Air Defense
1 Army aviation or Air Assault
Special Operations
Engineer
Service Support
Composition of Combined Arms Brigade : -Battalion Command
- 4 Combined Arms Battalions
1 Artillery Battalion
1 Air Defense Battalion
1 Combat Support Battalion
1 Logistic Support Battalion
1 Reconnaissance Battalion
1 Guard & Service Company
After discarding Soviet system of command in which regimental HQs did most of planning and staff work for battalions. PLA has now eliminated regiments from chain of command. Battalions will now be capable of planning and executing operations independently. Battalion Commander directly commands a deputy battalion commander, master sergeant, chief of staff and four non-commissioned officers.
Further, a battalion will have following staff personnel:Brigades
- Operations and Reconnaissance Officer
Artillery and engineering officer??
Communications officer
Support Officer
- Army Aviation Brigades (AAB): 15. Each GA and Xinjiang and Tibet MDs are assigned an AAB. Personnel and aircraft from 7 brigades, 5 regiments and new equipment were used for their creation.
Special Operations Forces Brigades (SOFB) : 16. Created from existing 9 SOFBs, 2 regiments and new personnel.
Support Brigades: 87
Marine Brigades: 6. One motorised infantry brigade in Shandong, coastal defense units in Fujian, Shandong were consolidated into 4 new marine brigades. South Sea Fleet under Southern TC already had two MBs. Now Northern and Eastern TCs have two new MBs each.
SOUTHERN THEATER COMMAND. Guangzhou, Guangdong
AREA OF OPERATIONS:
LAND: Hunan, Guangxi,, Hainan, Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau. Laos and Myanmar borders.
MARITIME: South China Sea
NOTES
Rocket Force’s 61 Base (Formerly 51 Base) is one of biggest bases for conventional missiles, most or all of which will be assigned to Eastern TC. But control of nuclear missiles will remain under direct control of CMC.
It will support Eastern TC in Taiwan theater
74th Group Army (Former 41st Group Army)South Sea Fleet (Naval)
- 1st Combined Arms Brigade
16th Combined Arms Brigade
125th Combined Arms Brigade
132nd Combined Arms Brigade
154th Combined Arms Brigade
163rd Combined Arms Brigade??
74th Artillery Brigade
74th Air Defence Brigade
74th Joint Logistics Support Brigade
74th Engineering Brigade
74th Special Operations Brigade
75th Group Army (Former 42nd Group Army)
18th Combined Arms Brigade (Formerly 18th Armoured Brigade of 14th GA)??
31st Combined Arms Brigade
32nd Combined Arms Brigade
42nd Combined Arms Brigade89j-7d
122nd Combined Arms Brigade
123rd Combined Arms Brigade
121st Air Assault (para??)
75th Artillery Brigade
75th Air Defence Brigade
75th Joint Logistics Support Brigade
75th Engineering Brigade
75th Special Operations Brigade
Decommissioned: 14th Group Army
Aircraft Carrier: Shandong
Landing ShipsDestroyers
- Type 072A. Yuting III class. 4800 t
6 ships, Huading, Luoxiao, Daiyun, Wanyang, Laotie and Luhua
Type 072III. Yuting II class. 4800 t
1 ship. Emei
Type 072II Yuting Class. 4170t
3 ships.Donting, Helan, Liupan
Type 071 Amphibious Transport Dock, Yuzhao Class. 25000t
5 ships. Kunlun, Jinggang, Changbai, Wuzhi and QilianFrigates
- Type 052D, Luyang III Class, 7500 t
3 ships. Kunming, Changsha, Hefei, Yinchuan
Type 052C, Luyang II Class, 6300 t
2 ships. Lanzhou and Haikou
Type 052B, Luyang I Class, 5900 t
2 Ships, Guangzhou and Wuhan
Type 051B, Luhai Class, 6100 t
1 Ship, ShenzhenCorvettes
- Type 054A, Jiangkai II Class. 4200 t
10 ships. Huangshan, Hengyang, Yuncheng, Yulin, Hengshiu, Liuzhou, Yueyang, Sanya, Xuchang
Type 053H3 Jiangwei II Class. 2400 t
2 Ships. Xianning and Luoyang.
Type 053H1 Jianghu Class. 2000 t
3 Ships. Dandong, Shaoguan and ZhaotongFleet Replenishment
- Type 056, Jiangdao Class. 1500 t
3 ships. Baise, Luzhao, Qingyuan.
Type 056A, Jiangdao Class. 1500 t
17 ships. Suqian, Jingmen, Qujing, Liupanshui, Hanzhong, Guangyuan, Sunung, Nanchong, Bazhong, Wuzhou, Wenshan, Panzhihua, Ganzhou, Enshi, Guangan, Yongzhou, SuizhouAir Assets
- Type 904B & A General Stores Issue Ship, Dayun Class. 15000 t
4 Ships. Lugu, Jushan, Fuxian, Dongting
Type 903 & A replenishment ship, Fuchi I and II Class. 25000t
3 Ships. Weishan, Hong, Luoma
Type 908 replenishment ship, Fusu Class. 37000 t
1 Ship. QinghaiAir Bases
- 4th Fighter Brigade, Foshan
Su-27SK, J-11, Su-27UBK.
5th Fighter Brigade, Guilin
J-10B, J-10C. J-10S, Nanning,
6th Fighter Brigade, Suixi
Su-30MKK, Su-35S
25th Fighter Brigade, Shantou
J-7E
26th Fighter Brigade, Huiyang.
J-16.
27th Fighter Brigade, Pulandian,
J-7D,
52nd Fighter Brigade, Wuhan
J-7G, JJ-7A.
54th Fighter Brigade, Changsha
Su-30MKK,
96th Fighter Brigade
98th Fighter Brigade
99th Fighter Brigade
8th Bomber Division
13th Transport Division
20th Special Missions Division
Unmanned Attack Brigade, Yangtang??
J-6 Drones. 2nd Dadui.
Transport & SAR Brigade. Guangzhou
Y-7, Z-8K, Z-9, Mi-17.
Independent Helicopter Regiment. Hong Kong
Z-8KH, Z-9WZ, Z-9ZH.
UAV Battalion
GJ-2 Wing Loong II. Mangshi.WESTERN THEATER COMMAND Guangzhou, Guangdong
- Kunming
Nanning
AREA OF OPERATIONS:
LAND: Sichuan, Chongqing and Tibet. India, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan borders.
MARITIME: None.
NOTES
Major focus on India. Naval conflict would be through Southern?? TC’s Naval Fleet.
76th Group Army (Former 21st Group Army)
76th Artillery Brigade.
PHL-03 and 122mm MBRLs, Type 66 152mm howitzer, PYZ89 SPATG.
14th Heavy Combined Arms Brigade
77th Group Army (Former 13th Group Army)
Decommissioned: 47th Group Army
No naval fleet
Air AssetsAir Bases
- 16th Fighter Brigade
Ürümqi Base. J-11,Su-27SK, J-11BS Su-27UBK
36th Bomber Division
Wugong and Lintong Airbases. H-6M/6K, Can launch 3-4 CJ-10
108th Air Regiment
4th Transport Division
10th Air Regiment, Y-9
11th Air Regiment, Y-9
12th Air Regiment, Y-7, Y-7H, Y-20, Mi-17vTIBET MILITARY DIVISION
- Lanzhou
Urumqi
Xi’an Flying Academy
PLA had 3 line brigades (52nd, 53rd and 54th mountain brigades) deployed in Tibet. 15th Airborne Corps from Wuhan was assigned in 2016-17 in response to Indian new mountain strike corps.
It had 3 Divisions (43rd, 44th and 45th) which were reformed into 6 independent brigades (127th, 128th, 130th, 131st, 133rd and 134th). It’ll also have a Special Operations Brigade, an aviation brigade and a Strategic Support Brigade (Communications and Engineering). Total of 9 independent brigades under one Corps HQ.
52nd Mountain Infantry Brigade (4600 troops)53rd Mountain Infantry Brigade (4600 troops)
- Unit 77675, Mountain Infantry battalion. 700 troops.
Unit 77678, Artillery regiment. 1100 troops.
1st Infantry Battalion. 700 troops
2nd Infantry Battalion. 700 troops
3rd Infantry Battalion. 700 troops
4th Infantry Battalion. 700 troops54th Mechanised Infantry Brigade (3000 troops)
- Unit 77680, Mountain Infantry battalion. 700 troops.
Unit 77683, Artillery regiment. 1100 troops.
1st Infantry Battalion. 700 troops
2nd Infantry Battalion. 700 troops
3rd Infantry Battalion. 700 troops
4th Infantry Battalion. 700 troops
308th Mechanised Infantry Brigade (3000 troops)
Independent Battalions ??
- Unit 77655, Gyantse County 1st (I) Infantry Battalion. Bhutan border. 700 troops.
Unit 77656, Gangba County 2nd (I) Infantry Battalion. 700 troops
Medog County 3rd (I) Infantry Battalion. 700 troops
Milin 4th (I) Infantry Battalion. 700 troops
Luoza County 5th (I) Infantry Battalion. Bhutan border. 700 troops15th Airborne Corps
- Unit 77629, 1st Border Defense Regiment. 2800 troops. Bhutan & India Border
Unit 77635, 2nd Border Defense Regiment. 2800 troops. Bhutan & India Border
Unit 77639, 3rd Border Defense Regiment. 2800 troops. Nepal & India Border.
Unit 77643, 4th Border Defense Regiment. 2800 troops. India Border.
Unit 77646, 5th Border Defense Regiment. 2800 troops. Nepal Border
Unit 77649, 6th Border Defense Regiment. India border
Nathu La Outpost, 6th Border Defense Regiment.
9th Border Defense Regiment
CENTRAL THEATER COMMAND. Beijing
- 127th (I) Brigade
128th (I) Brigade
130th (I) Brigade
131st (I) Brigade
133rd (I) Brigade
134th (I) Brigade
Special Operations Brigade
Strategic Support Brigade
Aviation Brigade
AREA OF OPERATIONS:
LAND: Beijing, Hebei, Shanxi and Tianjin.
MARITIME: South China Sea
NOTES
It has no naval fleet, but has a few naval training and aviation bases. Apparently it doesn’t not have any naval vessels but controls a few other service branches of navy.
81st Group Army (Former 65th Group Army)82nd Group Army (Former 38th Group Army)
- 7th Heavy Combined Arms Brigade
70th Light Combined Arms Brigade Tangshan Prefecture, Hebei Province
189th Medium Combined Arms Brigade
194th Combined Arms Brigade
195th Heavy Combined Army Brigade. Yutian County, Hebei Province
162nd Motorised Infantry Division??83rd Group Army (Former 54th Group Army)
- 6th Heavy Combined Arms Brigade, Nankou Town Area, Changping District
80th Medium Combined Arms Brigade
151st Heavy Combined Arms Brigade
188th Heavy Combined Army Brigade.
196th Light Combined Arms Brigade.
127th Light Mechanised Infantry Division??No naval fleet
- 11th Heavy Combined Arms Brigade
58th Medium Combined Arms Brigade, Xuchang Prefecture, Henan Province
60th Medium Combined Arms Brigade, Xinyang Prefecture, Henan Province
113th Combined Army Brigade. Baoding Prefecture, Hebei Province
131st Combined Arms Brigade.
193rd Medium Combined Arms Brigade.
3rd (I) Combined Arms Brigade (Former 3rd Motorised Infantry Brigade of 1st GA
112nd (I) Mechanised Infantry Division (Formerly with 1st GA)
Decommissioned: 20th and 27th Group Army
Air AssetsAir Bases
- 19th Fighter Brigade
55th Fighter Brigade
56th Fighter Brigade
70th Fighter Brigade
71st Fighter Brigade
72nd Fighter Brigade
43rd Multirole Brigade
44th Multirole Brigade
- Datong
Wuhan
Shijiazhuang Flying Academy
NORTHERN THEATER COMMAND. Shenyang, Liaoning
AREA OF OPERATIONS:
LAND: Jilin, Heilongjiang and Shenyang and Inner Mongolia.
MARITIME: Bay of Korea
Decommissioned: 40th Group Army
- 78th Group Army (Former 16th Group Army)
78th Special Combat Brigade (Formerly Special Operations Brigade of 16th GA)
79th Group Army (Former 39th Group Army)
80th Group Army (Former 26th Group Army)
116th (I) Mechanised Infantry Division (Formerly with 39th GA)
North Sea Fleet
Aircraft Carrier: Liaoning
DestroyersFrigates
- Type 055, Renhai Class (cruiser?) 13000t
1 Ship. Nanchang
Type 052D, Luyang III Class. 7500 t
6 ships. Xining, Urumqi, Guiyang, Chengdu, Qiqhar and Tangshan
Type 051C Luzhou Class. 7100 t
2 Ships. Shenyang amd Shijiazhuang
Type 052, Luhu Class. 4800 t
2 Ships. Harbin and QingdaoCorvettes
- Type 054A, Jiangkai II Class. 4200 t
8 Ships. Yancheng, Linyi, Weifang, Daqing, Handan, Wuhu, Rizhao, Zaozhuang
Type 053H3, Jiangwei II Class. 2400 t
2 Ships. Yichang and Huludao.Landing Ships
- Type 056 & A, Jiangdao Class. 1500 t
14 ships. Datong, Yingkou, Weihai, Fishun, Zinyang, Huangshi, Qinhuangdaom Wuhai, Zhangye, Dingzhou, Zhangijakou, Mudanjiang, Songyuan, PingdingshanFleet Replenishment
- Type 072A and 072III. Yuting III and II Class. 4800 t
5 Ships. Tianzhu, Daqing, Yandang, Jiuhua and Huanggang.Air Assets
- Type 903A replenishment ship, Fuchi II Class. 25000 t
3 Ships. Tai, Dongping, KekeziliAir Bases
- 15th Attack Brigade
31st Attack Brigade
32nd Attack Brigade
34th Fighter Brigade
35st Fighter Brigade
36th Fighter Brigade
61st Fighter Brigade
63rd Fighter Brigade
16th Special Missions DivisionEASTERN THEATER COMMAND. Nanjing, Jiangsu
- Dalian
Jinan
Harbin Flying Academy
AREA OF OPERATIONS:
LAND: Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian and Jianxi
MARITIME: East China Sea and Taiwan.
NOTES
Rocket Force’s 61 Base (Formerly 51 Base) is one of biggest bases for conventional missiles, most or all of which will be assigned to Eastern TC. But control of nuclear missiles will remain under direct control of CMC.
East Fleet Commander will serve as deputy theater commander and commander of all naval forces in Eastern TC.
73rd Group Army (Former 31st Group Army)71st Group Army (Former 12th Group Army)
- 3rd Combined Arms Brigade (Formerly 3rd Motorised Infantry Brigade of 31st GA)
14th Combined Arms Brigade (Formerly 14th Amphibious Armoured Brigade)
86th Combined Arms Brigade (Formerly 86th Motorised Division)
91st Combined Arms Brigade (91st Motorized Infantry Division of 31st GA)
92nd Combined Arms Brigade
163rd Combined Arms Brigade
73rd Artillery Brigade
73rd Air Defence Brigade
73rd Special Operations Brigade72nd Group Army (Former 1st Group Army)
- 2nd Combined Arms Brigade
35th Combined Arms Brigade
160th Combined Arms Brigade
178th Combined Arms Brigade
179th Combined Arms Brigade
235th Combined Arms Brigade
71st Artillery Brigade
71st Air Defence BrigadeEast Sea Fleet (Naval)
- 5th Combined Arms Brigade
10th Combined Arms Brigade
34th Combined Arms Brigade ((Formerly 86th Mechanised Infantry Brigade of 12th GA)
85th Combined Arms Brigade
90th Combined Arms Brigade
124th Combined Arms Brigade
72nd Artillery Brigade
72nd Air Defence Brigade
DestroyersFrigates
- Type 052D, Luyang III Class. 7500 t
4 ships.Xiamen, Nanjing, Taiyun and Zibo
Type 052C, Luyang II Class. 6500 t
4 ships.Changchun, ZHengzhou, Jinan and Xi’an.
Type 051C Luzhou Class. 7100 t
2 Ships. Shenyang amd Shijiazhuang
Sovremenny, Sovremenny Class. 7900 t
4 Ships. Hangzhou, Fuzhou, Taizhou and NingboCorvettes
- Type 054A, Jiangkai II Class. 4200 t
13 Ships. Zuzhou, Zhoushan, Yiyang, Changzhou, Huanggang, Yangzhou, Jingzhou, BinzhouAnyang, Nantong, Ma’anshan and Wenzhou
Type 053H3, Jiangwei II Class. 2400 t
3 Ships. Sanming, ZIangyang, Huaihua
Type 053H1G Jiangwei II Class. 2000 t
4 ships.Beihai, Dongguan, SHantou and Foshan.Fleet Replenishment
- Type 056 & A, Jiangdao Class. 1500 t
25 ships. Bengbu, Shangrao, Ji’an, Jieyang, Quanzhou, CHaozhou, Suzhou, Huaian, Heze, Baoding, Ningde, Sanmenxia, Zhuzou, Tongren, Ezhou, Yiwu, Xuancheng, Yichun, Deyang, SHuozhou, Luan, Liaocheng, Luan, Liaocheng, Taian, Jingdezhen and XiaoganAir Assets
- Type 903 & A replenishment ship, Fuchi II Class. 25000 t
3 Ships. Qiandao, Chao and Gaoyo.Air Bases
- 10th Bomber Division
40th Fighter Brigade
41st Fighter Brigade
42nd Fighter Brigade
26th Special Mission Division
83rd Attack BrigadePLA ROCKET FORCE
- Fuzhou
Shanghai
Formerly 2nd Artillery Corps, PLA Rocket Force is now considered a separate service branch in itself with 90,000 to 1,20,000 personnel. It seems like the TC in their respective areas may command some of the resources of certain units belonging to PLARF.
This command is led by a full general and theater leader grade officer is assigned as Political Commissar. 6 Army Leader grade officers command 6 bases (or armies) numbered 61-66 with subordinate launch brigades and regiments. There is a Base 67 (formerly Force 22) which stockpiles nuclear weapons. Base 61 operates only conventional missiles. There are between 90000 to 1,20,000 personnel.
There are 3 training bases and 1 engineering base.
Missile Base Structure: Each such base has a local HQ with multiple launch units.
3-5 Missile Brigades
Launch Battalions and/or Launch Companies. They can operate mobile or silo based missiles. Some have cave storage to launch site system .
Each brigade may have hundreds or just a handful of missiles depending upon its role. Conventional missile brigades usually have a larger number of missiles with up to 30-36 launchers with 2-6 missiles on each. Nuclear missile brigades usually have 6-8 missile launchers or silos or cave sites.
NOTE: It’s not clear whether anti-satellite and BMD assets are with PLARF or SSF.
Missile Bases
Base 61. HQ at Huangshan, AnhuiBase 62. HQ at Kumming, Yunnan.
- 611 Brigade, Chizhou. DF-21
612 Brigade, Jingdezhen. DF-21A
613 Brigade, Shangaro, DF-15B
614 Brigade, Yon’gan. DF-11A
615 Brigade, Meizhou, DF-11A
616 Brigade, Ganzhou. DF-15
617 Brigade, Jinhua. DF-15Base 63, HQ at Huaihua, Hunan.
- 621 Brigade, Yibin. DF-21A
622 Brigade, Yuxi. DF-31A
623 Brigade, Liuzhou. DH-10A
624 Brigade, Qingyuan DF-21D
625 Brigade, Jianshui. DF-21??
626 Brigade, Qingyuan, DF-21C/D, DF-26 ??
627 Brigade??, Puning?? ???Base 64, Lanzhou.
- 631 Brigade, Jingzhou. DF-5B
632 Brigade, Shaoyang. DF-31
633 Brigade, Huitong. DF-5A.
634 Brigade, ?? ???
635 Brigade, Yichun. DH-10
636 Brigade. Shaoguan. DF-16
637 Brigade ?? ???Base 66, Luoyang
- 641 Brigade, Hancheng. DF-31
642 Brigade, Datong. DF-31A
643 Brigade, Tianshui, DF-31A
644 Brigade, Hanzhong. ??
645 Brigade, ??? ??
646 Brigade, Korle. DF-21B/C??
Base 65, Shenyang
651 Brigade, Dalian. DF-21
652 Brigade, Tonghua. DF-21C/D??
653 Brigade. Laiwu. DF-21C
654 Brigade. Dalian.??CHINESE MISSILES
- 661 Brigade, Lingbao. DF-5B
662 Brigade, Luanchuan. DF-4 or DF-5A
663 Brigade, Nanyang. DF-31A
664 Brigade Luoyang. ??
665 Brigade ?? ??
666 Brigade, Xinyang. DF-26
NAME
NUMBERS
RANGE (km)
STORAGE
PROPULSION
BALLISTIC MISSILES
DF-21
40-50
1700
Road mobile
Solid
DF-21A
40-50
1700
Road mobile
Solid
DF-21C
25-30
1700
Road mobile
Solid
DF-21D
1500
Road Mobile
Solid
Anti ship
DF-26
16-20
4-5000
Road mobile
Solid
DF-31
6-10
7000+
Road mobile
Solid
DF-31A
15-20
11000+
Road Mobile
Solid
DF-41
??
15000
Road mobile
Solid
Under development
DF-3A
10-15??
3000
Road mobile
Liquid
Old
DF-4
10-15
5500
Silo
Liquid
Old
DF-5A
15-20
12000+
Silo
Liquid
DF-15/M-9
90-100
600
Road mobile
Solid
DF-15A
850
Road Mobile
Solid
DF-15B
750
Road Mobile
Solid
DF-16
800
Road Mobile
Solid
DF-11/M-11
100-140
300
Road Mobile
Solid
DF-11A
600
Road mobile
Solid
JL-1
??
1700
SLBM
Solid
Retired?
JL-2
48
7000
SLBM
Solid
Type 094 submarines
CRUISE MISSILES
CJ-10/DH-10
1500
Multiple
Subsonic
LACM
YJ-63/KD-63
200
Air, H6 bomber
Subsonic
LACM
KD-88
200
Air
Subsonic
YJ-18
220-240
Multiple
Supersonic in Terminal
AShM, LACM
YJ-62
290-400
Multiple
Subsonic
AShM
YJ-7
25
Multiple
Subsonic
AShM
YJ-8/C-801
42
Multiple
Subsonic
AShM
YJ-82
42
Submarine
Subsonic
AShM
YJ-83
120
Multiple
Subsonic
AShM
YJ-83A/J
180
Multiple
Subsonic
AShM
YJ-91/KH-31P
110
Multiple
Supersonic
AShM, LACM Anti-radiation
YJ-100/KD-20
1500-2000
Air??/Land
Subsonic
LACM
AS-13/KH-59MK
115
Su-30MKK
Subsonic
AShM, LACM
SS-N-22 Moskit
240
Sovremenny ships
Supersonic
AShM, LACM
SS-N-27B Kalibr
200
Kilo Submarine
Supersonic
AShM, LACM
Changfeng
800
Land
Subsonic
LACM
STRATEGIC SUPPORT FORCE
This organisation seems to be heavily influenced by US Cyber Command and US Strategic Command. SSF was formed using Space, Cyber and Electronic Warfare units from CMC’s General Political Department GPD (formerly General Staff Department GSD), Political Work Department PWD (formerly General Political Department GPD), Equipment Development Department EDD (formerly General Armament Department GAD) and Logistics Support Department LSD (formerly General Logistics Department GLD). It’s also believed that some of the functions of these departments have been transferred to some PLA units too.
Chinese doctrine places emphasis on what they claim to be multi-dimensional war fighting capabilities which include new ways of non-kinetic warfare which include hacking of computer networks, space warfare, psychological warfare, political warfare, propaganda, data theft and espionage. In this regard, it’s more than just likely that CMC is actively indulging in corporate data theft as a way of warfare through Chinese companies and overseas citizens.
In peacetime, SSF is commanded by CMC’s Joint Staff Department Operations Bureau or it’s Joint Operations Command Center.
BASIC STRUCTURE OF SSFSSF Space Systems Department Units
- Strategic Support Force
Staff Department
Logistics Department
Equipment Department
Space Systems Department
Network Systems Department
Political Work Department.
Space Launch & Support
Space Base C4ISR
- Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
20th Testing and Training Base
Oldest and largest launch site, sole base for human spaceflight launches.
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center
25th Testing and Training Base
Satellites for sun-synchronous and low-earth orbits.
Xichang Satellite Launch Center
27th Testing and Training Base
Geosynchronous satellites. Maintains mobile tracking stations.
Wenchang Aerospace Launch Site
Long March 5 heavy rockets and National Defense University.
Telemetry Tracking and Control (TT&C)
- Aerospace Reconnaissance Bureau : Space based surveillance, reconnaissance and intelligence gathering.
Satellite Communications Main Station: Space based communications.
Satellite Positioning Main Station: Military use of Beidou navigation System
- 23rd Test & Training Base.
26th Testing and Training Base.
Xi’an Satellite Control Center: Telemetry, tracking and control network
Beijing Aerospace Flight Control Center : Manned spaceflight program
China Satellite Maritime Tracking & Control Department: Maritime TT&C for space launches & ICBM tests. Has Yuanwang tracking ship.
SSF Network Systems Departments UnitsLOGISTICS
- Operations & Administration
Regional Satellite Station, Hainan (Could be in SSD)
Satellite Main Station, Beijing (Could be in SSD)
Electronic Countermeasure Center
Beidaihe ECM Brigade Detachment
Langfang ECM Brigade Detachment, Yingtan
Electronic Countermeasure Brigade, Langfang
Electronic Countermeasure Brigade, Beidaihe
4th PLA HQ. (Transferred to JSD as Network Electronic Bureau)
54th Research Institute
Electrical Engineering Institute. (Renamed National University of Defense Technology Electronic Countermeasures Institute)
In March 2016, PLA renamed General Logistics Department (GLD) as CMC’s Logistics Support Department (LSD) and created Joint Logistics Support Force (JLSF). Logistics management which includes training infrastructure and resource management is now done by LSD. JLSF plans and executes integrated joint logistics support for combat.
Central Military Commission (CMC)
- Wuhan Joint Logistics Support Base
Wuxi Joint Logistics Support Centre (Eastern TC)
Guilin Joint Logistics Support Centre (Southern TC)
Xining Joint Logistics Support Centre (Western TC)
Shenyang Joint Logistics Support Centre (Northern TC)
Zhengzhou Joint Logistics Support Centre (Central TC)
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