The PLA's Unmanned Aerial Systems: New Capabilities for a "New Era" of Chinese Military Power

Abstract

The Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) continues to work diligently on all aspects of their aerospace forces. This includes areas not only of traditional aircraft, but also in more modern, and some cutting edge, technologies. The UAV is one area in which the Peoples Republic of China, and the PLA in specific, has invested significant time and effort. While we recognize that the term unmanned is the common and official term, it is rather misleading in the fact that humans, at least up until today, still play a critical role in their operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 08, 2018
Accession Number
AD1082743

Entities

People

  • Elsa Kania

Organizations

  • China Aerospace Studies Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeronautical Engineering
  • Aerospace Industry
  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • China
  • Drones
  • Engineering
  • Information Systems
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Reconnaissance
  • Satellite Imaging
  • Social Media
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Warfare

Readers

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  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs
  • Space