Systems Confrontation and System Destruction Warfare: How the Chinese People's Liberation Army Seeks to Wage Modern Warfare

Abstract

This report reflects an attempt to understand current thinking in the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) regarding system of systems and systems warfare, as well as current methods of war fighting. It also serves as a guidebook to the already substantial number of systems and systems-related concepts that abound in PLA sources. By examining numerous Chinese-language materials, this report (1) explores how the PLA understands systems confrontation and comprehends prosecuting system destruction warfare, (2) identifies the components of the PLAs own operational system by looking at the various potential subsystem components and how they are connected, and (3) examines selected PLA operational systems identified in PLA literature and envisioned by the PLA to prosecute its campaigns, such as the firepower warfare operational system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2018
Accession Number
AD1085328

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey Engstrom

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Combat Areas
  • Command And Control
  • Computer Networks
  • Defense Systems
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Early Warning Systems
  • Health Services
  • Information Systems
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Precision-Guided Munitions
  • Reconnaissance Satellites
  • Warfare
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Systems Analysis and Design