Special Mission Aircraft and Unmanned Systems

Abstract

This military capability (MILCAP) study focuses on special mission aircraft and unmanned systems that may operate from seven Chinese island-reef outposts in the South China Sea (SCS). These SCS MILCAP studies provide a survey of military technologies and systems on Chinese-claimed island-reefs in the Spratly Islands, approximately 1,300 kilometers (700 nautical miles) south of Hong Kong (see Figure 1). These Chinese outposts have become significant People's Liberation Army (PLA) bases that will enhance future Chinese military operations in the SCS, an area where Beijing has disputed territorial claims (see Appendix B). The SCS MILCAP series highlights a PLA informationized warfare strategy to gain and maintain information control in a military conflict.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 05, 2020
Accession Number
AD1128646

Entities

People

  • J. M. Dahm

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airborne Warning And Control System
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Antisubmarine Aircraft
  • Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
  • Command And Control
  • Control Systems
  • Electronic Countermeasures
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Radar
  • Surveillance
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Unmanned Systems
  • Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Urban Planning and Geography.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs