Information Technology and China's Naval Modernization

Abstract

In recent years, the modernization of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has become a high priority for senior Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leaders and high-ranking military officers. This growing urgency about modernization is focused largely, but by no means exclusively, on a possible conflict over Taiwan. At the same time, the navy must be prepared for a wider range of missions, including the protection of maritime resources and energy security issues. These missions drive PLAN requirements, not only for the new platforms China is putting into service with the navy, but also for command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities. Within this context, enhancing PLAN information technology and communications capabilities is seen as critical to China's overall naval modernization program.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA516746

Entities

People

  • Andrew S. Erickson
  • Michael S. Chase

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ballistic Missile Submarines
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Information Systems
  • Military Forces (Foreign)
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Navies (Foreign)
  • Navigation
  • Navy
  • Three Dimensional
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control