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Hot off the presses and fresh from the #CASI Conference 2026, here is the 5th Edition of the #PLA #Aerospace Primer. airuniversity.af.edu/CASI/Di…

PLA Aerospace Power: A Primer on Trends in China’s Military Air, Space

Introduction and Strategic Context     Over the past twelve months, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has deepened a force structure built around four services, the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Rocket

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Check out The Achilles’ Heel of Self-Reliance: China’s “Chokepoint” Technologies at airuniversity.af.edu/CASI/Di…

The Achilles’ Heel of Self-Reliance: China’s “Chokepoint” Technologies

As China races ahead in technological development and its competition with the U.S. in cutting-edge technologies intensifies, Chinese and American policy makers are both keenly interested in better

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CASI's PLA Fundamentals Course 27-29 Oct 2026 - mailchi.mp/1cd242dc0f38/casi…
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The latest Thoughts From The Chairman #TFTC The Side That Thinks Faster Wins available at airuniversity.af.edu/CASI/Di…

TFTC: The Side That Thinks Faster Wins

Every era of warfare is defined by a struggle for advantage. There was a time when military power depended primarily upon manpower. Later, industrial capacity became decisive. The information age

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Find out about The Pursuit of Optimization in the People’s Liberation Army #PLA Operational Planning Research: Patterns and Implications at airuniversity.af.edu/CASI/Di…

The Pursuit of Optimization in the People’s Liberation Army Operationa

The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is more than two decades invested in developing deeply methodological and mathematical approaches to managing war. Consistent with overall Central Military

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The #PLA is advancing rapidly in #Space Warfare, read about The PLA’s Updated Space Operations Textbook: What You Need to Know in CASI's article at airuniversity.af.edu/CASI/Di…

The PLA’s Updated Space Operations Textbook: What You Need to Know

    The People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA’s) Academy of Military Sciences (AMS) and National Defense University (NDU) both publish a series of authoritative textbooks that the PLA uses to train its

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Learn about The Global Footprint of #China's #Defense Labs: Contacts and Collaborations with Foreign Institutions in CASI's report at airuniversity.af.edu/CASI/Di…

The Global Footprint of China's Defense Labs: Contacts and Collaborati

This report and its accompanying data were drawn from a larger dataset compiling information on the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) Defense S&T Key Lab (DSTKL) system. Defense S&T Key Labs

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Learn about Entangled #Deterrence: #China’s Strategic Expansion and the New Strategic Reality in @CASI_Research's latest article from @B_Mulvaney at airuniversity.af.edu/CASI/Di…

Entangled Deterrence: China’s Strategic Expansion and the New Strategi

Renewed investment in nuclear capabilities, including the RAF's return to the airborne nuclear role and the modernization and expansion of allied deterrent forces, reflects the reality that nuclear

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Read our latest Thoughts From the Chairman #TFTC: Building the Foundations of a Strong Nation: On Advanced Materials, Modern Industry, and National Defense, available on the @CASI_Research website airuniversity.af.edu/CASI/
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CASI's PLA Fundamentals Course 1-3 Sep 2026 - mailchi.mp/1be6064664f4/casi…
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Check out how the #PLA Arms provide Tactical Support to Joint Warfighting: PLA Aerospace Force #PLAASF in the first in a series of conference reports at airuniversity.af.edu/CASI/Di…

PLA Arms’ Tactical Support to Joint Warfighting: PLA Aerospace Force

This paper is one of four papers written for the China Aerospace Studies Institute (CASI) 2026 Biennial Conference panel on the “People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA’s) Arms’ Tactical Support to Joint

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Learn about #PRC Research on #AI-Enabled “Intercept Avoid” Technologies For #Hypersonic Missiles for the #PLA in a CASI article at airuniversity.af.edu/CASI/Di…

PRC Research on AI-Enabled “Intercept Avoid” Technologies For Hyperson

The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Dongfeng-17 (DF-17) and Dongfeng-27 (DF-27) Hypersonic Glide Vehicles (HGVs) can maneuver in flight to amplify threat potential, yet questions remain about how

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Find out about #PRC Research on Kill Chains and Kill Webs in CASI's latest report from our partners at CNA. airuniversity.af.edu/CASI/Di…
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Learn about #Corruption in the People's Liberation Army #PLA at: airuniversity.af.edu/CASI/Di…

Corruption in the People’s Liberation Army

       In late January 2026, the Chinese Ministry of National Defense (MND) announced the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) investigation of Zhang Youxia, first Vice Chairman of the Central Military

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#Xi is digging new holes. Learn about what the #PLA is doing in @CASI_Research ‘s article by Eli Tirk New Silo Type Built at 1st Test and Training District in Jilantai at airuniversity.af.edu/CASI/Di…

New Silo Type Built at 1st Test and Training District in Jilantai

The People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF) has constructed an unknown type of fixed launch system at the 1st Test and Training District in Jilantai that appears capable of launching multiple

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CASI Quarterly Update #2 for 2026 - mailchi.mp/b09c2f0f43a4/casi…
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Check out what the #PLA is doing for Manned-Unmanned Teaming the CASI’s latest article airuniversity.af.edu/CASI/Di…

9th Aviation Brigade Likely Validates Manned-Unmanned Teaming Combat M

The People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has likely made significant progress in developing effective manned-unmanned teaming (MUMT) concepts and employment tactics. As early as 2024, combat

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Learn about #China’s #SEAD Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses Tactics and Doctrine on CASI’s website at airuniversity.af.edu/CASI/Di…

China's SEAD Tactics & Doctrine

Modern air warfare has demonstrated air superiority can no longer be assumed, even by technologically advanced militaries. The proliferation of mobile, networked, and resilient air defense systems has

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Check out CASI's Shock Wave, a #UsefulFiction about the future of hypersonics and what we need to be doing now to make sure we can have the future we want and need. airuniversity.af.edu/CASI/Di…

CASI's "SHOCK WAVE" - a Useful Fiction about the future of hypersonics

Useful Fiction, is an analytical tool that deliberately blends rigorous nonfiction research with engaging storytelling. It bridges the gap between academic reports and creative narrative to help

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Check out CASI's Shock Wave, a #UsefulFiction about the future of hypersonics and what we need to be doing now to make sure we can have the future we want and need. airuniversity.af.edu/CASI/Di…

CASI's "SHOCK WAVE" - a Useful Fiction about the future of hypersonics

Useful Fiction, is an analytical tool that deliberately blends rigorous nonfiction research with engaging storytelling. It bridges the gap between academic reports and creative narrative to help

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