CRITICAL ROLE OF SUPPORT FORCES (CYBER, SPACE, INFORMATION - HYBRID WARFARE) - SSF TO ISF TRANSITION - PERSONNEL CHANGES IN ROCKET AND SUPPORT FORCES AND HOW IT SUPPORTS BROADER PLA GOALS - SAN ZHANG (PSYCHOLOGICAL, MEDIA AND LEGAL WARFARE STRATEGIES) - IMPACT FOR INDIA AND TAIWAN - NETWORK-CENTRIC OPERATIONS AND DRONES - CHALLENGES TO RESTRUCTURING
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Abstract
In April 2024, the Central Military Commission (CMC) of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) announced the formation of a new Information Support Force (ISF)- resulting in the dissolution of the PLA’s Strategic Support Force (SSF), which was established in 2015. Apart from the creation of the ISF, SSF’s Aerospace Systems and Network Systems departments were re-designated as the Aerospace Force (ASF) and Cyberspace Force (CSF), respectively- all three bodies now report directly to the CMC. With this new restructuring, the PLA now counts ‘four services’ (the army, navy, air force and rocket force) and the four arms (ISF, ASF, CSF and the Joint Logistics Support Force [JLSF]). This dissolution of the SSF and branding of the ISF needs to be seen in the context of the PLA’s broader goals of becoming a “World Class Military” by mid-century and “military strategic guidelines for the new era” which calls for the shift towards “intelligentisation”, by leveraging disruptive technologies in military applications
Publication Date
12-1-2024
Recommended Citation
Jash, Amrita Dr, "CRITICAL ROLE OF SUPPORT FORCES (CYBER, SPACE, INFORMATION - HYBRID WARFARE) - SSF TO ISF TRANSITION - PERSONNEL CHANGES IN ROCKET AND SUPPORT FORCES AND HOW IT SUPPORTS BROADER PLA GOALS - SAN ZHANG (PSYCHOLOGICAL, MEDIA AND LEGAL WARFARE STRATEGIES) - IMPACT FOR INDIA AND TAIWAN - NETWORK-CENTRIC OPERATIONS AND DRONES - CHALLENGES TO RESTRUCTURING" (2024). Faculty work. 222.
https://impressions.manipal.edu/faculty-work/222
