People’s Liberation Army

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China’s New Hybrid-Electric Tanks Demonstrating Improved Performance

By David Anderson | 03/12/2026 | Comments Off on China’s New Hybrid-Electric Tanks Demonstrating Improved Performance

China’s fielding last year of the new ZTZ-100 hybrid-electric medium tank and development of a hybrid variant of the established…

China Expanding Joint Forces Training Centers and OPFOR

By Kevin O'Connell | 02/11/2026 | Comments Off on China Expanding Joint Forces Training Centers and OPFOR

The People’s Liberation Army is a learning adversary rapidly improving its lethality, flexibility, and command and control through high-intensity realistic…

PLA Army Political Officer System Presents Vulnerabilities

By Kevin O'Connell | 12/11/2025 | Comments Off on PLA Army Political Officer System Presents Vulnerabilities

Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Army political officers play a significant role in the command and control (C2) of PLA…

China’s People’s Liberation Army Heavy Combined Arms Battalion Positional Defense Threat Template

By Kevin O'Connell | 12/04/2025 | Comments Off on China’s People’s Liberation Army Heavy Combined Arms Battalion Positional Defense Threat Template

This template outlines a PLA heavy combined arms battalion employing a positional defense to enhance situational awareness and defensive capabilities.…

Know the Threat: People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Group Army Enabling Capabilities Poster

By David Anderson | 11/24/2025 | Comments Off on Know the Threat: People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Group Army Enabling Capabilities Poster

GTA 20-10-006 provides a quick recognition guide to the PLA group army enabling capabilities. It is very large and will…

China’s People’s Liberation Army Heavy Infantry Company Positional Defense Threat Template

By Kevin O'Connell | 11/19/2025 | Comments Off on China’s People’s Liberation Army Heavy Infantry Company Positional Defense Threat Template

This template outlines a PLA heavy infantry company employing a positional defense. Tactical Formation and Structure: Platoon Alignment: The company is…

People’s Liberation Army Challenges in the OE

By Kevin O'Connell | 11/19/2025 | Comments Off on People’s Liberation Army Challenges in the OE

China employs warfighting approaches centered on achieving information dominance, disaggregating the U.S. Joint Force, and exploiting strengths in sense, strike,…

T2COM OE Threat Assessment 1-1, How China Fights in Large-Scale Combat Operations

By Kevin O'Connell | 11/05/2025 | Comments Off on T2COM OE Threat Assessment 1-1, How China Fights in Large-Scale Combat Operations

This paper is the first in a series that builds upon the work presented in T2COM Pamphlet 525-92, The Operational…

Exploiter Series: Sociocultural Exploitation of Bangladesh

By Kevin O'Connell | 09/26/2025 | Comments Off on Exploiter Series: Sociocultural Exploitation of Bangladesh

This analysis, based on the Exploitable Conditions Framework (ECF), examines the systemic vulnerabilities in Bangladesh that allow state and non-state…

New Zealand’s Partnership Strategy in Southwest Pacific Offers Alternative to Chinese Influence Efforts

By Kevin O'Connell | 09/25/2025 | Comments Off on New Zealand’s Partnership Strategy in Southwest Pacific Offers Alternative to Chinese Influence Efforts

China is attempting to build influence with island nations in the Southwest Pacific by presenting itself as a convenient partner…