Science and Technology Association on April 10 for the first time issued a "weapons science and technology disciplines Development Report." The report cited the development of advanced weapons, the Department, also admitted the existence and the gap between developed countries. However, the Western media that China has been able to develop long-range anti-missile system, and that secret Chinese military recently conducted an intensive anti-missile intercept test, which tested a large number of missile attacks, and repeated use of self-development of China's missile both simulated and live-block.
Out the pros and cons of Chinese weapons

This report shows that the level of some Chinese weapons have advanced equipment available and the world to compete. China's armored device has established a complete system; armored vehicles, "mobility, firepower, protection," the three major performance has been improved; in the design method has to begin with independent intellectual property rights of imitation; in high-power diesel engine, fast burning, high- pressurized, high temperature cooling and other key technology research and application, has made armored main battle equipment, devices have to contend with the world advanced level.

In the guided weapons, the initial formation of the anti-tank missiles, terminal guidance artillery shells, artillery missiles, guided bombs in the series. Ammunition technology research focused on the bottom row / extended range rocket bombs, the end of semi-active laser guided projectile, non-lethal anti-personnel ammunition, ammunition information, ammunition, shooting accuracy and power, fuse technology, technology, and explosive. Especially the bottom row by process technology, trajectory correction techniques, to wear (broken) A bomb technology has reached international advanced level.

Underwater weapons technology, including torpedoes, mines and depth charges of research. Reported that the torpedo technology breakthroughs are: Torpedo design, drag reduction and noise reduction, navigation and control, propulsion, self-guided and fuze technology and so on.

Weapons research in information technology, China is in the world in many aspects: in command and control system, mainly in the tactical battle command automation weapons, field air defense command and management of digital information; in detection and identification technology, China's laser ruby laser rangefinder range finder and the performance in the world.

According to Hong Kong, "Wen Wei Po," April 12 coverage, this report does not avoid the gap between developed countries. Such as China artillery in automation, digitization, etc., with the world advanced countries have a certain gap. Chinese military combat model is still in the platform-centric warfare began to change in network-centric early command and control system, various types of equipment not yet fully formed integrated coordination mechanism, it is difficult to achieve interoperability. In addition, information technology equipment with the developed countries there is a large gap.

Taking into account existing deficiencies, the report suggested that China should further expand the guns, electric guns and reconnaissance / new concepts such as mine-armed robot weapons. In addition, because management responsibilities are not clearly separated, affecting the development of China's aviation products. To this end, the report recommends the expansion of the current National Space Administration, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and given the overall planning responsibility for the development of aerospace technology.

Precision strike capability of Western attention to China

Interestingly, the United States, "Aviation Week" April 8 papers on the detailed analysis of the level of Chinese weapons. The article said that China is developing for the precision strike weapons. This shows that the PLA is trying to enhance applications such as C4ISR (command, control, communications, computer technology, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) systems for a class of information technology to comprehensively improve the performance of weapons systems.

China's anti-satellite system has demonstrated its ability to develop long-range anti-missile system (ABM). At the recent Defense Exhibition in Abu Dhabi, the Chinese sources, they have on the new FD-2000-air missile system, anti-tactical ballistic missile (ATBM) intercept test. FD-2000 emerged from the early to take a passive missile guidance mode FT-2000-type anti-aircraft missiles. These new air defense missile in China has grown in service, a series of introduction of Russian-made air defense missiles S-300PMU-1/PMU-2 effective supplement. These missiles China has propped up a strong air defense network.

Capabilities for precision strikes but also in new ballistic missiles. China, a new type of intercontinental ballistic missiles equipped with nuclear warheads smaller combat accuracy is greatly improved. Another 1.2 million km range DF-31A intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) with vehicle emission model, can effectively evade anti-missile system to intercept. Medium-range and short-range ballistic missile accuracy is also greatly improved. The United States and Japan has been concerned about China's anti-ship ballistic missile R & D projects with a range of 2,400 kilometers and can carry terminal guidance warhead DF-21 missiles, and a range of 600 km DF-15 with anti-ship missiles are operational capability.