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The Russia-Ukraine war and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict have shown us that in the information age, modern warfare has also undergone earth-shaking changes.
The characteristics of informationization, automation, and intellectualization highlighted by modern warfare are also announcing to all countries in the world that it is special.
The mainland has also carried out a reform of its military system in accordance with the conclusions drawn from the analysis of modern warfare.
From the original naval, land, air, rocket, and strategic support forces, it has become a new "four + four" layout.
Among them, the Strategic Support Force was abolished by the Central Military Commission on April 19, 2024, and replaced by the Military Space Force, the Cyberspace Force, the Information Support Force, and the Joint Logistics Support Force.
Among them, the navy, land, air force, and rocket forces form the "four major services," all of which are at the level of a major theater of war.
The brand-new military space forces, cyberspace troops, information support units, and joint logistics support units form the "four major arms," all of which belong to the sub-theater level.
Behind this strategic readjustment is the far-sighted thinking of China's Central Military Commission.
In the face of today's increasingly complex international situation and the surging modern battlefield of war.
The mainland army must constantly adapt to new battlefields, new environments, new opponents, and new challenges, and constantly improve its own combat level.
"Modern Warfare"
The reform of the mainland's military system was not achieved overnight, but was the result of far-reaching consideration and comprehensive analysis.
Modern warfare is no longer just a single contest between armies, but a fierce confrontation in many fields such as politics, economy, and culture.
These frictions and conflicts are more prominent in the characteristics of informatization, intelligence, and speed.
Whoever has priority access to information, air supremacy, and sea supremacy will be able to be one step ahead of the opponent and formulate the next plan.
Then through tactical analysis and automated weaponry, victory in the battle is achieved at the lowest cost.
The Russo-Ukrainian war is a mirror of modern warfare, when all conventional tricks are exhausted.
Russia and Ukraine have begun to put high-tech weapons on the battlefield.
It can be seen that Russia itself has its own high-tech weapons.
Ukraine, on the other hand, uses modern weapons and equipment provided by Europe and the United States.
The Russia-Ukraine war and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict have fully demonstrated the particularity and advantages and disadvantages of modern warfare.
Today's mode of warfare is changing from a head-to-head confrontation in the past to an intelligent and fast information-based war.
It can be seen that on the Russian-Ukrainian battlefield, tanks have not been eliminated because of the changes of the times.
Instead, it needs to be coordinated with other arms to get the most out of the tank.
As well as the diverse offensive modes and capabilities of UAVs, UAVs are now more important than manned aircraft.
Multiple missions such as reconnaissance, strike, jamming and so on highlight the advantages of UAVs.
However, the shortcomings of UAVs are also very obvious, stealth, anti-interference and speed are still problems faced by UAVs.
And these can also analyze the importance of air supremacy on the battlefield.
At the beginning of the war, Russia relied on air power to strike facilities in Ukraine and made substantial progress.
However, Russia's negligence in air supremacy in the later period led Ukraine to find a direction to target.
The use of surface-to-air missiles has shot down a lot of Russian warplanes, and Ukraine has also achieved phased successes at certain times, thus affecting the entire battlefield.
It can be seen that the influence of air power is very important, but it is also very limited.
And in the final analysis, these are because of the fundamental information brake power, so that Ukraine has an opportunity.
On the other hand, Ukraine has the blessing of the powerful information department of the United States and the help of many veteran NATO military brains.
This allowed Ukraine to achieve the information gap game for the first time and win a certain substantive effect on the battlefield.
In the struggle for air supremacy, the Su-30 and Su-35 are among the most advanced fighters in Russia.
The excellent radar system and propulsion system on board the fighter gave him an absolute advantage.
During the battle, several Ukrainian MiG-29 fighters were successfully shot down.
And in the battle, AWACS aircraft also showed an important role.
A number of AWACS aircraft were deployed at the airfield in eastern Russia as a command center in the air theater.
AWACS aircraft can not only provide strong support for air combat, but also be a perception platform for the entire battlefield state.
Excellent radar equipment and communications equipment can grasp the enemy's movements at the first time and provide accurate guidelines for operational command.
Ukraine's use of the United States' Starlink low-orbit communication satellites can ensure that Ukraine can collect first-hand intelligence at hand.
Then, through the analysis of big data, the obtained intelligence sources, only through a photo of the social platform, the geographical location, release time, personnel status, etc., can be analyzed, and then quickly carry out firepower strikes.
The bombed Russian boot camp and the training ground for Ukrainian Western mercenaries are typical examples.
This also reflects the importance of cyber security and its important strategic significance.
The importance of information and cyber attacks was felt when Iran hit back at Israel at the beginning of the month.
Before Iran launched its missiles, Iran used cyberattacks to deprive cities of power at the sites of the strikes.
An air-definite system without electricity is just a pile of scrap metal, which makes the Iranian strike very successful.
In this regard, the mainland has divided its cyberspace forces, which are mainly engaged in cyber defense and offense.
Cyber attacks carried out by hostile forces are more like viruses in the air.
While prescribing the right medicine according to the characteristics of the virus, it is also necessary to strengthen one's own body to resist unknown risks.
The "four+four" model that the Chinese People's Liberation Army now forms is a new and diversified structure.
Compared with the military structure of Europe and the West, the mainland is already far ahead of the rest in this military transformation.
The newly divided military space forces, cyberspace units, and information support units will be able to face a more diverse combat situation.
The subdivision of accusations can bring about a qualitative change in the form of the battlefield, and victory is also a matter of an instant.
Compared with the past, the previous combat mode was more homogeneous, there was a lag in information, reconnaissance was risky, and intelligence planning lacked consistency.
Every aspect will affect the direction of the war, and this reform of the military system has solved all these problems.
Therefore, at this critical point in time, the mainland PLA has taken the lead in optimizing the military system, which is undoubtedly to minimize future risks.
Many evil forces that are ready to stir in the dark will be afraid of them.
Today's battlefield has entered the age of informationization, and the PLA units are also leading the world and taking the lead in stepping into the reform of informationization.
Resources:
Global Network: Ministry of National Defense: The Chinese People's Liberation Army has formed a new type of military arms structure layout2024-04-19
Heilongjiang Daily:
Recognize the importance and urgency of promoting the reform of the military policy system and establish and improve the system of socialist military policy with Chinese characteristics2024-04-10