Although China's domestic production rate of weapons is already the highest in Asia, this is undoubtedly a huge victory for the mainland's military industry. However, China still faces challenges in terms of technological advancement and combat capability.
Our experts believe that the problem of the relative lag of China's weapons technology can be boiled down to the following aspects:
Lack of technological innovation
China's military industry has relatively insufficient breakthroughs and innovations in some key technological fields. Compared with developed countries, our R&D investment and progress in high-end materials, electronic equipment and information systems need to be improved. In order to improve combat effectiveness, we must increase investment in research and development of key technologies and encourage scientific research personnel to carry out more in-depth exploration and innovation.
Limited joint combat capabilities
In the past, China's military power relied more on numerical superiority than on efficient joint combat capabilities. In modern warfare, joint operations are the key to victory. We need to further strengthen the exchange of information and coordinated operations between different weapon systems to improve the overall combat effectiveness.
Lack of practical experience
Compared with some developed countries, China's military combat experience is relatively insufficient. Actual combat experience is one of the best ways to test the performance of weapons and equipment, and is also an important basis for guiding military scientific research and improvement. In order to enhance our combat capability, we should strengthen military cooperation and exchanges with friendly and neighboring countries and accumulate more actual combat experience.
So, the challenges facing the Chinese military industry are obvious, but we also have directions to solve them:
Strengthen innovation in military science and technology
Only by speeding up military scientific and technological innovation and improving the ability of independent research and development of core technologies can China's arms manufacturing industry truly get rid of its dependence on technology and catch up with or even surpass the international advanced level. The government and enterprises should increase support for military scientific research institutions, provide more funds and resources, and create a more open and innovative scientific research environment.
Strengthen joint training and combat capabilities
It is indispensable to organize joint training and enhance the army's ability to coordinate operations. We should step up the optimization of the military command system, strengthen the supporting construction of information-based equipment, and improve the battlefield command and control capability, so that different weapon systems can cooperate with each other more efficiently and seamlessly.
Deepen military cooperation and exchanges
Carrying out more military cooperation and exchanges with friendly neighboring countries can help us accumulate actual combat experience, learn from advanced experience, and make up for our existing shortcomings. We should strengthen the sharing of experience with other countries and promote technological exchanges and common development.
We must realize that technological progress takes time, and it is not a day's work to enhance combat effectiveness. China's military industry is moving towards a higher goal, and I believe that with continuous efforts, our weapons and equipment will definitely move towards a more advanced and more combat-effective future!