|The Chinese People’s Liberation Army’s UAV Project|
Notes 1 Mark Stokes and Ian Easton, “The Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Staff Department: Evolving Organization and Missions,” in Kevin Pollpeter (ed.) The PLA as an Organization: Volume 2.0 (Fairfax, VA: Defense Group Inc., forthcoming). Draft copy available from the authors upon request. Ian Easton and Mark Stokes, “China’s Evolving Electronic Intelligence Satellite Development: Implications for Air and Sea Operations,” Project 2049 Institute Occasional Paper, February 2010, accessible online at http://project2049.net/documents/china_electronic_intelligence_elint_satellite_developments_easton _stokes.pdf. 2
3 Mark Stokes and Ian Easton, “The Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Staff Department: Evolving Organization and Missions,” in Kevin Pollpeter (ed.) The PLA as an Organization: Volume 2.0 (Fairfax, VA: Defense Group Inc., forthcoming). Draft copy available from the authors upon request. 4 This assertion stems from data that indicates that the S&T Equipment Bureau Deputy Director Chen Gang (陈刚) is a leading GSD UAV authority. See Liao Mingzhu, “‘The Winged Elite Forces – The 2008 China UAV Conference’ Grandly Opens in Beijing [“尖兵之翼—2008中国无人机大会”在京隆重召开],” Yiqi Yibiao Shangqing [Instrument and Meter News], July 2008, F4. Accessible online at http://book.861718.com/Default.aspx?Elecyear=2008&Elecmonth=7&Elecpage=F4&newsid=1093#. 5 The GSD 55th Research Institute may also be known as the 61599 Unit and as the Beijing Institute of Information Technology [北京信息技术研究所]. For details on the 55th Research institute see “Debt Dispute Case between Beijing Golden Dragon Interior Decorating Engineering Company and Chinese PLA GSD 55th Research Institute [北京金龙日盛建筑装饰工程公司与中国人民解放军总参谋部第五十五研究所债务纠纷案],” 110 Online, October 15, 2008, at http://www.110.com/panli/panli_107236.html; Liao Mingzhu, “‘The Winged Elite Forces – The 2008 China UAV Conference’ Grandly Opens in Beijing [“尖兵之翼—2008中国无人机大会”在京隆重召开],” Yiqi Yibiao Shangqing [Instrument and Meter News], July 2008, F4. Accessible online at http://book.861718.com/Default.aspx?Elecyear=2008&Elecmonth=7&Elecpage=F4&newsid=1093#; and “GSD Research Institute [zongcanmoubu ge yanjiusou],” December 1, 2012, at http://www.360doc.com/content/12/1201/13/7503965_251363404.shtml. 6 The GSD Intelligence Department’s Tactical Reconnaissance Bureau [战术侦察局] may also be known as the Aerospace Reconnaissance Bureau [航天侦察局], it appears to be responsible for joint airborne reconnaissance operations and dissemination. As will be discussed further into the study, the Second Bureau may oversee at least one operational UAV regiment or brigade, based in Beijing’s northern suburb of Shahe. It is reported that this unit falls under the GSD Tactical Reconnaissance Bureau/Aerospace Reconnaissance Bureau. See “Debt Dispute Case between Beijing Golden Dragon Interior Decorating Engineering Company and Chinese PLA GSD 55th Research Institute [北京金龙日盛建筑装饰工程公司与中国人民解放军总参谋部第五十五研究所债务纠纷案],” 110 Online, October 15, 2008, at http://www.110.com/panli/panli_107236.html; “PLA Stealth UAV Crashes in Hebei [解放军隐形无人机河北坠毁],” Lianhe Zaobao [United Early News], August 25, 2011, at http://www.zaobao.com.sg/wencui/2011/08/hongkong110825c.shtml, accessed February 8, 2013; and Ian Easton and Mark Stokes, “China’s Evolving Electronic Intelligence Satellite Development: Implications for Air and Sea Operations,” Project 2049 Institute Occasional Paper, February 2010, accessible online at http://project2049.net/documents/china_electronic_intelligence_elint_satellite_developments_easton _stokes.pdf. 7 Mark Stokes and Ian Easton, “The Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Staff Department: Evolving Organization and Missions,” in Kevin Pollpeter (ed.) The PLA as an Organization: Volume 2.0 (Fairfax, VA: Defense Group Inc., forthcoming). Draft copy available from the authors upon request.