ASYMMETRIC DIALOGUE

China Defense Blog: PLA Army Aviation inducts two Z-18A medium transport helicopters into service. : "The Z-18 medium transport helicopter has been in service with the PLA Naval Aviation on-board of the aircraft carrier Liaoning, it has become the go-to helicopter platform for specialized missions ranging from airborne early warning (AEW), VIP transport, to anti-submarine warfare (ASW) since. After four years of extensive testing, the PLA Army Aviation (PLAAV or PLALH in Chinese) finally inducts her own Z-18A - army transport variant - into the 161st Air-Assault Brigade today. " Read More 'via Blog this'

Warfare Concept of the Future

“Multipolar world and the predominant role of non-state actors in war strategy have rendered obsolete many customary state doctrines. Realities traditionally acknowledged so far have assumed new names like asymmetric threat, psychological warfare, proxy war and multidimensional war. Irregular military practices employed by strictly unequal parties in the battleground and unbalanced international policies devised out of touch with the world are both the reason and the result of this outcome.” Muzaffer Ünsaldı Although major states have noticed this transformation of reality and acted accordingly, practical applications and conclusions are relative. Next generation warfare appeared in the conventional battleground and in the light of changing security perceptions. Dubbed as “Future War”, this exclusive view was distinct from all acknowledged combat capabilities. This perspective was intended for gathering the heavy bureaucracy under a single and modern organisation t