People's Liberation Army General Armaments Department (GAD; ) was founded in April 1998 and is in charge of equipping and arming the
People's Liberation Army
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the principal military force of the China, People's Republic of China and the armed wing of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The PLA consists of five Military branch, service branches: the People's ...
, as well as overseeing and improving military technology. It is one of the four "general departments" that fall under the
Central Military Commission. Various space launch sites across the country also fall under its jurisdiction.
The department was disbanded in January 2016 and the new agency,
Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission is founded.
Structure
Director
*General
Zhang Youxia (since October 2012)
Deputy Directors
*Lt. General Liu Guozhi (Since December 2010)
*Lt. General
Zhang Yulin (Since 2011)
*Lt. General Niu Hongguang (Since July 2009)
*Lt. General Liu Sheng (Since May 2012)
*Lt. General Wang Li
Political Commissar
*General
Wang Hongyao (since July 2011)
Deputy Political Commissar
*Lt. General Chai Shaoliang (December 2014)
Discipline Inspection Department
Directly Subordinated Organs Work Department
*Liaison Department
*Organization Department
*Propaganda Department
*Security Department
Human spaceflight
The
human spaceflight
Human spaceflight (also referred to as manned spaceflight or crewed spaceflight) is spaceflight with a crew or passengers aboard a spacecraft, often with the spacecraft being operated directly by the onboard human crew. Spacecraft can also be ...
effort of the PRC is conducted by the
China Manned Space Engineering Office, which is a special department within the General Armaments Department.
References
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