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Modernisation of PLAGF s Xinjiang Military Command continues apace
17 May 2021
by Samuel Cranny-Evans & Gabriel Dominguez
The modernisation and mechanisation of the People s Liberation Army Ground Force s (PLAGF s) Xinjiang Military Command continues at a fast pace, with Chinese media revealing on 16 May that Xinjiang recently received elements of a medium combined arms battalion, including dozens of ZLB-09 (also known as Type 09)-series 8×8 platforms.
A screengrab from footage released by CCTV on 16 May of a recently held ceremony showing elements of a medium combined arms battalion entering service with the PLAGF’s Xinjiang Military Command. (CCTV)
Broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) released footage of an induction ceremony for about 70 protected wheeled platforms, including at least 14 ZTL-11 direct-fire-support vehicles armed with a 105 mm gun.
PLAGF s Xinjiang Military Command operating ZBL-09 IFV
by Gabriel Dominguez & Samuel Cranny-Evans
Chinese state-owned media revealed on 12 May that the People’s Liberation Army Ground Force’s (PLAGF’s) Xinjiang Military Command has begun operating the China North Industries Group Corporation (Norinco) ZBL-09 (also known as Type 09) infantry fighting vehicle (IFV).
The platform is the latest in a series of modern military assets delivered to the command in recent months: an indication of the fast pace at which it is being modernised.
A screengrab from footage released by CCTV on 12 May showing a ZBL-09 IFV taking part in a live-fire exercise held near the Karakoram mountain range. CCTV revealed that this IFV type is now in service with the PLAGF’s Xinjiang Military Command. (CCTV)
PLAGF brigade under Xinjiang Military Command receives new PHL-03 MRLs
10 May 2021
by Gabriel Dominguez & Mark Cazalet
Chinese state-owed media has revealed that an artillery brigade with the People’s Liberation Army Ground Force’s (PLAGF’s) Xinjiang Military Command has received new PHL-03 multiple rocket launchers (MRLs).
A screengrab from CCTV footage released on 8 May showing that 10 new PHL-03 MRLs, along with support vehicles, recently entered service with a unit under the PLAGF’s Xinjiang Military Command. (CCTV)
Broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) released footage on 8 May showing these MRLs, along with support vehicles, being inducted in a ceremony held recently on a plateau at an undisclosed location at an altitude of 5,200 m above sea level.