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  • CASI Director testimony to the USCC

    Click here to see the testimony of CASI's Director, Dr. Brendan S. Mulvaney, at the February 2018 hearing of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.

  • PLA Naval Aviation Training and Operations

    This report examines the roles, missions and developments in training within the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) People’s Liberation Army Navy’s (PLAN) Naval Aviation branch.  Naval Aviation provides the PLAN with its own air capability independent of the PLA Air Force (PLAAF). Historically,

  • PLAAF Operations Over Water

    Full Report Available- Click Here        As China’s national interests grow globally and the Chinese government seeks to enforce its territorial claims in Asia, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is increasingly called upon to secure and protect these interests. Overwhelmingly, these interests

  • China’s Approach to ADIZ in Theory and Practice

    Click Here for the Full ReportIn November 2013, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) declared an air defense identification zone (ADIZ) in the East China Sea (ECS). Even after the immediate backlash from the United States and Japan, the zone’s legitimacy, legality, implementation, and purpose have

  • CASI Participates in the CAPS-RAND-NDU Conference on PLA

    Dr. Mulvaney and Mr. Allen were both invited to be speakers at the annual CAPS-RAND-NDU confernce, which was held in Taipei this year.  This year's conference focused on the continuing PLA Reforms.Conference participants, including Mr. Allen and Dr. Mulvaney, with Defense Minister Feng.  

  • PLAAF Reogranization renaming continues

    One of our translators just found an article from the 24 July 2017 Kongjun Bao about an Eastern Theater Command Air Force air brigade that has a Staff Department instead of a Headquarters Department.So it looks like the change has gone down to at least the division and brigade levels now, which

  • CASI Conference 2018

    CASI intends to hold its 2018 conference in Mid-May, likely Friday the 18th, 2018, in the D.C. area, likely at National Defense University.We are still working on the details, speakers, and logistics, so please check back often for details.  We will publish them here as they become available.Likely

  • CASI participates in the US-Taiwan Business Council Defense Conference

    CASI participated in the U.S.-Taiwan Business Council Defense Conference in Princeton, NJ.  This was Mr. Allen's 14th time participating in the conference (out of 16 total).  This year, Dr. Mulvaney presented on a panel discussing conventional threats.  He discussed the current threats facing

  • CASI participates in the Jamestown Foundation PLA conference

    CASI was honored to be asked to participate in the 2017 China Defense and Security Conference hosted by the Jamestown Foundation.  Dr. Mulvaney and Mr. Allen served on the first panel of the conference, which examined "The PLA at 90", from the Air, Ground, and Sea perspectives. We would like to

  • CASI Periodicals Project

    The Chinese Military Periodicals Database Consulting Project will leverage open source native language (simplified Mandarin Chinese) periodicals to catalog, research, and provide a better understanding of Chinese Aerospace activities.  This shall include, but is not limited to, the People’s

  • CASI 2017-18 Research Plan

    CASI's 2017-18 Research Agenda includes the following projects:1) How increased PRC air activities (primarily in the East China Sea) are impacting U.S., its allies, and partners.2) How / is the PRC using bombers for strategic messaging and/or deterrence. 3) What is the current state of, and near

  • AU hosts 2015 forum on PLAAF aerospace forces

    MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. --  Air University is hosting a forum Oct. 21 where China experts will give presentations on the current trends in China's aerospace forces, including the People's Liberation Army Air Forces. The forum is being presented by the China Aerospace Studies Institute and will