PLARF

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:anniversary July 1
gptkbp:branch gptkb:People's_Liberation_Army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Xu_Xisheng
gptkbp:commandStructure directly under Central Military Commission
gptkbp:country gptkb:China
gptkbp:emblem PLARF emblem
gptkbp:established 2015
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:People's_Liberation_Army_Rocket_Force
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Beijing
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Beijing
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label PLARF
gptkbp:motto Loyalty, Precision, Safety, Victory
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Rocket_Force
gptkbp:notableEvent participation in military parades
deployment of anti-ship ballistic missiles
development of MIRV technology
development of road-mobile ICBMs
expansion of missile silos in western China
increased nuclear warhead stockpile
introduction of hypersonic missiles
major expansion in 2010s
reorganized from Second Artillery Corps in 2015
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:People's_Liberation_Army
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Second_Artillery_Corps
gptkbp:primaryMission strategic deterrence
conventional precision strike
nuclear second-strike capability
gptkbp:responsibleFor China's land-based ballistic missiles
China's nuclear missile arsenal
conventional missile forces
gptkbp:role nuclear deterrence
strategic missile force
conventional missile operations
gptkbp:size estimated 120,000 personnel
gptkbp:subordinateUnit 中国共产党中央委员会
gptkbp:type strategic missile force
gptkbp:weapon gptkb:DF-41_ICBM
gptkb:DF-16_SRBM
gptkb:CJ-10_cruise_missile
gptkb:DF-15_SRBM
gptkb:DF-17_hypersonic_missile
gptkb:DF-21_MRBM
gptkb:DF-26_IRBM
gptkb:DF-31_ICBM
gptkb:DF-5_ICBM
gptkbp:website http://www.81.cn/hlj/index.htm
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:People's_Liberation_Army_Rocket_Force
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5