The three new areas of warfare, which constitute cyber, electronic and space domains, have been adopted well by the Chinese PLA.
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The PLA will neutralise the ‘predominance of the defence’ in high altitude terrain by not getting involved in “close infantry combat” over unfavourable terrain. If at all it chooses to use force, its pattern of attack will be driven by high-end technology with overwhelming use of PGMs, cyber and electronic warfare. The much romanticised ‘blood and guts’ close combat is a relic of the last century.
Depending on the military aim and level of operations, a PGM-based air and missile campaign may precede the ground attack along with cyber and electronic counter measures to neutralise the command and control systems of formations/units and weapon systems.
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This is exactly why the army needs a robust and modern air defence system in order to neutralise their PGM capability. The Chinese can do all the cyber and electronic attacks they want, it's the PGMs and missiles, actual hard kill capability, that we really have to stop.
QRSAM can stop helicopters, PGMs and cruise missiles. MRSAM can do everything the QRSAM can do, and at higher altitudes, so even fighter jets, and also TBMs and SRBMs.
Without modern SAMs, the IA is going to be a sitting duck against modern PGMs.
