Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission

Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission
中央军委装备发展部
Agency overview
Formed2016
TypeFunctional department of the Central Military Commission
JurisdictionPeople's Liberation Army
HeadquartersMinistry of National Defense compound ("August 1st Building"), Beijing
Agency executive
Parent agencyCentral Military Commission
Child agency
Websitewww.weain.mil.cn Edit this at Wikidata

The Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission [1] (Chinese: 中央军委装备发展部) is a major unit of deputy theater grade under the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China. It was founded on January 11, 2016, under Xi Jinping's military reforms.[2] The department mission is to coordinate, oversee, and foster the development and acquisition of military technology.[3] Gen. Zhang Youxia served as the first director. The current director is Xu Xueqiang. It also registers the patents related to military technology. The Manned Flight Office is also hosted there, meaning that the Department plays a critical role in the Chinese space program.[4]

  1. ^ "国防部新闻事务局官微发布中央军委机关英文译名". People's Daily Online. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
  2. ^ "Xi urges reorganized military organs to focus on winning wars". Xinhua. Archived from the original on January 11, 2016. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
  3. ^ 邹维荣 (2017-09-20). "铸盾砺剑不卸甲——军委装备发展部谋划推动武器装备体系建设综述". cpc.people.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  4. ^ "许学强已任中央军委装备发展部部长" (in Chinese). 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2023-03-13.

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