China’s leader has also fired General Li Yuchao, the head of the PLA’s Rocket Force unit — which is responsible for the country’s rocket and missile systems — as well as his deputy.

The PLA and the CMC have witnessed utter turmoil in the past two years. From the purges of two former defense ministers, Li ... Force, as well as the suspension or rotation of former Rocket ...

Li’s case, in particular, was connected to corrupt procurement of military equipment, Reuters reported. Many of those ousted earlier were connected to the PLA Rocket Force – an elite arm of ...

LI YUCHAO AND XU ZHONGBO, EX-ROCKET FORCE LEADERS Another military general missing-in-action is Li Yuchao, 60, who was put in charge of China’s conventional and nuclear missiles in January last ...

former agriculture minister Tang Renjian and former rocket force commander Li Yuchao.

Zhang Yishuang, an expert on PLA Air Force recruitment, said the AI system was now deeply integrated into the process, enabling technology to interpret physical data while human experts focused on ...

showing Air Force Master Sgt. Eric Burks reenlisting as a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket takes off from the launchpad. Burks currently serves as Space Launch Delta 30 Public Affairs superintendent ...

Artist’s illustration of Rocket Lab’s spacecraft for the U.S. Space Force’s Tactically Responsive Space mission, VICTUS HAZE. Credit: Rocket Lab The program will demonstrate Rocket Lab’s ...