China confirms details of new tech improved PLA living conditions at border

China has made high-tech preparations for People’s Liberation Army (PLA) frontline troopers posted at excessive altitudes to advertise the troops’ preparation for struggle, the defence ministry mentioned on Thursday.

Defence ministry spokesperson Colonel Wu Qian shared particulars in regards to the new logistical preparations for PLA border troops with out naming India however the message is evident because it comes within the backdrop of the months-long border battle with India in japanese Ladakh.

The particulars shared by the navy officer additionally indicated that the Communist Party of China (CPC)-headed authorities is taking a look at an extended haul in border areas.

Wu was responding to a query on the month-to-month however restricted defence ministry briefing on Chinese media reviews, which mentioned that the PLA was utilizing high-tech means to enhance the coaching and residing situations of officers and males deployed for frontier defence at excessive altitudes.

“Recently, the Logistics Support Department of the Central Military Commission (China’s highest military body headed by President Xi Jinping) and other relevant departments have innovated and applied high-tech means to improve the training and living conditions of officers and men in the plateau and alpine climate,” Wu mentioned.

Wu added that for troopers’ lodging, a brand new kind of self-powered warmth preserving shelter has been distributed among the many troops, which could be constructed by officers and males and is self-sufficient in vitality.

“In areas with an outdoor temperature of -40 degrees centigrade and an altitude of over 5,000 metres, the indoor temperature can be guaranteed to be higher than 15 degrees centigrade,” Wu mentioned.

“Moreover, the newly-developed outfits (for soldiers), such as new individual sleeping bags, down training coats and cold-proof boots, are characterised by cold prevention and heat retention, portability and higher comfortableness, which have been specifically designed for alpine cold areas,” the navy spokesperson mentioned.

Wu added that the brand new thermal insulation gadgets for meals storage and new-type out of doors on the spot meals for alpine chilly areas are below trial.

“In addition, a batch of new-type insulated vegetable cellars with moisture-proof, anti-freeze, and fresh-keeping functions have been built and put into use. The UAVs are also being used to deliver fresh fruits and vegetables to duty posts to overcome the inconvenience in materials replenishment,” Wu added.

“The logistic support capabilities are directly connected with the combat effectiveness. The application of high-tech means will facilitate the construction of logistic support capacity and promote the troops’ war preparation work,” Wu mentioned.

Separately, the PLA’s official web site reported that its frontline troops have been outfitted with quite a few new-type border patrol outfits not too long ago.

“The upgrading of outfits reflects the improvement of the PLA’s comprehensive and precise logistics support capabilities,” the report mentioned.

The new outfits comprise 15 classes together with cold-proof hood, cold-proof coaching garments, light-weight cold-proof coaching coat, quick-dry underwear, fleece underwear, down coat and pants, down vest, cold-proof gloves, cold-proof socks, coaching cap, anti-glare glasses, camouflage windbreaker, coaching underwear, leg wrappings and multi-function insulated water bottle.

“Through matching varieties, this series of outfits could provide solutions to the real combat needs under different environment conditions, from alpine cold areas on plateau, to high humidity and high temperature areas, or to areas with large temperature difference spans,” the PLA web site report added.