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China

Active Defense Profile21C Composite: 96.9

Capital: China Capital•Region: Asia

FORCE BREAKDOWNSSpecialized domain intelligence hubs:

Air Fleet Naval Fleet Ground Combat Strategic & Nuclear Personnel & Manpower Military Logistics & Infra

Strategic Background & CIA Factbook Context

China is a sovereign nation in Asia with active military forces. Strategic and geopolitical profile compiled from 21st-century defense baselines.

21st-Century Multi-Domain Warfare Profile

Kill-chain integration, cross-domain balance, and modern capability envelope

21C Composite: 96.9

6-Axis Multi-Domain Capability Envelope (0–100 Scale)

Strategic Domain Balance

Kinetic Quality99.5 / 100

Drones & Autonomous86.9 / 100

C4ISR & Spectrum89.9 / 100

Space & PNT94.0 / 100

Cyber Power & 5GW93.3 / 100

Sovereign AI & Compute86.7 / 100

Kinetic Domain

99.5 pts

Battle Fleet Strength

370

Active Personnel

2,035,000

Annual Defense Budget

$336.0B

Autonomous / Drones

86.9 pts

FPV Stockpile

180,000

Monthly Production

45,000 / mo

Recon / Strike UAVs

2950

USV Naval Drones

Counter-UAS EW Coverage

88%

C4ISR & EW

89.9 pts

Sensor-to-Shooter

4 min

IADS Defense Tier

Tier 5

Spectrum Dominance

92 / 100

Early Warning Radar

3200 km

Radar Bands Monitored

N/A

Space Resilience & PNT

94.0 pts

LEO Satellites

720

GEO Satellites

Sovereign Launch Cadence

68 / yr

PNT Sovereignty

Autonomous

Counter-Space ASAT

Operational ASAT

Cyber & 5GW

93.3 pts

Offensive Cyber Units

35 Units

Grid/Telecom Resilience

85 / 100

Telecom Independence

95%

Zero-Day Research

92 / 100

National Cyber Defense

Hardened Infrastructure

Sovereign AI Compute

86.7 pts

Defense Compute Cluster

2,200 PFLOPS

Semiconductor Independence

78% Independent

Algorithmic Targeting

86% Integrated

Sovereign Model Ecosystem

Import Dependent

AI Autonomous Doctrine

Algorithmic Fires

Force Composition & Tactical Metrics

Primary operational equipment inventory and defense assets

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$336.0B

Annual Defense Budget

2,035,000

Active Personnel

Total Force: 3,045,000

5,000

Total Tanks

1,570

Total Combat Aircraft

370

Battle Fleet Strength

96.9

21C Composite Score

Domain Hubs:Air Fleet (3,304)Naval Fleet (370)Ground Combat (5,000 Tanks)Strategic & Nuclear Personnel (2,035,000)Logistics & Infra

Domestic & Operational Military Platforms

Primary combat systems, aerospace platforms, and naval assets in service

8 Platforms DisplayedBrowse All →

AIRACTIVE

J-20 Mighty Dragon

stealth-fighters

Chengdu Aerospace Corporation (AVIC)

240 unitsDossier →

AIRACTIVE

Il-76 Candid

transports

Ilyushin (United Aircraft Corporation)

26 unitsDossier →

LANDACTIVE

Type 99A

tanks

Norinco (Inner Mongolia First Machinery Group)

650 unitsDossier →

LANDACTIVE

Type 08 IFV

ifv

Norinco

4,000 unitsDossier →

LANDACTIVE

PLZ-05

artillery

Norinco

450 unitsDossier →

LANDACTIVE

Type 05 SPH

artillery

Norinco

450 unitsDossier →

NAVALACTIVE

Fujian Type 003

supercarriers

Jiangnan Shipyard (CSSC)

1 unitsDossier →

NAVALACTIVE

Type 055 Destroyer

destroyers

Dalian Shipbuilding

8 unitsDossier →

Indexed Military Platforms & Operational FleetsBrowse All Platforms for China →

Geography & Territory

Location

Asia

Geographic Coordinates

N/A

Area

N/A

Climate

Diverse

Terrain

Varied geographic terrain

Natural Resources

Strategic MineralsEnergy ReservesArable Land

Economy & Resources

GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)

$18,560,000,000,000.00

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

$13,163,120,567.00

People & Society

Population

1.4B

Government & Politics

Government Type

Constitutional Government

Capital City

China Capital

Quick Stats

Population1.4B

Total AreaN/A

GDP (PPP)$18,560,000,000,000.00

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Intelligence Source

CIA World Factbook & Global Military Rankings

Scraped: 2026-10-09

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