Chinese navy’s combat software guru Zhao Xiaozhe disappears from academy website
A top naval software expert, whose work helped warships to process battlefield information and support combat decisions, has vanished from the Chinese Academy of Engineering’s online membership list. Zhao Xiaozhe, 63, a vice-admiral in the PLA Navy, once headed the Central Military Commission’s top science and technology body, helping to shape research priorities across China’s armed forces. He…
Zhao Xiaozhe, a veteran naval software expert and vice-admiral in the People's Liberation Army Navy, has disappeared from the Chinese Academy of Engineering's online membership list. The 63-year-old, who once led the Central Military Commission's top science and technology body, has vanished along with other prominent defence experts, including a nuclear weapons scientist, a radar specialist, and a missile designer.
Zhao's profile was removed from the academy's online museum of academicians and from the academy website itself. Zhao was elected to the academy in 2011 while working at the Dalian Naval Academy, where he served as a professor and doctoral supervisor. He led major research programs on battlefield management, warship command-and-control systems, and the development of reliable military software.
Zhao's work played a crucial role in establishing a domestic system for developing combat software, introducing a new command structure for surface warships, and building a three-tier decision-support system for naval operations.
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