People's Liberation Army General Armaments Department

People's Liberation Army General Armaments Department was in charge of equipping and arming the People's Liberation Army of China, as well as overseeing and improving military technology. Founded in April 1998, it was one of the four "general departments" that fell under the Central [Military Commission |Central Military Commission]. Various space launch sites across the country also fell under its jurisdiction.
The department was disbanded in January 2016 and the new agency, Equipment [Development Department of the Central Military Commission] was founded.

Structure

Director

General Zhang Youxia

Deputy Directors

Lt. General Liu Guozhi
Lt. General Zhang Yulin
Lt. General Niu Hongguang
Lt. General Liu Sheng
Lt. General Wang Li

Political Commissar

General Wang Hongyao

Deputy Political Commissar

Lt. General Chai Shaoliang

Discipline Inspection Department
Directly Subordinated Organs Work Department

Liaison Department
Organization Department
Propaganda Department
Security Department
Human spaceflight

The human spaceflight effort of the PRC used to be conducted by the China Manned [Space Engineering Office], which was a special department within the General Armaments Department.

Counterspace

The GAD was also tasked with developing China's counterspace capabilities.

China Academy of Engineering Physics (CAEP)

In 1998, China [Academy of Engineering Physics|CAEP] was placed under the department's purview.