We will accelerate the modernization of weapons and equipment —— Earnestly study and implement the important instructions of chairman Xi at the military equipment work conference ■ commentator of PLA Daily The military equipment work conference was held in Beijing. President Xi extended sincere greetings and made important instructions to the delegates and all comrades on the weapons and equipment front, spoke highly of the great leap forward development and historic achievements of our military's weapons and equipment construction during the 13th Five Year Plan period, and deeply expounded the fundamental, directional and overall major issues of weapons and equipment construction, which is important for stepping up the promotion The implementation of the tasks of the 14th five year plan and comprehensively create a new situation in the construction of weapons and equipment have important practical significance and far-reaching guiding significance. "Equipment is not fine, not a soldier." Weapons and equipment are an important symbol of military modernization, an important basis for preparing for military struggle, an important support for national security and national rejuvenation, and an important weight in the international strategic game. Only when we have advanced weapons and equipment and really strengthen our self-defense sharp tools can we better stop the war with weapons. Building a people's army with advanced weapons and equipment is our party's commitment In the long-term development process, our army has gone through the development stages of introduction, imitation and independent research and development, successively developed a large number of advanced weapons and equipment and high-precision and cutting-edge technologies represented by "two bombs and one satellite", and embarked on a development path of weapons and equipment with Chinese characteristics. It is the great trust of the party and the expectation of the vast number of officers and men of the whole army to promote the leapfrog development of our army's equipment construction and provide material and technical support for improving national strategic capability, especially military strength. Since the 18th CPC National Congress, the whole army has insisted on giving priority to the development of weapons and equipment, guided by combat needs, closely followed the development direction of world military science and technology, and made advance planning and layout We have accelerated the pace of development, greatly improved the technical status of weapons and equipment, and significantly improved the overall level of weapons and equipment. At the same time, we should also see that compared with the requirements of safeguarding national security and development interests, the requirements of winning information war, and the world's military powers, there are still obvious gaps in many aspects. At present, a new round of scientific and technological revolution, industrial revolution and military revolution The military revolution is evolving rapidly. The information level of modern war is constantly improving and the intelligent characteristics are becoming more and more obvious. It provides a rare opportunity and puts forward higher requirements for promoting the modernization of weapons and equipment. "Those who come but can't lose, time; those who dance but can't lose, opportunity." In the face of changes in the times, wars, adversaries and science and technology, only by strengthening our determination and will, enhancing our sense of urgency, working hard, more actively aiming at tomorrow's war, accelerating the development of weapons and equipment, and stepping up the construction of a modern management system of weapons and equipment, can we comprehensively create a new situation in weapons and equipment construction and contribute to the realization of the Centennial goal of building the army Make positive contributions. To build a strong country, we must build a strong army, and a strong army must be a sharp weapon. Achieving the Centennial goal of building a strong army is a major decision made by the Party Central Committee and the Central Military Commission to grasp the requirements of the era of building a strong country and a strong army. It is a major task related to national security and development. It is an important step in the new "three steps" of national defense and military modernization. Our military construction is in the "14th five year plan" The plan is to make a strategic plan for speeding up the modernization of national defense and the armed forces. The PLA should thoroughly implement Xi Jinping's strong army ideology, thoroughly implement the military strategy of the new era, grasp the historical position of weaponry and equipment in the new era, accelerate the construction of a new development pattern of weaponry and equipment, and concentrate on pushing forward the building of weapons and equipment together, focusing on the needs of national security, and focusing on actual military struggles. We should strive to achieve self-reliance and self-improvement in science and technology, focus on the generation of combat effectiveness, aim at the world-class level, fight a good battle to tackle key problems, go all out to speed up the modernization of weapons and equipment, and promote the construction of weapons and equipment of our army to a new level at a new starting point. (outlook new era)