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People's Liberation Army Navy Coastal Defense Force
The People's Liberation Army Navy Coastal Defense Force (PLANCDF) is one of five branches of China's People's Liberation Army Navy. The Coastal Defence Force has artillery and anti-ship missile components. The artillery component has become obsolete and been mainly replaced by the missile component - the PLAN Coastal Defense Missile Force (CDMF) - which continues to be developed. The CDMF deploys mobile land-based short- and medium-range missiles supporting territorial defense and regional power projection.