The book ‘PLA’s Tactical Transformation with Chinese Characteristics’ is comprehensive research on Chinese RMA at tactical level with focus on PLA’s ground forces. The research has uncovered many unknown or relatively less known details of PLA’s tactical level transformation. It explores the implications of PLA’s ‘Three Modernisations’, ‘Belowthe-Neck’ reforms predominantly raising of Combined Arms Brigades, Chinese military’s pursuit of drones and swarms and finally PLA’s Military Policy reforms undertaken to acquire and harness the required qualitative talent in desired quantity. The book’s first chapter extensively analyses the PLA’s pursuit of its key combat capability - ‘Technology’ through the integration of the ‘Three Modernisations’ Mechanisation, Informatisation and Intelligentisation. It explores PLA’s tryst with these three processes in conjunction with Central Military Commission’s planned centennial timelines of 2021 and 2027 – the completion of 100 years of Chinese Communist Party and its Army – the PLA respectively. The chapter summarises the key takeaways and the challenges ahead. The second chapter explains the objectives, progress, and challenges of PLA’s ‘Below the Neck Reforms’ in its pursuit for becoming a world-class army by 2049. It traces the history of PLA’s experimentation with Combined Arms Brigades and Battalions with special focus on the Western Theatre Command. The author, based on OSINT research, analyses the organisational structures of PLA’s ground forces’ battalions and brigades at tactical, operational, and strategic level including the combat support entities. It summarises the capabilities of each one of those structures and compares their combat potential with Western and Russian combat outfits. A must read for all military scholars following China, this chapter demystifies most of the unknown issues of Chinese modernisation right up to section level. The third chapter explores Chinese doctrinal developments and technological advancements in the field of Multi-domain Unmanned Vehicles and swarms. The book relies on original Chinese writings to understand Chinese perspective for optimal exploitation of drones, its operational contours, and anti-drone technologies by a hybrid mixture of espionage, imitation and innovation. The chapter summarises OSINT-based confirmed induction of drones at various levels within PLA. The last chapter highlights Xi Jinping led Military Policy reforms to induct and promote professional soldiers within PLA who are absolutely loyal to the Party and personally to Xi as the Chairman. The book highlights the complexities of the ongoing ‘Red vs Expert’ tussle within PLA. The chapter analyses key regulations promulgated by Central Military Commission in the last few years to reform China’s most important strategic resource today – ‘Talent’. Overall, the book is a must read for any China watcher to understand PLA’s on-going tactical transformation in detail. It is a precisely summarised and updated guide on PLAGF brigade and equivalent echelons.