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Chinese Air Force Had a Drill over South China Sea
Chinese Air Force Had a Drill over South China Sea
CCTV released Wednesday that Chinese air force lately had a drill at a military airport in South China, including heading off enemy fighters at low altitude over the sea, forming a fighting formation at night, intercepting enemy's plane, and drilling at night with special tactics.
Details on time and spot of this drilling unavailable. As released the troop taking up the drilling, has been well equipped in recent years, and as one of China's earliest air forces it had participated in the War of Resistance to the US Aggression and Aiding Korea and other well-known battles.
The airforce has reportedly succeeded in taking off and landing on a plateau of 3500 meters above sea level. And it can also make regular patrol flights over the distant territory waters.
With a number of first-class pilots, the airforce all have the capabilities in piloting their fighters at their own will as well as handling any incident in a calm and composed way.
Chinese Air Force Had a Drill over South China Sea
This troop has first succeeded in shooting down the fast-flying small object at a low altitude with a fighter plane. It has also scored great achievements in much arduous training, including assaulting the enemy plane at low altitude, bombarding with ball cartridge, taking off and landing in bad weathers, and what not.
The report finally said that such aspects as taking off at any spot, flying to any airspace, and fighting at any time, are the important criteria of a country's air battle effectiveness. As the new-type fighters of the Chinese air force have succeeded in attaining these goals with high qualities and in a short time it indicates that the comprehensive battle effectiveness of the Chinese air force has been raised to a higher level.
By PD Online staff member Huang Ying
Chinese Air Force Had a Drill over South China Sea
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