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China's Beidou positioning system used in V-Day parade training

(Xinhua)    16:34, August 21, 2015
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China's Beidou positioning system used in V-Day parade training
The file photo taken in 1999 shows the guard of honor of the three services of the PLA attending a parade to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in Beijing. [Photo/Xinhua]

BEIJING, Aug. 21 -- BEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Chinese troops will not put a step out of time thanks to Beidou's highly accurate navigational systems, which have been used during training for the World War II military parade.

Maj. Gen. Wang Shun told a press conference on Friday that all parade units used Beidou's automatic timing system during formation training.

Wang, who is deputy chief of staff of Beijing Military Area Command and parade command deputy director, said that Beidou's simulation system had improved formation precision and timing.

"We have strict standards for foot, armament and air formations," Wang said.

Members of the foot formations must ensure the "brim of their hats, as well as their hands, weapons and feet are all in a line," he said, adding that by using the timing system, more emphasis was put on leg training, arm swinging and standing to attention.

"Foot formation soldiers can stand at attention for two hours, and are able to perform a standard formation for a 200 meter parade-step march or a 1,000m quick march," Wang said.

He said parade troops retain their high spirits and confidence, despite the heat of the sun or intense training schedule.

While the armament formation must move simultaneously, the air teams must also remain steady while in formation, he said, adding that reacting to a change in weather conditions was important to pilot training.

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