China’s PLA Navy Aviation University opens recruitment

China’s newly formed PLA Navy Aviation University recently outlined its first student enrollment plan, which will include 450 pilot cadets, according to Navy Today, the official magazine of the Chinese navy.

The university, a merger of the PLA’s Naval Aviation Academy and the Naval Aeronautical and Astronautical University, is designed to cultivate skilled officers in naval command and aeronautics. The university's main campus will be located in Yantai, Shandong province, and the school will operate flight training bases in Liaoning, Hebei and Shanxi provinces.