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J-10 fighter jets participate in flight training
A J-10 fighter jet attached to the air force under the PLA Southern Theater Command takes off for a combat sortie during a flight training exercise in southern China on Sept. 3, 2018.
2018-09-14 -
Helicopters lift off for flight training
WZ-10 attack helicopters attached to an army aviation brigade under the PLA 73rd Group Army lift off in formation for a flight training exercise on September 13, 2018.
2018-09-14 -
Soldiers conduct mine sweeping training along China-Vietnam border
The Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) soldiers assigned to a border defense brigade of the army under the PLA Southern Theater Command walk along a steep hillside to search landmines and explosives with hand-held mine detectors during a mine sweeping training exercise at a minefield along the China-Vietnam border in Malipo County of southwest China's Yunnan Province in late August 2018.
2018-09-13 -
Self-propelled howitzer systems fire at targets
Self-propelled howitzer systems attached to a combined brigade under the PLA 79th Group Army fire at mock targets during a round-the-clock live-fire training exercise on September 11, 2018
2018-09-13 -
J-11 fighter jets take off for sortie
A J-11 fighter jet attached to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Western Theater Command deploys its drogue parachute to slow itself after landing at a military airfield during the flight training exercise in the hinterland of the Kunlun Mountains in early September, 2018.
2018-09-13 -
Soldiers erect DF-21A medium-range ballistic missile system
Soldiers in MOPP gears withdraw after erecting a DF-21A medium-range ballistic missile system during a training exercise on September 10, 2018. They are assigned to a launching detachment of the PLA Rocket Force.
2018-09-12 -
Artillerymen fire PCL-09 122mm self-propelled howitzer systems
Artillerymen assigned to a brigade with the PLA 76th Group Army operate a PCL-09 122mm truck-mounted self-propelled howitzer system to fire at mock targets during a live-fire field training exercise in southwest China's Qinghai-Xizang Plateau on September 10, 2018.
2018-09-12 -
Sailors conduct chemical decontamination wash down aboard frigate Yangzhou
The guided-missile frigate Yangzhou (Hull 578) attached to a destroyer detachment with the East China Sea Fleet under the PLA Navy fires its main gun at mock targets during a maritime training exercise in early September, 2018.
2018-09-11 -
J-10 fighter jets go through pre-flight procedures
Pilots assigned to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Southern Theater Command go through pre-flight procedures prior to a flight training exercise in south China's Guangdong Province on September 7, 2018.
2018-09-11 -
Soldiers participate in fast-roping operation
Special operations soldiers assigned to a brigade under the PLA Navy's Marine Corps board a transport helicopter in preparation for a fast-roping training exercise on September 8, 2018.
2018-09-10 -
Highlights in aviation open day activities at PLA Air Force Aviation University
Multi-type aircraft perform a flypast during the aviation open day activities featuring "Dream High in Aerospace" at the Aviation University of the PLA Air Force in Changchun city, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province on August 30, 2018.
2018-09-06 -
J-10 fighter jets take off on training sortie
A J-10 fighter jet attached to an aviation brigade under the PLA Air Force takes off for a sortie during a recent flight training exercise.
2018-09-04 -
Highlights in open day activity at PLA Air Force Aviation University
Aircraft attached to the PLA Air Force Red Falcon Air Demonstration Team sit abreast on the flightline before takeoff during the aviation open day activities in Changchun city, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province on August 30, 2018.
2018-08-31 -
Artillerymen prepare S-300 surface-to-air missile system
Artillerymen assigned to a surface-to-air missile brigade of the air force under the PLA Northern Theater Command prepare an S-300 air-defense missile system during a training exercise on August 22, 2018.
2018-08-31 -
J-11 fighter jet takes off for training
A J-11 fighter jet attached to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Eastern Theater Command takes off from a military airfield during a flight training exercise on August 29, 2018.
2018-08-31 -
Defense Ministry's Regular Press Conference on Aug.30
Dennis Blair's suggestions provoke cross-Strait military confrontation and destroy the China-Japan relationship. They are irresponsible and also very dangerous.
2018-08-31 -
Helicopters expend countermeasure flares
Two attack helicopters attached to an army aviation brigade under the PLA 79th Group Army expend countermeasure flares during an actual combat training exercise on August 25, 2018.
2018-08-29 -
Attack helicopters fire missiles at aerial targets
A WZ-10 attack helicopter attached to an air assault brigade under the PLA Army hovers overhead during a live-fire flight training exercise in south China's Guangdong Province on August 28, 2018.
2018-08-29 -
Multi-type helicopters participate in flight training
Multi-type attack helicopters attached to an army aviation brigade under the PLA 80th Group Army lift off successively from a military airfield for a flight training exercise on August 28, 2018.
2018-08-29 -
Multiple rocket launchers fire rockets
Vehicle-mounted multiple rocket launcher systems attached to an artillery detachment of a brigade under the PLA 72nd Group Army fire rockets at mock targets during a tactical live-fire training exercise on August 27, 2018.
2018-08-28 -
HQ-16 missile system fire in Gobi Desert
An HQ-16 medium-range air-defense missile system attached to a brigade under the PLA 76th Group Army fires a surface-to-air missile during a live-fire training exercise in northwest China's Gobi Desert in mid-August, 2018.
2018-08-28 -
In pics: J-10 fighter jets fly during training
A J-10 fighter jet attached to an aviation brigade under the PLA Air Force prepares to receive fuel from a tanker aircraft during flight training.
2018-08-27 -
HJ-9 anti-tank missile system in live-fire training
A PLL-05 self-propelled mortar howitzer system attached to an artillery battalion of a brigade under the PLA 75th Group Army fires its 120mm mortar at simulated targets during a round-the-clock live-fire training exercise on August 23, 2018.
2018-08-27 -
Armored recovery vehicle tows damaged Type-88 MBT during training
An armored recovery vehicle tows a damaged Type-88 MBT during an actual combat training exercise in the hinterland of the Tianshan Mountains in northwestern China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in late August, 2018.
2018-08-23 -
122mm rocket launcher systems fire at mock targets
Vehicle-mounted 122mm rocket launcher systems attached to an artillery detachment with a coastal defense brigade of the army under the PLA Southern Theater Command fire at mock targets during a live-fire training exercise on August 17, 2018.
2018-08-23 -
PHL-03 multiple launch rocket system fires at aerial target
A PHL-03 multiple launch rocket system attached to an artillery brigade under the PLA 79th Group Army fires rocket at mock aerial target during a live-fire training exercise on August 20, 2018.
2018-08-22 -
Aircrew survival equipmentmen prepare drogue parachutes
Two aircrew survival equipmentmen assigned to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Southern Theater Command roll drogue parachutes at a military airfield during a flight training exercise on August 17, 2018.
2018-08-21 -
Live-fire test near Kunlun Mountains
Artillerymen assigned to a brigade under the PLA 76th Group Army fire their PCP-001 82mm vehicle-mounted self-propelled mortar system at mock targets during a live-fire test in the hinterland of the Kunlun Mountains on August 18, 2018.
2018-08-20 -
Towed howitzer systems fire in round-the-clock training
Artillerymen assigned to a brigade with the airborne troops under the PLA Air Force practice firing towed howitzer systems during a round-the-clock live-fire training exercise from August 18 to 19, 2018.
2018-08-20 -
Fighter trainer airplanes fly over Qilian Mountains
A JJ-7 fighter trainer airplane attached to a brigade with the PLA Air Force Xi'an Flight Academy takes off from a military airfield for a flight training course near the Qilian Mountains in northwestern China's Gansu Province on August 16, 2018.
2018-08-20 -
Army aviation brigade conducts joint training with air defense brigade
Multi-type attack helicopters attached to an army aviation brigade under the PLA 72nd Group Army hover over vehicle-mounted air defense radar systems, air defense missile systems and communications systems of an air defense brigade during a joint training exercise on August 18, 2018.
2018-08-20 -
Xi requires strengthening CPC leadership, Party building in military
President Xi Jinping has called for efforts to comprehensively strengthen the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Party building in the country's armed forces to ensure a solid political guarantee for the building of a strong military.
2018-08-19 -
Armored vehicles wade ashore from landing ships at beachhead
Anti-tank missile systems attached to a ship group of a coastal defense brigade with the army under the PLA Eastern Theater Command disembark from landing ships at a beachhead during a recent beach-landing operation in waters of the East China Sea.
2018-08-17 -
Live-fire training on snow-covered plateau
PGZ-07 twin 35mm self-propelled anti-aircraft gun systems attached to an air-defense detachment of a brigade under the PLA 76th Group Army maneuver in a snow-covered plateau area at an altitude of 4,000 meters on August 15, 2018.
2018-08-17 -
Parachute training in Xinjiang plateau area
Special operations soldiers descend over a designated zone after jumping out of Mi-171 transport helicopters during a parachute training exercise at an altitude of 3,600 meters in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on August 14, 2018.
2018-08-15 -
HJ-10 anti-tank missile fires in desert
An HJ-10 anti-tank missile system attached to an anti-tank missile detachment under the PLA 72nd Group Army fires at mock targets during a recent live-fire training exercise in northwest China's desert area.
2018-08-15 -
Mengshi off-road 4×4 vehicles move in valley
Dongfeng Mengshi off-road 4×4 vehicles attached to a brigade under the PLA 77th Group Army maneuver in a valley during a round-the-clock training exercise on southwest China's Western Sichuan Plateau from August 8 to 11, 2018.
2018-08-14 -
Artillerymen fire PCL-09 122mm self-propelled howitzer system
Artillerymen assigned to a brigade with the PLA 72nd Group Army operate PCL-09 122mm truck-mounted self-propelled howitzer systems to fire at mock targets during a live-fire field training exercise on August 10, 2018.
2018-08-14 -
Soldiers practice loading HQ-16 and Tor missiles
Soldiers assigned to an air-defense brigade under the PLA 72nd Group Army operate a crane to hoist and load missiles onto a Tor air-defense missile vehicle during recent training.
2018-08-13 -
Armored vehicles en route to training field
Multi-type armored vehicles attached to an air-defense brigade under the PLA 72nd Group Army are en route to a designated training field during recent training in an undisclosed desert area.
2018-08-13