All Chinese Troops Arrive At Destination In Russia For Joint Drills
CHELYABINSK, Russia, Aug. 5 (ChinaMil) -- As the military trains carrying the third echelon of the ground force battle group of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) participating in the Peace Mission 2013 joint anti-terror military exercise pulled into a railway station in Chelyabinsk in Russia's Ural Mountainous region at 10:00, local time, on August 3, 2013, all the participating troops of the Chinese side have arrived at the exercise area, marking the completion of the stage of troop delivery and deployment in this joint exercise. The next step is to shift into the stage of battle planning.
"Travelling to Russia to take part in the joint military exercise is a tampering and test put to the actual combat capability of the troops ", said Lieut. Gen. Shi Xiangyuan, chief director of the Chinese side in the joint exercise and deputy commander of the PLA Shenyang Military Area Command (MAC).
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Chinese Fighter-Bombers Practice Reconnaissance In Anti-Terror Drills In Russia
Five Chinese JH-7A fighter-bombers carried out their first reconnaissance mission in China-Russia joint military drills in Chelyabinsk Tuesday.
The flight lasted for more than an hour and focused on getting familiar with the environment, unaided eye reconnaissance and searching for combat targets, said Wang Xiaoliang, one of the pilots.
Since the Chinese unit arrived here Friday, they had been briefed by their hosts on airport procedures, airspace control, weather conditions and notice alerts, and had examined the runway, tarmac and tower, Wang said.
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