"International military competition -2021", "aviation darts" project Chinese team arrived in the Russian


  Air Force fighters and more international arena debut

  News from our newspaper Liu Jimei, reporters Wang Weidong, and Li Jianwen reported: On August 13, local time, the Chinese Air Force team that went abroad to participate in the "International Military Competition-2021" "Aviation Darts" project arrived in Ryazan, Russia. The official competition will be held on August 23, local time. Held on the same day.

  In this competition, the Chinese Air Force sent a total of 11 fighters of 5 types to participate in 4 groups of fighters, bombers, long-range aviation units, and military transport units in the "Aviation Darts" competition. Among them, the J-10B fighter and the J- The 16 fighter jets, the Yun-20 transport aircraft, and other 3 domestically-made new fighter jets made their debut in the international arena for the first time.

  All participating units participating in the competition of this project are going abroad for the first time, aiming to make full use of the international competition platform to learn foreign troops and exercise troops.

  Prior to this, the airborne troops participating in the "Airborne Platoon" event had arrived in Russia on August 9 local time.

  It is reported that the "International Military Games-2021" has 33 events, which will be undertaken by 12 countries including China, Russia, Belarus, and Iran.

The Chinese Air Force sent a team to Russia to participate in the "aviation darts" competition and the "airborne platoon" paratrooper team competition, and at the same time to participate in the "clear sky" portable air defense missile team competition in China.

This year, the Chinese Air Force continues to send teams to participate in some of the "International Military Games" events, which will help further enhance the friendship between the Chinese military and the armed forces of relevant countries, deepen military exchanges and cooperation, and improve the level of actual combat training of the troops through mutual learning and mutual learning.

  Above: Yun-20 set off in the morning light.

  Photo by Xu Yi

Wang Weidong, Li Jianwen