Chinese army uses unmanned aerial vehicles as hostile forces during military exercises 0211141
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| Chinese army uses unmanned aerial vehicles as hostile forces during military exercises. | |||
During
a military tarining exercise in central China's Hubei province, unmanned
aerial vehicles played the role of hostile forces — the "blue
team" — against the Chinese reserve anti-artillery division,
according to the PLA Daily, the official newspaper of China's armed forces. |
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The
paper said that the drones will allow China's anti-artillery forces to
gain experience in combating aerial attacks. A huge amount of money has
been spent by the division to purchase the equipment it needs for the
drill. Experts in unmanned aerial vehicles were invited to the division
along with officers and enlisted men from the unit and other units to
gain experience in operating drones.
Wang Hongshan, the division commander said that the blue team must be tough enough for the anti-artillery unit to fight in an environment similar to real combat. He said that this will enhance the combat capability of the division. He also suggested this kind of training be carried out routinely by the air defense units of the PLA to prepare them for operations in all weather conditions. |
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