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China hones air strike skills
BEIJING: Friendship with Kazakhstan, built partly on transactions in oil and gas sector, is helping China train its air force to conduct sudden and precision strikes. The first-ever simulated cross-border strike by Chinese air force took place on Monday.
This could be a gradual move towards achieving the kind of capability that the US air force demonstrates in their precision strikes on Taliban hideouts in Pakistan and Afghanistan, observers said.
Senior air force officials described the operation involving six warplanes as "sudden attacks" conducted under the aegis of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization over long distance in neighboring Kazakhstan.
The Chinese Air Force is trying to build an integrated air battle group encompassing early warning, command, long-distance bombing, escort and air refueling, the official media quoted Major General Meng Guoping, deputy commander of the Chinese military participating in the drill, as saying.
Chinese warplanes included four H-6H bombers and two J-10 fighter jets that operated in two different missions. They were supported by an air early warning aircraft and were refueled by a flying tanker before they crossed the border into Kazakhstan, Meng said.
He said the warplanes were capable of handling the operations without the need for refueling, but they were refueled in the air to ensure a "complete success" of their missions.
Meng said the exercises were also seen as an opportunity to strengthen the air fight and support capabilities of the Chinese Air Force. The "Peace Mission 2010", as the drill is called, included information-based operations, field training exercises, coordinated command and control, combined actions, and diversified external support.
The exercises conducted under the banner of the SCO not only showcase power and determination to counter the 'three evil forces of terrorism, separatism and extremism, but also serve as an important way to train our armed forces, he said.
China hones air strike skills - The Times of India
BEIJING: Friendship with Kazakhstan, built partly on transactions in oil and gas sector, is helping China train its air force to conduct sudden and precision strikes. The first-ever simulated cross-border strike by Chinese air force took place on Monday.
This could be a gradual move towards achieving the kind of capability that the US air force demonstrates in their precision strikes on Taliban hideouts in Pakistan and Afghanistan, observers said.
Senior air force officials described the operation involving six warplanes as "sudden attacks" conducted under the aegis of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization over long distance in neighboring Kazakhstan.
The Chinese Air Force is trying to build an integrated air battle group encompassing early warning, command, long-distance bombing, escort and air refueling, the official media quoted Major General Meng Guoping, deputy commander of the Chinese military participating in the drill, as saying.
Chinese warplanes included four H-6H bombers and two J-10 fighter jets that operated in two different missions. They were supported by an air early warning aircraft and were refueled by a flying tanker before they crossed the border into Kazakhstan, Meng said.
He said the warplanes were capable of handling the operations without the need for refueling, but they were refueled in the air to ensure a "complete success" of their missions.
Meng said the exercises were also seen as an opportunity to strengthen the air fight and support capabilities of the Chinese Air Force. The "Peace Mission 2010", as the drill is called, included information-based operations, field training exercises, coordinated command and control, combined actions, and diversified external support.
The exercises conducted under the banner of the SCO not only showcase power and determination to counter the 'three evil forces of terrorism, separatism and extremism, but also serve as an important way to train our armed forces, he said.
China hones air strike skills - The Times of India
