China to hold massive military drill in second half of 2009

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China to hold massive military drill in second half of 2009 ​

The Chinese People's Liberation Army(PLA) has started preparations for a massive military drill in the second half of this year that involves as many as 50,000 troops, sources from the Headquarters of General Staff said here Tuesday.

The drill, dubbed Kuayue-2009, will be undertaken by troops from four military command areas, namely, Shenyang, Lanzhou, Jinan and Guangzhou.

This is the first time in the history of the PLA that four divisions from four military command areas are taking part in a drill that involves the deployment of troops across different military command areas, the sources said.

The PLA has seven area command areas. The other three are Beijing, Chengdu and Nanjing.

The Air Force and the Army Aviation troop will also send men and various aircraft to take part in the drill, the sources said.

The drill is aimed at assessing and improving the PLA's overall combat capacity in the context of information warfare, the sources said.

It will put to tests the PLA's capacity in command and decision-making, joint operations of land and air troops, operations in complicated electro-magnetic conditions, paratrooper assault operations, simulated battles, and comprehensive exercises by specialist units.

 

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BEIJING: China will conduct large-scale military exercises involving 50,000 troops in the second half of this year, the Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday, citing military sources.

Four divisions supported by air force units will take part in the Kuayue-2009 drills, which will be conducted on the territory of the Shenyang, Lanzhou, Jinan and Guangzhou military districts.

The exercises will test the People Liberation Army's (PLA) command and decision-making capabilities and the interoperability of ground troops and air units in intense electronic warfare conditions. The drills will also involve airborne assault operations and special forces missions.

The 2008 China Military Power Report, released by the U.S. Congress, said that Beijing spent as much as $139 billion last year on modernizing its military forces. The sum is more than three times China's officially announced defense budget,

According to official Chinese data, the PLA currently numbers 2.3 million active personnel deployed in seven military districts, with over 800,000 reserves.