Friday, May 13, 2016

China's army is ramping up its combat readiness

Business Insider Wed, May 11 10:00 PM PDT 
The crash of a fighter jet in eastern China on Wednesday will almost certainly be followed by similar accidents as the People’s Liberation Army ramps up training to improve combat readiness, military analysts said. Liang Yang, a spokesman for the PLA Navy, confirmed late on Wednesday that a fighter jet from the East Sea Fleet crashed into a sewing machine factory during a night training mission at about 7.30pm in Taizhou in ­Zhejiang province. “More aviation drills have taken place in the East China Sea, with trainingfocusing on all-weather flights close to combat conditions,” Li said. Wednesday’s crash is at least the fourth fighter jet accident in Zhejiang in three years, all of which involved night manoeuvres. ...
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