By Wang Nan, He Weili, Zhao Yutong, Wu Qilong

An Air Force unit of the Chinese PLA recently launched its inaugural flight training drill of the year 2026.

Breaking away from traditional individual fighter jet training, this drill adopted complex battlefield scenario, featuring back-to-back, scriptless and no-preset-procedure training mode.

Aiming to assess the troops' integrated joint operations capabilities, the drill incorporated subjects such as target reconnaissance, coordinated penetration, and joint strikes.

Facing unexpected situations such as sudden electromagnetic interference and unexpected target maneuver, all the aircrews coordinated seamlessly, sharpening their combat tactics by quickly switching between offense and defense.

(Video Editor: Du Xuanwei)