By Yu Chunhong and Jia Chong
A J-10C fighter jet attached to the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force conducts training together with an Egyptian MiG-29 fighter jet during the China-Egypt "Eagles of Civilization 2025" joint air force training, on April 19, 2025.
CAIRO, April 21 -- On the morning of April 19, the China-Egypt "Eagles of Civilization 2025" joint air force training started the first training day at an air force base in Egypt.
According to the annual military exchange plan and the consensus between the Chinese and Egyptian air forces, the two air forces will hold the joint air force training code-named "Eagles of Civilization 2025" at an air force base in Egypt from mid-April to early May, 2025. The two sides will dispatch fighter jets, Airborne Early Warning (AEW) aircraft, tanker aircraft and helicopters to take part in the training.
The Chinese participating troops arrived at the designated place on April 15 after a journey of nearly 6,000 kilometers transiting multiple countries. As the first joint training between the Chinese and Egyptian air forces, it aims to enhance the technical and tactical capabilities of the participating troops from both sides, and is of great significance to promoting pragmatic cooperation and enhancing mutual trust and friendship between the two militaries.
Some participating troops in the China-Egypt “Eagles of Civilization 2025” joint air force training pose for a group photo at an air force base in Egypt on April 16, 2025.
