雪域高原，寒风凛冽。2月中旬，驻守雪山深处的西藏军区某边防团一个偏远哨点内，一架无人机连续起降，将一批批补给物资投送给早早列队等候的边防官兵们。
BEIJING, March 2 -- In mid-February of 2022, the snow-capped Qinghai-Tibet Plateau was still in chilly winter. In a remote outpost of a border defense regiment of the PLA Tibet Military Command, soldiers received batches of supplies delivered by a drone.
该团驻地交通闭塞，地形地势复杂，所属哨点大多位于森林或雪山深处，不具备汽车运输条件。过去，往哨点运输物资主要靠人力背运和直升机空运。部分哨点一到冬季，就因大雪封山成为“雪海孤岛”，物资补给更加困难。
Most outposts of the regiment are located in the deep forests or snow-capped mountains, where road transportation is not possible. In the past, the delivery of supplies to the outposts was basically done by helicopters and people carrying the supplies on the back. In winter, once the mountain passes are sealed by heavy snow, some outposts will even become "isolated islands in the sea of snow", making the replenishment of supplies a bigger headache for troops in the outposts.
2020年以来，中央军委后勤保障部有关部门紧盯一线保障急需，会同陆军后勤部研究破解高原边防部队物资补给难题，全力打通边关哨所物资补给“最后一公里”。经深入调研论证，他们决定组建无人机运输投送支援队，在崇山峻岭中搭设无人机起降场，并协调有关部门开放飞行空域，开辟多条无人机空中运输投送补给线。
Since 2020, the Logistics Support Department of the Central Military Commission (CMC) have been making joint efforts with the Logistics Department of the PLA Army to solve the problem of supplies delivery for the plateau border defense forces. As the result of careful onsite investigation and research, a UAV logistics team has been formed with UAV helipads set up in mountains and multiple air routes for UAV delivery of supplies successfully opened.
如今，无人机在偏远点位运输投送中扮演着越来越重要的角色，不仅可将燃料、生鲜副食等补给物资高效便捷送抵哨所，如遇突发情况，还能将官兵急需的药品器材快速送达，后勤保障效能大幅提升。
The UAV now plays an increasingly important role in the supplies delivery for remote outposts. The drones can not only send fuel, fresh and non-staple food and other supplies to the outposts, but also quickly deliver medicines and medical devices in case of emergencies.
据了解，下一步，无人机物资运输投送模式将在其他多个边防点位推广，我军高原、海岛等小散远点位的物资运输投送能力正逐步提升。
The Logistics Support Department of the CMC will next promote drone delivery of supplies for more border defense outposts stationed on plateaus and islands.
