PLA's air tanker YY-20 boosts combat readiness training

新一代空中加油机运油-20投入练兵备战

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China Military Online
Editor
Lin Congyi
Time
2022-08-01 19:40:08

By Liu Jimei

北京8月1日电 空军新闻发言人申进科7月31日在空军航空开放活动 暨长春航空展新闻发布会上介绍,近日,空军运油-20和歼-16飞机开展了海上方向空中加油训练,提高了实战化训练水平。

BEIJING, Aug. 1 -- At the press conference held on Sunday for the air force aviation open-house activity and the Changchun aviation exhibition, Senior Colonel Shen Jinke, spokesperson for the PLA Air Force (PLAAF) said that the air force's YY-20 refueling aircraft and the J-16 fighter carried out aerial refueling training above the sea recently, which marks an improvement of the combat training level.

近年来,空军高新武器装备成体系发展,一系列新型战机投入新时代练兵备战。

In recent years, the PLAAF has developed systematically its new and high-tech weapons and equipment, evidenced by a batch of new-type warplanes having been put into military training for combat readiness.

运油-20飞机是中国新一代空中加油装备,可有效增强航空兵远程机动能力,并可担负与运-20飞机相同的空中投送任务。

The YY-20 is China's new-generation aerial refueling aircraft, and can effectively strengthen the long-range maneuver capability of the PLAAF aviation troops. It is also capable of undertaking personnel and cargo delivery tasks like the Y-20 transport aircraft.

2022年度空军航空开放活动暨长春航空展计划于8月26日至30日在吉林长春举办。届时,空军将选派现役主要装备参加空中飞行展示和地面静态展示,系统展现空中作战、地面防空、预警探测、空投空降等装备建设情况。

The 2022 PLAAF aviation open-house activity and the air show are to be held in Changchun, capital of Northeast China's Jilin province as scheduled from August 26 to 30. The PLAAF will send its main equipment in service for aerobatic flight performances and static exhibition, to systematically display its development of weaponry and equipment for air combat, ground-based air defense, early warning and detection, and airdrop and airborne operations.

 

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