Foreign and Military Affairs
Chinese military continues air defense drills
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-08-04 22:03
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 Helicopters take off during the five-day military exercise code-named "Vanguard-2010," across Henan and Shandong provinces, August 4, 2010.[Photo/Xinhua] |
BEIJING - China continued a five-day military exercise on Wednesday as the country's air defense forces carried out reconnaissance, early warning, electromagnetic interference and ground-to-air attack drills.
More than 12,000 Chinese military personnel, along with seven types of military aircraft divided into Red and Blue rivals, took part in the exercise code-named "Vanguard-2010,"- which started on Tuesday in seven cities across Henan and Shandong provinces.
A ground-to-air attack drill began at Wednesday noon, as the Blue forces launched unmanned aerial vehicles, fighters and helicopters to attack their rivals.
The ground-to-air attack drill will last overnight till 6 a.m. Thursday, military sources said.
