The air assault force is a new type of combat troop of the Chinese Army, Qian Xiaohu and Yang Yuanqing report. It emerged in the reform of China's national defense and armed forces several years ago, aiming to accelerate the PLA Army’s pace into an era of multi-dimensional warfare.
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| Two soldiers post a security perimeter as their fellows board a Mi-17 helicopter during an air assault training exercise. A brigade with the PLA 13th Group Army conducted air assault training alongside an army aviation unit on March 18, 2016, to integrate operational coordination between the ground combat element and the army aviation element (Picture source: http://english.pladaily.com.cn/) |
