Song Zhongping, a Chinese military analyst and TV commentator, had then said that the J-20 would be deployed in potential combat zones and at sea, especially as the US fighters like F-35 and F-22 were operating close to China.įurther, the J-20 was deployed in normal maritime management and control missions, revealed Wang Li, a J-20 pilot with the PLA Eastern Theater Command Air Force’s Wang Hai Air Group on, March 5.
The J-20 started conducting combat patrols in the East China Sea and alert patrols in the South China Sea after it switched to domestically made engines, as previously reported by the EurAsian Times. When tensions rise over self-ruled Taiwan, which Beijing considers a renegade province that must be retaken by force if necessary, military exercises are a common way for the PLA to show its strength and resolve.Įarlier, in a rather unusual move, the Chinese PLA Air Force had pressed its indigenously developed stealth J-20 stealth fighters for patrol missions in the region. Incidentally, the combat training in the Western Pacific comes a few days after the US destroyer USS Sampson transited through the Taiwan Strait only weeks after China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) conducted large-scale naval and air maneuvers in the East China Sea.
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However, the US Naval Institute informed later on Tuesday that the aircraft carrier was sailing close to Japan.Ĭhinese Carrier Liaoning Strike Group Steaming Near Japan, Says MoD – USNI News /uMaxNW13iD The fleet entered the western Pacific on Monday afternoon, passing via the Miyako Strait between Japan’s Okinawa islands before moving south, according to Tokyo’s Defense Ministry. Gao said that the training followed relevant international law and practice.įive destroyers, including a Type 055 – the Chinese navy’s most powerful destroyer, one frigate, and one supply ship escorted the Liaoning. He further stated that it was a routine training exercise that was part of the annual work plan and was aimed to improve the Aircraft Carrier Battle Group’s capability to complete its tasks. Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning – Wikipedia The PLA Navy stated that the mission was regular, followed all international laws and standards, and was “not directed at any third parties” in a post on its social media site.Īccording to Senior Captain Gao Xiucheng, spokesperson for the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy, a Chinese naval aircraft carrier battle group led by the aircraft carrier Liaoning has performed open-sea combat training in the western Pacific Ocean (PLAN), China Military Online reported.
The Chinese Navy said Tuesday that the Liaoning aircraft carrier group had begun a “realistic combat” training exercise in the Western Pacific. Tank vs Tractor - Russian Army Gets The “Ultimate Revenge” On Ukrainian Tractors After They Drove Away With Their Tank As tensions run high in the Indo-Pacific with China’s bellicose warning to Taiwan and the US military drills in the contested region, the PLA Navy has significantly upped the ante and raised the stakes by pressing its Liaoning aircraft carrier in combat training.
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