Joint training of army and air force tactical corps of Shenyang Theatre obtains breakthrough

It is noted that most of the recent PLA military exercises are involved with divisions not brigades. This could signify the PLA's brigadization development of converting divisions in to smaller brigades has come to a halt.

Joint training of army and air force tactical corps of Shenyang Theatre obtains breakthrough
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(Source: PLA Daily) 2010-03-23

　　A division under the Shenyang Military Area Command (MAC) of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and an aviation division of the PLA Air Force have obtained breakthrough progress in the key links of joint training of army and air force tactical corps.

　　In early 2010, the reporters saw in the exercise field of an army division of the Shenyang MAC that through a field command and control system, the real-time air situation chart of an aviation division was smoothly transmitted to the operation room of an army division and its field command post, while the ground situation map of the army division was also shown on the information platform of the command post of the aviation division as well.

　　This field command and control system can enable the communication and command of the armored force, artillery force and infantry of the army and the attacker troops and fighter troops of the air force to realize real-time linking and integration of command system. With this field command and control system, such difficulties as joint combat command between the army and the air force, real-time air situation reception, joint fire strike and precise support are no longer to be the problems.

　　Presently, the joint training of the two troop units tends to be normalized.

　　By Zou Qiuyue and Shi Binxin

Editor:Chen Jie