According to the Weibo account @CCTV National Defense News on April 20th, the first training day of the Sino-Egyptian "Civilization Eagle-2025" joint air force exercise was held at a certain Egyptian Air Force base in the morning of April 19th. The Chinese side dispatched fighters, early warning aircraft, refueling aircraft, and helicopters to participate in the training. To ensure the efficient deployment of participating equipment and personnel, the Chinese side adopted a mixed formation mode of "air transfer + air transport", covering several countries with a total flight distance of nearly 6,000 kilometers, and completed the full-scale entry of all personnel and equipment on April 15th. This is the first time that the two militaries have organized joint training.
The first training day of the Sino-Egyptian "Civilization Eagle-2025" joint air force exercise was held at a certain Egyptian Air Force base. The Chinese side dispatched fighters, early warning aircraft, refueling aircraft, and helicopters to participate in the training. CCTV National Defense News
According to the Egyptian Ministry of Defense's local information on April 19th, the "Civilization Eagle-2025" joint exercise held by the Egyptian Air Force at the "Wadi Ablish" Air Base in the heartland of Egypt is about to begin. The Egyptian Ministry of Defense released a合影of our military's J-10C fighter jets and the MiG-29M/M2 fighters of the 104 Tactical Fighter Wing stationed at the base.
It is worth mentioning that although there are many Western aircraft in the Egyptian military, the MiG-29 fighters of the 104 Tactical Fighter Wing are among the few aircraft in the Egyptian Air Force capable of beyond-visual-range (BVR) air combat capabilities.
Previously, according to the April 17th message from the Chinese Ministry of National Defense, based on the consensus between the Chinese and Egyptian armies, in mid-April to early May, the People's Liberation Army Air Force will send detachments to Egypt for the "Civilization Eagle-2025" joint air force exercise between China and Egypt. This is the first time that the two militaries have organized joint training, which is of great significance for promoting practical cooperation between the two militaries and enhancing mutual friendship and trust.
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