Multinational Drill Includes Mock Chinese Cross-Border Strike
September 22 2010
During an ongoing international exercise, the Chinese air force practiced a rapid, cross-border strike for the first time, with assistance from Kazakhstan, the Times of India reports.
The joint drills are being held with Russia, Kazakhstan and other Central Asian States under the auspices of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
The scenario involved warplanes -- four H-6H bombers and two J-10 fighters -- which crossed the border into Kazakhstan, a Chinese spokesman said. ...
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