China’s military has carried out its first ever live-fire drills using an aircraft carrier and fighters in the northeastern Bohai Sea close to Korea, state media said.
China’s growing military presence in the disputed South China Sea has fuelled concern, with the United States criticizing its militarization of maritime outposts and holding regular air and naval patrols to ensure freedom of navigation.
Ten vessels and ten aircraft engaged in air-to-air, air-to-sea and sea-to-air combat drills that featured guided missiles, state broadcaster Chinese Central Television reported late on Thursday.
“This is the first time an aircraft carrier squadron has performed drills with live ammunition and real troops,” it said.
China’s Soviet-built Liaoning aircraft carrier and a formation of warships carried out aerial interception, anti-aircraft and anti-missile drills, in which Shenyang J-15 fighter jets carrying live missiles also participated, CCTV said.
On Wednesday, a U.S. think tank said China had been installing anti-aircraft and anti-missile systems on artificial islands in the South China Sea, prompting China to defend its right to install military hardware there.
No other country has claims in the Bohai Sea, a busy northeastern Chinese waterway and the site of Thursday’s drills.
The drills aimed to test the equipment and troop training levels, an unidentified navy official told the official China News Service.
Falcon Dave
right u are Hindu satan, you did woth colabrations of GADDARS oterwise you are nothing but piece of sh*. you are operation aircraft carriers which cannot come out his hole when Pakiatn Navey attaked inidan instalation. MIR JAFFAR MIR SADIQ like Mujeeb can bring 1971 but not you coward Hindu crows pretneding eagles. failed to land even of highway and begging american and Israel to give to drons when Pakistan made his own.
you are so p* of sh* you can be proud on 1971 with the help of GADDARS, and with enemey 8 time smaller than you. but you crows were killed like ants by chines in 1962 and since you dare not to fire a bullet on them.
this the nature of the Hindu satan to beg the stroger and try to catch the week from throat.
forget now 1971 this 2016 crow. just live in dreams of 1971 and "try one more " SURGICAL STRIKE " on you mama cow .
YOU BAKISTANIS just yesterday celebrated (16th December, 1971) the 45th anniversary of becoming BAKISTAN from WEST PAKISTAN…And India did the C Section on you….On 16th December 1971 your brave Pakistani Army soldiers…93,000 of them surrendered without much a fight to Indian Army…General Niyazi signed the surrender documents, and handed over his beloved Revolver to Indian Gen. Arora…Say what!! Pakish1tanis sh1t when India plays their numbers….LOL
India has been operating Aircraft Carriers since last 50+ years, and have two operational ones with full war fighting capabilities….Pakistan has none, let there be war and Brahmos Mach-3 missiles will blow out every Pakistani Naval vessel in the first hour of the war…and China also knows not to venture in 300 Km range of any Brahmos equipped vessel. Soon that will be 600 Km range….because Brahmos has an accuracy of 1 meter square…Sh1tting in your pajama already BAKIstani??
corow pretending eagles "INDIANS"cannot compet with China. cowrds always threaten smaller nebourts. still Pakistan do not give hima s*****