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China’s Southern Theater Steps Up Night-and-Weather Air Drills, Signalling Higher Readiness
State media reported that a Southern Theater Command aviation brigade conducted high‑intensity, cross–day‑and‑night, all‑weather flight training to hone round‑the‑clock combat readiness. The drills underscore China’s focus on continuous operational capability in strategically sensitive southern maritime approaches and function both as genuine training and as signalling to regional audiences.
One Year In: China’s Luohe Warship Moves from Commissioning to Yellow Sea Readiness Drills
China’s warship Luohe has completed its first year in service, conducting multi-discipline training in the Yellow Sea in March 2025 and departing again for new-year military training assessments. The activity reflects the PLA Navy’s focus on turning new hulls into operational units and signals a steady intensification of naval presence in a strategically sensitive area.
Eastern Theater Navy Begins Intensive Training for Squad and Station Leaders to Harden Frontline Command
An Eastern Theater Navy brigade has begun institutionalized training for squad and station leaders to strengthen political reliability and small-unit capabilities. The program mixes ideological instruction and practical exercises and will be expanded into a regular mechanism to raise frontline leadership across the unit.
China’s Southern Theatre Air Units Step Up Cross‑Day‑Night Flight Drills to Sharpen All‑Weather Combat Readiness
A PLA Southern Theatre aviation brigade has conducted intensive day‑and‑night flight drills aimed at sharpening all‑weather combat capabilities. The exercises highlight integrated training across pilots, support crews and systems, improving sustained operational readiness in a region of heightened strategic sensitivity.
Sharp Edge in the Shadows: Eastern Theater Recon Unit Drills Cross‑Day, Drone‑Assisted Raids
A reconnaissance detachment from the PLA Eastern Theater Command recently conducted a continuous day‑to‑night exercise that combined traditional small‑unit tactics with drones and real‑time target handoff to artillery. The drill highlights Beijing’s emphasis on realistic, integrated training to improve reconnaissance, night operations and the sensor‑to‑shooter cycle in complex environments.
A Letter to Tomorrow: How a PLA ‘Time Post Office’ Is Turning Personal Promises into Unit Performance
A battalion in the PLA’s 75th Group Army runs a ‘Time Post Office’ in which soldiers write letters to their future selves and open them a year later to assess progress. The unit reports a greater-than-90-percent completion rate and uses mentoring, periodic reviews and public recognition to convert personal goals into improved skills and cohesion.
China’s Rear Forces Relearn How to Fight: The Guangdong Unit Turning Logistics into a Combat Capability
A unit of the People’s Armed Police in Guangdong has recast its logistical and medical detachments as combat-capable sustainment forces, integrating them into a ‘train‑sustain‑fight’ model. Practical reforms — tougher standards, mission‑embedded micro‑training, VR simulation and instructor competition — have improved readiness, though operational tempo and dispersed tasks remain constraints.