# military training
Latest news and articles about military training
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A Pile of Stones, a Lesson in Limits: How a PLA Unit Turned Thermal-Image Deception into a Training Doctrine
During a high‑altitude PLA exercise, red‑team troops used sun‑warmed rocks to create false thermal signatures that misled blue‑team thermal imagers and triggered a simulated defeat. The blue team responded by studying environmental effects on infrared sensors, building a regional database and revising operational procedures to avoid similar deceptions.
How a PLA 'Red Company' Turns Revolutionary Lore into Modern Fighting Credibility
State media has highlighted the 78th Group Army’s “Red Third Company” for combining modern mechanized tactics with a long revolutionary lineage, claiming the unit destroyed more than ten opposing vehicles in a recent exercise while sustaining no casualties. The report serves both as a tactical vignette about mobility and small-unit initiative and as political messaging that binds combat proficiency to historical memory and civic virtue.
China’s Rocket Force Relearns the Value of Slow: Why a Launch Battalion Chose Caution Over Speed
A Rocket Force launch battalion that once chased speed records has deliberately slowed parts of its training after a near-miss revealed the dangers of prioritising time over procedure. Commanders used political education and procedural drilling to shift incentives toward disciplined, system-level performance, producing steadier and ultimately faster readiness in realistic drills.
From Field Radio to Sky‑Eye Sniper: How a Chinese Marine Fused Communications, Drones and Marksmanship
A Chinese naval reconnaissance corporal, Second‑Class Staff Sergeant Jin Lei, has combined his background in communications, drone piloting and sniping to create a cross‑domain approach to battlefield sensing and precision fire. His experience—winning international competitions and advocating new joint training modules—illustrates how human adaptability and information fusion are becoming central to modern small‑unit warfare.
Southern Theater Air Brigade Sharpens All‑Hours Combat Skills with Cross‑Day‑Night Drills
A Southern Theater Air Force brigade completed continuous day‑to‑night flight drills incorporating multiple aircraft types, complex weather effects and night intercept missions. The exercise tested instrument and night‑vision capabilities, maintenance turnarounds and data‑driven debriefs to enhance all‑hours operational readiness.
China’s PLA Pushes ‘Training-as-War’ Tempo Across Land, Sea, Air and Cyberspace
China’s military has intensified high‑tempo, cross‑domain training across land, sea, air and cyber units, emphasising realistic red‑blue opposition and electromagnetic and data warfare scenarios. The push aims to harden combat readiness, validate new tactics and signal growing joint capabilities, but it also raises questions about sustainability and escalation risks in regional crises.
China’s PLA Keeps Up a Tempo of Constant, Realistic War-Ready Training
China’s military media describe an unrelenting training tempo across air, land, sea, cyber and space domains, with realistic blue‑force opposition and data‑driven evaluation mechanisms. The portrayal signals both domestic reassurance and an international message of deterrence as the PLA prioritizes joint, high‑intensity readiness.
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.