China, New Zealand air forces conduct joint training exercises
By Cheng Si |
chinadaily.com.cn |
Updated: 2018-06-11 20:01
Share
Share - WeChat
China and New Zealand's air forces will conduct a bilateral joint exercise from Monday to June 21 in New Zealand, the People's Liberation Army Air Force announced on Monday.
A Chinese Ilyushin IL-76 military transport aircraft, stopping over in the Philippines and Australia during the flight, landed in Auckland days before to take part in Exercise Skytrain18 with the New Zealand Defense Force.
The stopovers followed international conventions and regulations of the Philippines and Australia, and also got support from these two countries.
The training, for humanitarian aid, disaster relief and maritime rescue, is the first bilateral joint exercise between China and New Zealand's air forces.
- World's longest expressway tunnel opens to traffic in Xinjiang by year-end
- Xinjiang opens world's longest expressway tunnel
- Beijing's Tongzhou Railway Station to open Dec 30
- Frozen Yellow River waterfall captivates tourists
- Sixth-gen clay figurine heir focuses on spirit over color
- China's high-speed rail mileage tops 50,000 km
