Exercises Doctrine

A Naval Unit Joins Friendly Neighboring Forces to Conduct Combat-Realistic Training, Tempering the Blade Through Coordination

海军某部携手友邻部队开展实战化训练协同淬刃

PLA Daily (解放军报) 8 June 2026

Summary

A PLA naval unit and co-located Air Force units conducted joint maritime-airspace training in an unspecified sea area, drilling fighter formations and naval special-mission aircraft against scenarios involving complex electromagnetic jamming, communications disruption, and low-altitude high-speed penetration by simulated enemy aircraft. The exercise documents a specific integration problem: how naval ISR and electronic warfare aircraft pass real-time targeting data to Air Force strike formations when communications are degraded, with the unit explicitly framing the solution as data-link-enabled all-domain picture sharing described as '一域感知、全域共享、全网联动.' This fits the broader PLA pattern of cross-service joint training focused on electromagnetic contested environments, but the article's operational detail — segmented interception, backup channel protocols, and the explicit invocation of '信息主导、体系破击' as the guiding concept — records a specific procedural and doctrinal baseline for how this naval-Air Force pairing is being trained to function under jamming conditions.

Translation

In summer, a naval unit joined friendly neighboring Air Force units to conduct combat-realistic training in a certain sea area. Upon receiving the "take off" order, several fighter aircraft roared into the sky and flew toward the target airspace.

Above the clouds, an Air Force fighter formation completed tactical maneuvering and prepared to conduct a simulated strike against an "enemy" target. Suddenly, the target signal disappeared from the radar screen and the communications channel was blanketed by jamming.

"Activate the emergency contingency plan, switch to the backup communications channel!" After making a comprehensive assessment of the battlefield situation, the airborne commander issued the order without hesitation. At the same time, a naval special-mission aircraft deployed in the rear airspace rapidly advanced to occupy a favorable position and began analyzing and identifying the source of the jamming.

With the close coordination of the special-mission aircraft crew, the jamming source released by the "enemy" was effectively identified. At the same time, key information including the bearing of the "enemy" target was simultaneously transmitted to the command terminal. Upon receiving the target information, the fighter pilots promptly corrected their heading, rapidly locked onto the target, and completed pre-strike preparations. "Target confirmed, execute strike!" At the airborne commander's order, the "enemy" target was precisely "destroyed."

"Modern aerial warfare is not only a contest of firepower, but even more a contest of information and electromagnetic power." The unit's leadership explained that throughout this training, multiple types of special situations were embedded, including complex electromagnetic jamming, multi-target surprise attacks, and communications interruptions, forcing officers and soldiers to forge their capabilities for rapid response and coordinated adaptation under complex environmental conditions.

This reporter learned that during the training, the special-mission aircraft used data links to share the aerial situation picture in real time with the ground command post and each coordinated combat unit, achieving "perception in one domain, sharing across all domains, and linkage across the entire network (一域感知、全域共享、全网联动)." "Even in a complex electromagnetic environment, we can maintain precision strike capability," said one participating pilot, adding that they boldly applied multiple new tactics and methods during the training and that their coordinated combat capabilities were thoroughly tested.

Above the sea and sky, the fierce engagement continued. Another directive from higher-level exercise controllers arrived: multiple waves of "enemy" aircraft were employing low-altitude, high-speed penetration tactics in an attempt to evade radar detection. At the critical moment, the special-mission aircraft and the fighter formation coordinated efficiently, rapidly executing segmented interception and conducting simulated strikes.

"Future warfare is a contest of system against system, a competition of network against network. Only by fusing various combat forces, combat units, and combat elements into an organic whole can combat effectiveness be fully unleashed." The unit's leadership explained that this training not only forged the force's capability to execute combat missions in a complex electromagnetic environment, but also deepened officers and soldiers' understanding of the operational concept of "information dominance, system destruction (信息主导、体系破击)." They will organize officers and soldiers to conduct after-action reviews focused on the shortcomings and deficiencies exposed during the training, in order to identify the direction for the next phase of targeted training.

Original Chinese

夏日，海军某部携手友邻空军部队在某海域开展实战化训练。接到“起飞”指令，数架战机呼啸升空，飞赴目标空域。云端之上，空军歼击机编队完成战术机动后，准备对“敌”目标实施模拟打击。突然，目标信号从雷达屏幕上消失，通信频道被杂波覆盖。 “启动应急预案，切换备用通信频道！”综合研判战场态势后，空中指挥长果断下达指令。与此同时，部署于后方空域的海军特种机迅速前出占领有利阵位，对干扰源进行分析识别。在特种机机组成员密切配合下，“敌”释放的干扰源被有效识别。与此同时，“敌”目标方位等关键信息被同步传输至指挥终端。歼击机飞行员收到目标信息后，及时修正航向、快速锁定目标，完成打击前准备。“目标确认，实施打击！”随着空中指挥长一声令下，“敌”目标被精准“摧毁”。 “现代空战不仅是火力的对抗，更是信息、电磁的博弈。”该部领导介绍，此次训练全程嵌入复杂电磁干扰、多目标突袭、通信中断等多类特情，倒逼官兵在复杂环境条件下锤炼快速处置、协同应变能力。笔者了解到，训练中，特种机依托数据链将空中态势实时共享至地面指挥所及各协同作战单元，实现“一域感知、全域共享、全网联动”。“即便身处复杂电磁环境，我们也能保持精准打击能力。”一名参训飞行员说，他们在训练中大胆应用多项新战术战法，协同作战能力得到充分检验。海天之上，鏖战正酣。上级导调指令再次传来：多批“敌”机采取低空高速突防战术，企图规避雷达探测。关键时刻，特种机与歼击机编队高效协同，迅速实施分段拦截，进行模拟打击。 “未来战争是体系与体系的对抗、系统与系统的较量，只有把各种作战力量、作战单元、作战要素融为有机整体，才能充分释放作战效能。”该部领导介绍，此次训练不仅锤炼了部队复杂电磁环境下遂行作战任务的能力，更深化了官兵对“信息主导、体系破击”作战理念的认知，他们将组织官兵围绕训练中暴露的短板不足展开复盘，为下一步开展针对性训练找准方向。