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Chinese, Belarusian Airborne Troops to Conduct Swift Eagle 2026 Joint Training
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Chinese and Belarusian airborne troops will conduct Swift Eagle 2026 joint training in Hubei Province in mid-to-late August 2026, the fourth iteration of this bilateral exercise, focused on urban counter-terrorism tasks including surveillance and counter-surveillance, seizure-and-control, and elimination and defense operations. The announcement, made by MND spokesperson Senior Colonel Chen Xi, documents the continued institutionalization of a China-Belarus airborne training series that has now run at least four cycles — a narrow but concrete record of PLA airborne engagement with a post-Soviet military on Chinese soil.
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BEIJING, Aug. 7 -- According to Senior Colonel Chen Xi, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense (MND), airborne troops from China and Belarus will hold Swift Eagle 2026 joint training in central China's Hubei Province in mid and late August, 2026. Under the theme of "joint counter-terrorism operations in urban terrain," the training will focus on subjects including surveillance and counter-surveillance, seizure-and-control and protection, and elimination and defense. As the 4th iteration, the joint training will help enhance combat capabilities of the participating troops and deepen substantive cooperation between the two militaries.
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BEIJING, Aug.7 -- According to Senior Colonel Chen Xi, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense (MND), airborne troops from China and Belarus will hold Swift Eagle 2026 joint training in central China's Hubei Province in mid and late August, 2026. Under the theme of "joint counter-terrorism operations in urban terrain", the training will focus on subjects including surveillance and counter surveillance, seizure-and-control and protection, and elimination and defense. As the 4th iteration, the joint training will help enhance combat capabilities of the participating troops and deepen substantive cooperation between the two militaries.