Exercises Doctrine

Multi-Branch Forces Persist in Deep Research and Deep Training, Continuously Expanding the Boundaries of Military Training

多军兵种部队坚持深研深训不断拓展练兵边界

PLA Daily (解放军报) 25 May 2026

Summary

An Army aviation brigade conducted shipboard deck-landing training at sea, a Tibet Military District long-range rocket artillery detachment ran armed movement drills on rough plateau terrain, a Rocket Force brigade ran nighttime emergency vehicle repair drills in the Gobi, and a Western Theater Command Air Force radar unit pushed a specific equipment type past its previously accepted 4,800-meter altitude performance ceiling — all reported as part of a PLA Daily feature on units voluntarily exceeding prescribed training syllabi. The article documents a recurring institutional push to close the gap between training standards and assessed combat requirements by having units self-impose harder conditions rather than wait for updated doctrine, a pattern visible across theater commands and branch types. The Tibet Military District detail — armed movement with live munitions now treated as routine — extends the record of that district normalizing high-risk subjects under plateau conditions, which raises the question of how far standardization of those procedures has actually progressed versus how much remains unit-level initiative.

Translation

Challenging the Limits, Training Toward the Extreme: Multi-Branch Forces Persist in Deep Research and Deep Training, Continuously Expanding the Boundaries of Military Training

PLA Daily report by correspondents Shi Yu and Ma Jialong: In a certain sea area with strong winds and high waves, several helicopters skimmed low over the water and landed precisely on the decks of naval vessels. Before the rotors had stopped, the aircraft commanders had already begun reviewing their deck-landing posture. This is one scene from shipboard landing training conducted by aircraft commanders of an Army aviation brigade. Targeting shortfalls identified during training, they proactively went "beyond the syllabus" (超纲), taking the lead in designating shipboard sea landings as a mandatory training subject for aircraft commanders.

A thousand li away, deep in the plateau. A long-range rocket artillery detachment of a brigade under the Tibet Military District conducted armed movement (带弹机动) through rough road sections, then rapidly completed firing preparations upon reaching their position, further reducing fire response time; the first salvo precisely covered an "enemy" command vehicle in the process of relocating. Armed march (带弹行军), once regarded as a high-risk subject, has now become a routine training element for the brigade.

In early summer, reporters visited the training grounds of multi-branch forces and observed that officers and soldiers, with an eye toward the capability requirements for winning future wars, are proactively adding difficulty and imposing challenges on themselves. Persisting in deep research and deep training (深研深训), they are continuously expanding the boundaries of military training and tempering their warfighting capabilities by challenging the limits.

Training hard skills to the extreme, breaking through the limits of technical proficiency. Late at night in the Gobi Desert, during a training exercise of a Rocket Force brigade, a launch vehicle's tires were damaged by the "enemy." Master Sergeant First Class Shi Fengke rapidly completed emergency repairs under low-light conditions, finishing in less time than the excellent standard specified in the training syllabus. This hard-won skill was forged through relentless repetition: he compared the performance of repair tools one by one, conducted nearly a thousand hands-on trials, improved a new type of emergency repair equipment, effectively resolved problems such as the time and effort required for tire replacement, and achieved a halving of repair time with zero damage to components.

Challenging boundaries, mining the limits of man-equipment coordination (人装协同). At an unnamed position at 5,500 meters above sea level, radar technician and Master Sergeant First Class Liu Yingshuai of an air force unit under the Western Theater Command was intently monitoring screen data. Previously, personnel had generally believed that 4,800 meters above sea level was the performance limit for a certain type of equipment. To break through this threshold, Liu Yingshuai and his comrades compared waveforms frame by frame, verified more than a hundred sets of core parameters, investigated problems such as signal attenuation and data fluctuation caused by the high-altitude environment, summarized more than ten special-situation handling procedures (特情处置经验), and set a new record.

Deeply tapping potential, exploring the "optimal solution" for equipment parameters. During a drone training exercise at a certain unit, a special situation arose: a high-speed maneuvering target was obscured by dense cloud cover and could not be locked on. According to the parameters in the equipment manual, strike conditions were no longer met in such a situation; however, the operator, relying on a precise assessment of the target's trajectory, seized a fleeting window and fired decisively, achieving a precise hit. "To achieve battlefield victory, we must deeply tap potential and break through limits," he said.

Technology-enabled, expanding training space. A brigade of the 71st Group Army used a remote rocket artillery simulation training cloud platform to review every operation with precise data, compelling officers and soldiers to train toward the extreme. A brigade of the 83rd Group Army set up complex electromagnetic environments, extreme strike distances, and various other special situations in a virtual sand table, "driving participants to the brink" (逼入绝境); command terminals displayed technical and tactical indicators in real time, providing a scientific basis for targeted intensive training. More units are using virtual simulation, intelligent deduction (智能推演), and other technologies to construct "extreme battlefields" (极限战场) approximating actual combat, allowing officers and soldiers to repeatedly push against their capability ceiling under safe and controlled conditions.

"To win future wars, we must demand combat power from the limits of human capability and seek the odds of victory from the potential of our equipment." In a joint training exercise conducted recently, the participating multi-branch forces achieved zero-delay data connectivity and zero-error fire coordination, further releasing the operational effectiveness of the system-of-systems (体系作战效能).

Original Chinese

挑战极限训盯着极致练多军兵种部队坚持深研深训不断拓展练兵边界解放军报讯记者石宇、马嘉隆报道：某海域风高浪急，数架直升机掠海飞行，精准降落在海军舰艇甲板。旋翼未停，机长已开始复盘着舰姿态。这是陆军某陆航旅机长海上着舰训练的一个场景。针对训练中存在的短板，他们主动“超纲”，率先将海上着舰列为机长必训课目。千里之外，高原腹地。西藏军区某旅远程火箭炮分队带弹机动穿越颠簸路段，抵达阵地后迅速完成射击准备，进一步缩短火力反应时间，首轮齐射即精准覆盖正在转移的“敌”指挥车。过去被视为高风险课目的带弹行军，如今成为该旅常态化训练内容。初夏，记者走访多军兵种部队演兵场看到，官兵着眼打赢未来战争能力要求，主动加码、自我设难，坚持深研深训，不断拓展练兵边界，在挑战极限中淬炼打赢能力。苦练硬功，突破技能极限。戈壁深夜，火箭军某旅一场训练中，发射车轮胎遭“敌”损毁。一级军士长石凤科在微光条件下快速完成抢修，用时比大纲规定的优秀标准更短。这手硬功夫源自千锤百炼：他逐一比对维修工具性能，进行近千次实操试验，改良出新型抢修设备，有效解决轮胎更换耗时费力等难题，实现抢修时长减半、零部件零损伤。挑战边界，挖掘人装协同极限。海拔5500米的某无名阵地，西部战区空军某部雷达技师、一级军士长刘英帅正紧盯屏幕数据。此前，官兵普遍认为海拔4800米是某型装备的性能极限值。为突破这一界限，刘英帅与战友逐帧比对波形、核对上百组核心参数，排查高海拔环境引发的信号衰减、数据波动等问题，归纳出10余条特情处置经验，创造了新纪录。深挖潜能，探索装备参数“最优解”。某部一场无人机训练遭遇特情：高速机动的目标靶被厚密云层遮蔽，难以锁定。根据装备说明书参数，此种情况已不具备打击条件，但操作员凭借对目标轨迹的精准判定，抓住稍纵即逝的窗口果断击发、精准命中。“要想战场制胜，必须深挖潜能、突破极限。”他说。科技赋能，拓展训练空间。第71集团军某旅运用远程火箭炮模拟训练云平台，以精准数据复盘每一次操作，倒逼官兵盯着极致练；第83集团军某旅在虚拟沙盘中设置复杂电磁环境、极限打击距离等多种特情，将参训人员“逼入绝境”，指挥终端实时显示技战术指标，为针对性强训提供科学依据。更多部队运用虚拟仿真、智能推演等技术构设近似实战的“极限战场”，让官兵在安全可控条件下反复冲击能力天花板。 “打赢未来战争，就要向人的极限要战斗力、向装备潜能要胜算。”近日展开的一场联合训练中，参训的多军兵种部队实现数据贯通“零延迟”、火力协同“零误差”，体系作战效能进一步得到释放。