BEIJING – Air forces of China and Pakistan will conduct a joint trainingexercise Shaheen-VII at an airbase in Pakistan from Friday, according to aChinese defence ministry spokesperson.
China will send its fighter jets, bombers and early warning AWACS planes tothe exercise which will run until December 23, Col Ren Guoiang said duringhis monthly briefing held Thursday.
The exercise is part of the annual cooperation plan between the twocountries and it will strengthen bilateral cooperation and help improvecombat capabilities of both the sides.
Shaheen series of exercises between the two countries, who are closepartners, began in March 2011 and has since gone through six majoriterations.
Responding to a question regarding the participation of Pakistan Air Force(PAF) in the Zhuhai Air Show held early this month in China, Guoiang saidChina and Pakistan are strategic cooperative partners and all-weatherfriends and the two militaries always maintain high-level exchanges as wellas defense and security cooperation.
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The spokesperson added that the PAF set very high standards during itsperformance in the air show.
The PAF ha recently presented the stunning aerial display of ‘Pride ofPakistan’ JF-17 Thunder aircraft during the air show as part of the 10thInternational Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS 2018) in Karachi.Pakistan Aeronautical Complex, Kamra also set up the Pakistan Pavilion toshowcase its different products.
