The Air Forces of China and Pakistan will soon hold joint exercises “Shaheen (Eagle)-X” in northwest China, Report informs referring to TASS citing the Chinese Defense Ministry.
The maneuvers will take place in the area of the cities of Jiuquan (Gansu Province) and Yinchuan (the administrative center of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region).
The exercises will last from late August to mid-September. They are expected to “help deepen practical cooperation between the armed forces of the two countries, increase the level of training in real combat.”
At the end of July, Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu held a meeting in Beijing with Pakistani Air Force Chief of Staff Zaheer Ahmad Babar, during which the Chinese side proposed Islamabad to strengthen bilateral coordination in inter-army cooperation.