CAIRO – The China-Egypt “Eagles of Civilisation 2025” joint air force training concluded its activities on Tuesday.
A number of multi-mission combat aircraft took part in the training, in the presence of Egypt’s Air Force Commander Mahmoud Fouad Abdel-Gawad, as well as the Chief of Staff of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), the Chinese ambassador in Cairo, and a number of military commanders.
This joint training is the first time that the Chinese PLA Air Force has dispatched its various types of troops to Africa to systematical conduct the joint training, demonstrating the long-range force projection, agile force deployment and systematic combat capabilities of the Chinese PLA Air Force.
During the 18-day joint training, the two sides conducted discussions and exchanges on such topics as training mode, air combat tactics, and aerial refueling operations.
Participating troops from both sides completed training subjects, including counterair operations, suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD), battlefield search and rescue, and mixed grouping, marking a new starting point and milestone for the military cooperation between the two countries.
