Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-06-12

Tempering the Sword by Starlight! A Close Look at Air Force Aviation Unit Night Flight Training

星夜砺剑！直击空军航空兵夜间飞行训练现场

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Desk	China Desk
Publishing institution	CMC Political Work Department
Source outlet	PLA Daily (解放军报) (pla_daily)
Source language	zh-Hans — an attribute of the source, not of this record
Source-stated publication date	2026-06-12
Original URL	http://www.81.cn/kj_208559/16467005.html
Collected at	2026-06-12 15:47:50 — collection metadata, not a publication time
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Collection run	55
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守空天万里，何以永保安宁？战夜色如墨，何以所向披靡？记者先后8次奔赴练兵备战一线，深入多支空军航空兵部队跟踪拍摄夜航训练，感受战鹰呼啸的排山声浪，见证尾焰烛空的神秘绚烂。无边夜幕之下，一架架战机昂首列阵，一道道航迹纵横天际，官兵们以夜空为战场，以战机为利刃，星夜砺剑、严训实备，苦练精飞锤炼胜战本领，忠诚担当守护盛世山河，践行着空天卫士枕戈待旦、护卫家国的铮铮誓言。飞行员前往机棚准备接收飞机。飞行员进行飞行前最后检查。飞行员检查完飞机后快速登机。飞行员快速登机准备滑出。飞机滑出前，飞行员进行飞控系统检查。歼-10战机滑向起飞线，准备日落后起飞。歼-16战机滑至起飞线准备起飞。歼-10战机迎着最后一缕霞光加力升空。歼轰-7战机呼啸升空。歼-10战机升空后奔赴指定训练空域。歼-16战机呼啸升空。战机升空进行飞行训练期间，地勤人员整理保障装备。拂晓时刻，歼轰-7战机完成全部训练课目返航。歼轰-7战机着陆后打开减速伞。完成飞行任务后，飞行员相互交流。战机返回后，地勤人员进行检查维护。战机返回后，地勤人员进行检查维护。飞行训练结束，地勤人员为战机披盖蒙布。文字：梅常伟摄影：范显海

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Multiple PLAAF aviation units — operating J-10, J-16, and JH-7 aircraft — conducted night flight training across at least eight documented sorties, with a PLA Daily reporter embedding across multiple bases to photograph the full operational cycle from pre-flight inspection through post-landing maintenance. The article documents the breadth of airframes involved in sustained night training rather than a single-unit exercise, extending the established pattern of PLAAF emphasis on low-visibility and nighttime combat proficiency that has appeared consistently in official media over the past several years; the specific inclusion of the JH-7 strike aircraft alongside the J-10 and J-16 confirms that night training requirements extend to older-generation platforms still in the inventory, not only frontline fighters.

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "星夜砺剑！直击空军航空兵夜间飞行训练现场." PLA Daily (解放军报), 2026-06-12. http://www.81.cn/kj_208559/16467005.html.

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