Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-08-07

【Bilingual】China and Belarus to Hold "Swift Eagle-2026" Airborne Joint Training

【双语】中白将举行“神鹰-2026”空降兵联合训练

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Source-stated publication date	2026-08-07
Original URL	http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16478284.html
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中白将举行“神鹰-2026”空降兵联合训练 Chinese and Belarusian Airborne Troops To Conduct Swift Eagle 2026 Joint Training 8月7日下午，国防部新闻发言人陈曦大校就近期涉军问题发布消息。陈曦：8月中下旬，中国与白俄罗斯两国军队将位湖北举行“神鹰-2026”空降兵联合训练。此次联训以联合城镇反恐行动为课题，主要开展侦察与反侦察、夺控与防卫、清剿与固守等演练。这是双方第4次举行该系列联训，有助于进一步提升参训部队实战能力、深化两军务实合作。 Chen Xi:In mid and late August, airborne troops from China and Belarus will hold Swift Eagle 2026 joint training in Hubei. Under the theme of “joint counter-terrorism operations in urban terrain”, the training will focus on subjects including surveillance and counter surveillance, seizure-and-control and protection,and elimination and defense. As the 4th iteration, the joint training will help enhance combat capabilities of the participating troops and deepen substantive cooperation between the two militaries.

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China and Belarus will conduct 'Swift Eagle-2026' airborne joint training in Hubei in mid-to-late August, the fourth iteration of this bilateral series, focused on urban counter-terrorism tasks including reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance, seizure-and-control, and clearance-and-elimination operations. The announcement documents a recurring, institutionalized airborne exercise relationship with Belarus — a NATO-bordering state under Lukashenko — that has now run at least four cycles, extending the pattern of China using counter-terrorism framing to develop combined-arms interoperability with non-Western partners. Which specific Chinese and Belarusian units are participating remains unspecified in the MND release.

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "【双语】中白将举行“神鹰-2026”空降兵联合训练." PLA Daily (解放军报), 2026-08-07. http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16478284.html.

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