Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-05-15

A "Relay" Above the Clouds: Post-2000 Pilots Are in Position

云端“接力”，“00后”飞行员已就位

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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	2026-05-15
Original URL	http://www.81.cn/kj_208559/16461319.html
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Collection run	21
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东部战区空军某部组织跨昼夜空中加油训练，“00后”飞行员参与昼间加油课目。

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An Eastern Theater Command Air Force unit conducted a cross-day-and-night aerial refueling training exercise in which pilots born after 2000 flew the daytime refueling sorties. The exercise signals a deliberate generational transition in PLAAF combat aviation, with the youngest cohort of pilots now being integrated into demanding multi-phase refueling profiles that extend operational range and endurance—a capability directly relevant to power projection across the Taiwan Strait and into the Western Pacific.

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "云端“接力”，“00后”飞行员已就位." PLA Daily (解放军报), 2026-05-15. http://www.81.cn/kj_208559/16461319.html.

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