Source record People's Daily Group · 2026-08-13

Chinese, Belarusian airborne troops launch Swift Eagle drill

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Desk	China Desk
Publishing institution	People's Daily Group
Source outlet	Global Times — Defense (global_times_mil)
Source language	en — an attribute of the source, not of this record
Source-stated publication date	2026-08-13
Original URL	https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202608/1368152.shtml
Collected at	2026-08-13 13:56:28 — collection metadata, not a publication time
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Chinese and Belarusian airborne troops conducted the 'Swift Eagle' joint drill, though the article body provided does not supply the unit designators, location, dates, or scale needed to characterize the exercise precisely. The drill fits the PLA's established pattern of airborne-focused bilateral exercises with non-NATO European partners, but what specific formations participated and what tasks were trained remains unknown from this text.

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Source text. People's Daily Group. "Chinese, Belarusian airborne troops launch Swift Eagle drill." Global Times — Defense, 2026-08-13. https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202608/1368152.shtml.

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