Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-08-20

Air Defense Shield

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Desk	China Desk
Publishing institution	CMC Political Work Department
Source outlet	China Military Online (EN) (china_mil_online)
Source language	en — an attribute of the source, not of this record
Source-stated publication date	2026-08-20
Original URL	http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/2025xb/C_251453/TE/16480345.html
Collected at	2026-08-20 13:29:18 — collection metadata, not a publication time
Content fingerprint	e5152a9d790374c745571b4f5e2c1d52551c1dab16076279cd1396ede8120ebf — taken when the record was captured, over the stored original title and text
Collection run	117
Analysis model	claude-sonnet-4-6
Prompt version	v1

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Air Defense Shield: Footage shows multiple air defense weapon systems attached to Chinese PLA Army undergoing training, including HQ-17 air-defense missile systems and Type 625 short-range air defense systems.

Summary

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PLA Army air defense units conducted training with HQ-17 surface-to-air missile systems and Type 625 short-range air defense gun-missile systems, with footage released showing both platforms in operation. The article documents the combined employment of two distinct short-range air defense layers — the HQ-17 handling missile engagement and the Type 625 providing close-in gun-missile coverage — but names no specific unit, formation, or location, leaving the organizational context unknown.

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "Air Defense Shield." China Military Online (EN), 2026-08-20. http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/2025xb/C_251453/TE/16480345.html.

As held. Indo-Pacific Record, China Desk Corpus, Record 3397, Snapshot — 2026-08-26 (3,574 records).

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