Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-08-24

Air Force troops conduct training in LVC environment

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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	2026-08-24
Original URL	http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/2025xb/C_251453/TE/16481007.html
Collected at	2026-08-24 13:33:15 — collection metadata, not a publication time
Content fingerprint	be1f913a098d9a37b1dc6b421ffbb0f025ef2473d58a337f46640e5cc42d21d1 — taken when the record was captured, over the stored original title and text
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Pilots assigned to an aviation unit under the Chinese PLA Air Force recently conducted flight training in live, virtual and constructive (LVC) environment. Multiple J-16 fighter jets took off in sequence and headed toward the target airspace to conduct tactical training. Meanwhile, at the ground simulation training center, another group of pilots simultaneously operated virtual fighter jets to "enter the battlefield," coordinating with the aircraft in flight in a force-on-force training. By integrating aircraft simulation systems with live flight training, the pilots' combat capabilities were effectively enhanced. (Video Editor: Zhang Jinwen)

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Pilots from an unspecified PLA Air Force aviation unit conducted LVC (live, virtual, and constructive) integrated flight training, flying J-16 fighters in live sorties while a second group simultaneously flew virtual aircraft from a ground simulation center, with both elements coordinating in force-on-force scenarios. The article documents the Air Force's operational use of LVC architecture to link simulators with live flights in real time — a training methodology the U.S. and allied air forces have pursued for years to reduce cost and increase repetition of complex tactical scenarios. The unit, location, and exercise scale are not identified, limiting what can be inferred about how broadly this capability has been fielded across PLAAF aviation brigades.

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "Air Force troops conduct training in LVC environment." China Military Online (EN), 2026-08-24. http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/2025xb/C_251453/TE/16481007.html.

As held. Indo-Pacific Record, China Desk Corpus, Record 3467, Snapshot — 2026-08-26 (3,574 records).

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