UN Unmanned Aerial Systems Course kicks off in China

Source-stated date: 20 October 2026 · China Military Online (EN)

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Published20 October 2026, by CMC Political Work Department
Collected2026-10-20 17:49:14 UTC, run 175
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The MND Peacekeeping Affairs Center and PLA Air Force Engineering University jointly opened a three-week UN Unmanned Aerial Systems Course in Xi'an on October 19, 2026, drawing instructors and trainees from the UN and eight countries including Algeria, Malaysia, and South Africa; the curriculum covers UN peacekeeping architecture, UAV unit deployment and employment, and counter-UAV applications. The course documents China's continued use of UN-branded multilateral training to position PLA institutions — here the Air Force Engineering University — as authoritative hosts for peacekeeping capacity-building, extending a pattern in which Beijing cultivates influence within UN peace operations through training relationships with Global South militaries.

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XI'AN, China, Oct. 20 -- The United Nations Unmanned Aerial Systems Course, co-hosted by the Chinese Ministry of National Defense (MND) Peacekeeping Affairs Center and the Chinese PLA Air Force Engineering University, kicked off in Xi'an City, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province on October 19, 2026. The three-week course comprises modules on the structure of the UN peacekeeping architecture and standards of conduct, the deployment and employment of peacekeeping UAV units, and counter-UAV technologies and their applications. Instructors and trainees from the United Nations and eight countries, including Algeria, Malaysia, and South Africa, are participating in the course. (Video Editor: Huang Panyue)

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Source outlet	China Military Online (EN) (china_mil_online)
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Source-stated publication date	2026-10-20
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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "UN Unmanned Aerial Systems Course kicks off in China." China Military Online (EN), 2026-10-20. http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/2025xb/C_251453/EC/16494914.html.

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