Russia and China cooperate in training paratroopers

(Baonghean.vn) - The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on December 13 that a delegation of the Russian Airborne Forces (VDV) headed by Major General Anatoly (Ryazan Airborne Command School) came to China to study and cooperate on the training model of paratrooper officer academies of the Chinese People's Army (PLA).

Russia and China will cooperate in training paratroopers and provide new heavy transport aircraft to carry out operations inside and outside their territories. (Photo: Ria Novosti)

The paratroopers are an elite force, capable of rapid combat, creating an element of surprise when attacking deep into enemy bases. They are a well-trained force, capable of responding flexibly to any situation that arises.

The Ryazan Airborne Command School is the birthplace of elite generations of Russian paratrooper commanders. Russian paratroopers have high mobility, reaching over 70km/h, very strong attack power and firepower, as soon as they land. The paratroopers have received a series of state-of-the-art weapons including: Ratnik combat uniforms, upgraded artillery and missile systems as well as new sniper rifles, assault rifles and other light weapons. Unmanned aerial vehicles for the paratroopers are also being developed.

Russian military experts assess that the Chinese military's combat model has fundamentally adjusted from internal defense to external attack, in which the air force's airborne troops are given special importance.

Currently, the Chinese army has changed the training curriculum for airborne troops to conduct raids behind and in front of enemy formations, or to land attacks or to land support, or to fight in China or to move to battlefields outside the territory, or to attack key points, or to deploy troops to defend.

On the other hand, in recent years, Beijing has increasingly invested money in developing heavy military transport aircraft, and at the same time purchased more Russian IL-76 military transport aircraft to increase its amphibious combat capability.

This is an official visit to China by the Russian army according to the international activities plan of the Russian Ministry of Defense./.

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(According to Ria Novosti, TASS)