Fighter jets take off for flight training

Pilots assigned to an aviation brigade with the air force under the Chinese PLA Eastern Theater Command sit in the cockpit of their fight jet to get ready for a flight training exercise on July 30, 2024. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Zhan Peng)

A fighter jet attached to an aviation brigade with the air force under the Chinese PLA Eastern Theater Command taxies on the runway before takeoff during a flight training exercise on July 30, 2024. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Zhan Peng)

Fighter jets attached to an aviation brigade with the air force under the Chinese PLA Eastern Theater Command soar in the sky during a flight training exercise on July 30, 2024. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Zhan Peng)