MILITARY● LOWAug 22 · Aug 22, 2026, 12:00 PM
Chinese J-16 fighters arrive in Egypt ahead of Eagles of Civilisation 2026 joint drill
South China Morning Post
A fleet of Chinese J-16 fighters has arrived in Egypt ahead of a joint exercise that will be the aircraft’s first-ever deployment to Africa. The planes and aviators taking part in the Eagles of Civilisation 2026 exercise arrived at an Egyptian airbase on Friday morning after a 6,000km (3,700-mile) journey that took nine hours and required the planes to refuel in mid-air, according to the People’s Liberation Army. It added that the service personnel involved in the exercise had started...
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