PLANAF J-15 fighters seen operating from Lingshui Airbase in South China Sea
01 June 2021
by Andreas Rupprecht & Gabriel Dominguez & Sean O Connor
Chinese state-owned media has released video footage showing People s Liberation Army Navy Air Force (PLANAF) J-15 naval fighter aircraft being operated from an airbase that Janes
identified as Lingshui Airbase on Hainan Island in the South China Sea (SCS).
Released by state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) on 27 May, the footage shows at least two aircraft of the type taking off from the base and conducting training exercises, including in-flight refuelling, before landing at the same base, which is part of the PLA s Southern Theatre Command.
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