A bomber attached to an aviation regiment of the PLA Navy takes off for a realistic round-the-clock flight training exercise on August 9, 2021. The training contains multiple subjects such as shock tactics against ground and sea targets, flight-refueling operations and so on. (Photos: eng.chinamil.com.cn)

A bomber attached to an aviation regiment of the PLA Navy takes off for a realistic round-the-clock flight training exercise on August 9, 2021. The training contains multiple subjects such as shock tactics against ground and sea targets, flight-refueling operations and so on.

A bomber attached to an aviation regiment of the PLA Navy taxies down the runway after completing a realistic round-the-clock flight training exercise on August 9, 2021. The training contains multiple subjects such as shock tactics against ground and sea targets, flight-refueling operations and so on.

Maintenance crews assigned to an aviation regiment of the PLA Navy perform rapid inspections on a bomber on the runway before takeoff during a realistic round-the-clock flight training exercise on August 9, 2021. The training contains multiple subjects such as shock tactics against ground and sea targets, flight-refueling operations and so on.