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"Bad guy" Su-30MKK of the PLAAF 8th Flight Academy
The 8th PLAAF Flight Academy is home to the SU-30MKK fighter-bomber "Blue-Army Aggressor Squadron". It is trained to act as the "bad guy" in war-games by simulating the US F-15E or other SU-30 equipped Asian air forces.
There are a total of three Blue-Army Aggressor squadrons under the PLAAF orbat; the other two are equipped with J-10A (60x8x) and J-7E (15xxx) to simulate lighter, single engine, opponents. They are operating under the PLAAF Flight Test & Training Base (FT&TB) at Cangzhou Airbase in Hebei.
The first PLAAF aggressor squadron was commissioned on June 1987 (here) modeled after the US "Top Gun" and "Red Flag" Schools. It has been serving as a grindstone for sharpening fighter pilot's combat skills ever since. Yup, they are putting their training skills learned from the Moscow Pilot School to good use.
China Defense Blog: "Bad guy" Su-30MKK of the PLAAF 8th Flight Academy (61x8x).
The 8th PLAAF Flight Academy is home to the SU-30MKK fighter-bomber "Blue-Army Aggressor Squadron". It is trained to act as the "bad guy" in war-games by simulating the US F-15E or other SU-30 equipped Asian air forces.
There are a total of three Blue-Army Aggressor squadrons under the PLAAF orbat; the other two are equipped with J-10A (60x8x) and J-7E (15xxx) to simulate lighter, single engine, opponents. They are operating under the PLAAF Flight Test & Training Base (FT&TB) at Cangzhou Airbase in Hebei.
The first PLAAF aggressor squadron was commissioned on June 1987 (here) modeled after the US "Top Gun" and "Red Flag" Schools. It has been serving as a grindstone for sharpening fighter pilot's combat skills ever since. Yup, they are putting their training skills learned from the Moscow Pilot School to good use.
China Defense Blog: "Bad guy" Su-30MKK of the PLAAF 8th Flight Academy (61x8x).
