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China may be using new Laos air facility, satellite images suggest

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Satellite imagery from September 30 indicates that Chinese military aircraft may already be operating from a new joint aviation facility in Laos. The images reveal twice the number of K-8/JL-8 trainer aircraft at Ban Keun Airport than Laos' air force is believed to possess. This observation comes shortly after the formal inauguration of the China-Laos Joint Support and Training Centre and the China-Laos Friendship Aviation Academy at the airport, attended by a delegation from the People's Liberation Army. AI

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China may be using new Laos air facility, satellite images suggest

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Gabriel Dominguez ·

    Are Chinese military aircraft already using a new joint air facility in Laos?

    Chinese military aircraft may already be using a new joint aviation facility in Laos, with satellite imagery showing twice as many K-8/JL-8-family trainer aircraft there as the Laotian air force is assessed to possess. Eight of the two-seat trainer and light-attack aircraft were …

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