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Egypt, China launch Eagles of Civilization 2026 air exercise..

CHINA .J-16s of the PLAAF seen at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, en route to Egypt to participate in joint military exercises.

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The J-16 is the messenger. The J-16 inevitably attracts attention. A heavy twin-engine multirole fighter, it is described by Chinese military experts as capable of carrying a larger weapons load and performing a wider range of missions against air, land and maritime targets than the J-10Cs China sent to last year’s exercise..

• The transition from the J-10C to the J-16 therefore gives Beijing a visible marker of the exercise’s evolution. “Eagles of Civilization 2026” is expected to include air combat tactics, air superiority operations, combat search and rescue and force employment drills.
• But focusing too heavily on the fighter risks missing what China appears most interested in demonstrating.

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CHINA AIR FORCE SO GREAT.

China’s J-16 deployment to Egypt is about more than six fighter jets.

.The arrival in Egypt of at least six Chinese J-16 fighter jets is the most visible element of an unusually ambitious deployment by the People’s Liberation Army Air Force. But the way Beijing itself is describing the operation suggests the fighters are only the visible component of a much broader story.

中國與埃及空軍於 2026 0822日在埃及多個空軍基地正式啟動.

「文明之鷹 2026」（Eagles of Civilization 2026）聯合空軍演習。

]演習重點資訊:時間：2026 年 8 月中旬至 9 月上旬。

• 部署裝備：中國派遣 J-16（殲-16）重型戰鬥機、YY-20A 空中加油機、Y-20A 運輸機、KJ-500 預警機與 Z-20 直升機。這是 J-16 戰機首次飛往並部署到非洲。

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• 飛行里程：中國機隊飛行超過 6,000 公里，花費約 9 小時，中途實施空中加油。

• .訓練項目：空戰戰術、制空權作戰與戰鬥搜救..
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• 國際軍事戰略觀察家分析認為自從202602.美國與以色列聯合攻伊朗以來,已經將中東地區個國家捲入戰爭,國際能源價位爆漲,對於世界各國經濟發展不利尤,其甚者就是中國,需要從中東各國大肆採購石油與天然氣,維持經濟發展及工業製造等等.
• 如今赫摩茲海峽依舊封鎖,中國不便派遣軍隊插手,因此保護蘇伊士運河,維持紅海的航道暢通,安全是重要的項目,中國與埃及同為歷史悠久的文明古國,雙方建立外交關係已有50,年.彼此的經濟貿易每年增加.
• 同時埃及空軍飛機老舊.需要更新昇級,多數為美國 F-16 fighter aircraft, CH-47 Chinook and AH-64 Apache helicopters .
• 2024.中國珠海航空展埃及空軍派員專程.參考 J-10C.J-35A.並且表示出採購意願.2025.年印度與巴基斯坦 空戰爭J-10C.擊落 印度6 架戰鬥機.巴基斯坦於202605.採購 中國J-35A.隱形戰鬥機.\
• 2026.埃及聲明採購中國J-10C.J-35A.屬實.中國與埃及 舉辦「文明之鷹 2026」（Eagles of Civilization 2026）聯合空軍演習。.
• 傳聞美國極力反對埃及採購 中國J-35A.以免破壞中東地區的軍力平衡 , 實際上美國士保護以色列-F-35I.壓迫埃及改變採購中國J-16.?.
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  Multi-role PLA fighters travel 6,000km to take part in their first African deployment, refuelling in mid-air along the way

• 中國空軍牛偪

•  好樣的遠赴埃及參加軍事演習.

• 壯我軍威,揚我國威.

• Chinese J-16 fighters arrive in Egypt ahead of Eagles of Civilisation 2026 joint drill

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• 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 preparations for the joint exercise. The PLA has previously said the drills would finish early next month...
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• .The J-16, a twin-seat multi-role fighter nicknamed the Hidden Dragon, regularly patrols along China’s east coast and potential flashpoints such as the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait.

  The jet has previously featured in other overseas drills, including with Russia and Pakistan, but this is the first time it is taking part in an exercise with the Egyptian air force.

  During its inaugural joint exercise with the North African country last year, China deployed J-10C fighters, which are lighter, single-engine multi-role jets.

  The Chinese defence ministry said this year’s exercise would focus on air combat tactics and air superiority operations among other elements.

  It added that the drills would deepen trust and cooperation between the two militaries and contribute to regional peace and stability.

  Song Zhongping, a Chinese military commentator and former PLA instructor, said the deployment of the J-16s reflected Beijing’s push to train its air force in unfamiliar places and conditions.

  “The different aircraft types across China’s air force units all need to go abroad, to go out and take a look, in order to strengthen their combat training and readiness capabilities,” he said..

• Song said the journey to Egypt – the J-16’s longest-range deployment to date – would have been a “major test” for the pilots’ tactical and technical skills as well as the aircraft’s technical performance.

  He suggested such exercises were likely to become more frequent as the air force tried to improve its coordinated combat abilities – something that was becoming increasingly important as China’s overseas interests increased..

• “China is a major global power in terms of development, and we also need to rely on cooperation with other countries to support our own development,” he said.

  “So building up the navy and air force’s global power-projection capability is therefore critically important. We can’t rely only on diplomatic capability. We also need hard power, including military capability, to safeguard our overseas interests.”.