The PLA’s parachutists practise a dropping manoeuvre, but some of their training now incorporates technology. Photo: PLA Daily The PLA’s parachutists practise a dropping manoeuvre, but some of their training now incorporates technology. Photo: PLA Daily
The PLA’s parachutists practise a dropping manoeuvre, but some of their training now incorporates technology. Photo: PLA Daily
China /  Military

Chinese military using virtual reality to boost their combat readiness

  • Training forms part of PLA’s plans to switch from a Russian model to American-style methods
  • New recruits using VR for parachuting training because youngsters are more receptive to the technology

Topic |   China's military weapons
Minnie Chan
Minnie Chan

Updated: 2:36am, 15 Dec, 2020

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The PLA’s parachutists practise a dropping manoeuvre, but some of their training now incorporates technology. Photo: PLA Daily The PLA’s parachutists practise a dropping manoeuvre, but some of their training now incorporates technology. Photo: PLA Daily
The PLA’s parachutists practise a dropping manoeuvre, but some of their training now incorporates technology. Photo: PLA Daily
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