Air force kicks off joint air force drills with ChinaFILE PHOTO: China's J-10 fighter jets from the People's Liberation Army Air Force August 1st Aerobatics Team perform during a media demonstration at the Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Nov 24, 2015. (Reuters)Thailand and China kicked off a joint air force exercise on Sunday, the kingdom's military said, the first such drills in years following a pause forced by Covid-19. The "Falcon Strike" exercise comes after China's biggest-ever military drills around Taiwan, which were conducted in retaliation to a visit there by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. It added that the drills will involve training for "air support, strikes on ground targets, and small- and large-scale troop deployment". The Thai-Chinese air force drills were held regularly since 2015 until the pandemic hit.
