Joint Chinese and Russian Drills Test Drone Swarms and Crewed-Uncrewed Teaming

By Bojan Stojkovski · Interesting Engineering · 2026-10-04

According to reporting from Interesting Engineering, the PLA recently joined Russian forces for the Centre-2026 exercises to practice drone-heavy combat operations. The drills in the Chelyabinsk region focused on integrating Type 99A tanks with unmanned ground vehicles and aerial

According to reporting from Interesting Engineering, the PLA recently joined Russian forces for the Centre-2026 exercises to practice drone-heavy combat operations. The drills in the Chelyabinsk region focused on integrating Type 99A tanks with unmanned ground vehicles and aerial