The official China Pictorial disclosed on July 22, that pilots of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) have tested the sea warfare capabilities of their advanced Su-35 fighter jets over the South China Sea. An air force brigade from the Southern Theatre Command took part in the exercises after modifications to the Russian-built Sukhois. The exercises included a repeated three-aircraft attack on a target at sea, combined fire-and-manoeuvre tactics, and night-time operations, the magazine said without revealing details of the drills.