Liaoning aircraft carrier group conducts drills in the Pacific

China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier group conducts exercises in the western Pacific on April 20, 2018. The routine drill, which included missile destroyers, J-15 fighters, and shipboard helicopters, tested the combat readiness of the carrier group in high seas. According to the commander of the carrier group, the drill was focused on the coordination of vessels and aircraft in unfamiliar seas, and tested the establishment and maintenance of the carrier group's attack and defense system. [Photo: China National Radio Sina Weibo account]