Soldiers attached to a PLA army unit mount an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) onto its launching catapult for a reconnaissance flight during the Firepower-2017 Qingtongxia exercise at a military training range in northwest China on Sept. 16, 2017. The Firepower-2017 Qingtongxia exercise kicking off on Sept. 13 is designed to boost the integrative joint firepower strike capacity of the PLA Army's artillery troops. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Wang Lei)
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) attached to a PLA army unit departs from its launching catapult for a reconnaissance flight during the Firepower-2017 Qingtongxia exercise at a military training range in northwest China on Sept. 16, 2017. The Firepower-2017 Qingtongxia exercise kicking off on Sept. 13 is designed to boost the integrative joint firepower strike capacity of the PLA Army's artillery troops. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Wang Lei)
