# helicopter detachment

Chinese Peacekeeper Helicopter Unit Holds Live-Action Defense Drill in Volatile Abyei Camp

China's sixth helicopter peacekeeping detachment in Abyei conducted an unscripted, near-hour-long emergency defence drill after a base alert, testing responses to attacks on the camp and threats to flight operations. The exercise reflects worsening local security, the operational importance of helicopters to the UN mission, and Beijing's emphasis on force protection for its growing peacekeeping footprint in Africa.