八一建軍節到來之際，中共中央總書記、國家主席、中央軍委主席習近平7月23日到空軍航空大學視察，代表黨中央和中央軍委，向學校師生員工致以誠摯問候，向全體人民解放軍指戰員、武警部隊官兵、民兵預備役人員致以節日祝賀。

After a visit to the university's aviation museum, he went on to watch a training course of student pilots and talked with them.
參觀完學校航空館，習近平來到訓練場看飛行學員訓練，他親切地同大家交流。

At the university's laboratory for drone technology, Xi inspected teaching facilities for drone operating systems and learned about the training of drone operators.
隨后，習近平來到無人機實驗室，察看無人機操控教學設施，了解無人機操控員培養情況。

He said with the emergence of a large number of drones of different kinds, unmanned combat has brought about profound changes in warfare.
習近平說，現在各類無人機系統大量出現，無人作戰正在深刻改變戰爭面貌。

Xi stressed strengthening research into unmanned combat, enhancing drone education as a discipline, stepping up training in real combat conditions, and cultivating professionals who can use drones and take command in such warfare.
要加強無人作戰研究，加強無人機專業建設，加強實戰化教育訓練，加快培養無人機運用和指揮人才。

He stressed the need to transform the strategy of "strengthening the military through talent cultivation" into development plans and practical measures.
習近平強調，要把人才強軍戰略轉化為發展規劃和務實舉措。

Highlighting the strong connection between military education and the battlefield, Xi demanded the bolstering of research on modern warfare, especially modern air combat, and upgrading education and training as a whole.
習近平指出，院校同部隊對接越精準，課堂同戰場銜接越緊密，培養的人才越對路子。要加強現代戰爭特別是現代空戰研究，推動教育訓練整體升級。

He stressed the need to keep up with the global trends of a new military revolution, be better prepared for emerging fields, conduct work in frontier disciplines and the training of new types of talent, while accelerating the incubation and generation of new combat capabilities.
習近平強調，要緊跟世界新軍事革命發展趨勢，加強新興領域預置，加強前沿學科建設，加強新型人才培養，推動新質戰斗力加速孵化和生成。

Xi also spoke of the need to adhere to the correct political orientation in every aspect of school work.
習近平指出，要確保學校各項工作都堅持堅定正確的政治方向。