The Chinese army will Regiment of the 10 000 pigeons

The Chinese army regiment will go from 10 thousand pigeons. His main role will be to ensure smooth transmission of messages in the event of damage to other utilities. This was announced live on national television CCTV, reports Yahoo News. According to one of the officers who will deal with training the pigeons, they are still the most effective means of transmitting information over short and middle distances. "In addition, in the case of connection failure or interference, they remain the only means of conveying information, " - he said. The pigeons used by Chinese military since the 1950's.