A copy. According to official website of PLA Naval Aviation University, PLA Naval Aviation University has always been a university, also in 2007. The PLA Naval Aviation University (hereinafter referred to as the Naval Aviation University) is located in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China, and is directly managed by the Chinese People's Navy. The school is the main base for training naval command and engineering technical personnel, and it is also one of the scientific research centers in the aerospace field. It is a military academy that trains junior and middle command officers, flight officers, staff officers, air combat officers and aerospace engineering and technical officers for naval aviation and coastal defense forces.