Original title: Successful completion of the Sino-Russian joint naval exercise to cruise the Chinese 10,000-ton ship Nanchang triumphantly
China News Service, Qingdao, October 24th (Reporter Sun Zifa) The Chinese Navy’s Nanchang Ship, which successfully completed the Sino-Russian “Sea Joint-2021” joint military exercise and the first joint maritime cruise, lasted 14 days and had a total voyage of nearly 4,000 nautical miles in October. On the afternoon of the 24th, he returned home in triumph and returned to Qingdao Military Port smoothly.
As the first ship of the Type 055 10,000-ton class destroyer independently developed by China, the Nanchang ship, named after the birthplace of the People’s Liberation Army and inherited the first ship number 101 of the New Chinese Navy, went abroad for the first time to participate in joint maritime exercises and joint cruises and served as the Chinese command ship. The international and domestic society is concerned.
The Nanchang ship untwisted and set sail from the Qingdao Military Port Terminal on October 10, and met with the Kunming, Binzhou, Liuzhou, and Dongpinghu ships from the PLA’s eastern, southern, and northern theater navies, in the waters east of the East China Sea. Formed a formation of Chinese ships to cross the Tsushima Strait and rush to the exercise waters together.
From October 14th to 17th, local time, the Sino-Russian “Sea Joint-2021” exercise was held in the waters near Peter the Great Bay in Russia. The two sides jointly organized formation communications, formations to pass through mine threat zones, elimination of floating mines, formation of air defenses, and seas. Shooting, joint maneuvering, joint anti-submarine exercises and other subjects.
During the joint exercise, the Chinese 055 guided missile destroyer, the Y-8 anti-submarine patrol aircraft and other multi-type platforms went abroad for the first time to participate in the joint exercise. The naval aviation team went to the target sea area via Russia for the first time to perform tasks. The two navies’ fixed-wing anti-submarine patrol aircraft, ship-borne helicopters, and surface ships coordinated anti-submarine warfare. The officers and soldiers participating in the exercise have accumulated experience in continuous operations in unfamiliar seas and airspace and under complex weather conditions.
From the end of the joint exercise to October 23, China and Russia each formed a joint formation of 5 warships, 10 warships and 6 carrier-based helicopters, and organized the implementation of the first Sino-Russian joint naval cruise. The joint formations of the two sides crossed the Sea of Japan and passed through Tsugaru. The strait entered the Western Pacific, and sailed through the Osumi Strait into the East China Sea to separate with Russia. During the cruise, the joint voyage, joint maneuver, and actual use of weapons were successfully completed.
The Chinese formation command post on the Nanchang ship stated that the joint naval exercises and joint cruises for nearly half a month have undergone the tests of sailing, exercises, and cruising seas with strong winds and waves, as well as the tracking of relevant countries. The Chinese and Russian navies have achieved a high degree of mutual trust and depth Efficient cooperation is carried out in the integration to jointly maintain international and regional strategic stability, further develop the comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation between China and Russia in the new era, and effectively enhance the joint action capabilities of both parties.
In the joint exercise and the first joint cruise with Russia, the Nanchang ship has fully exercised its air, sea, and submarine strike capabilities, and tested its seaworthiness in high seas and waves. It also competed with the Kunming ship, Binzhou ship, and Liuzhou ship. , Dongpinghu ship and other Chinese ships have demonstrated a good image of the Chinese navy in the international arena.
It is understood that after the Sino-Russian joint naval fleet separated in the eastern waters of the East China Sea, the Chinese ships also returned to their respective military ports.
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