Deep Mutual Trust and High Degree of Coordination - A wonderful review of the Sino-Russian "Maritime Joint-2021" military exercise and the first Sino-Russian joint maritime cruise

Source: Xinhua News Agency Military Branch, People's Liberation Army News And Communication Center Rong Media

Author: Sun Luming, Sun Fei

　　Chinese naval vessels participating in the Sino-Russian "Maritime Joint-2021" military exercise and the first Sino-Russian joint maritime cruise have returned to hong Kong one by one since the 24th.

　　From October 14 to 17, the Chinese and Russian navies conducted exercises on the topic of "maintaining the security of strategic passages at sea" in the sea and airspace near Peter the Great Bay in Russia on the topic of anti-submarine warfare and formation air defense. From October 17 to 23, the Chinese and Russian navies formed a joint formation from the waters of Peter the Great Bay, crossed the Sea of Japan, entered the western Pacific Ocean through the Tsugaru Strait, crossed the Osumi Strait and arrived in the East China Sea, completing the first joint sea cruise.

　　"The successful holding of this joint exercise and joint cruise fully reflects the high degree of strategic mutual trust between China and Russia, the strong traditional friendship between the two navies, and the ability of the two sides to jointly deal with maritime security threats to a new height." Bai Yaoping, Chinese director and deputy commander of the Navy of the Northern Theater of operations of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, said.

　　"The two sides attach great importance to the development of relations between the two countries and two armed forces, and the joint operation capability of the two armed forces has been continuously improved." Zhang Junshe, a military expert and researcher at the Naval Research Institute, said.

　Temporary docking, the participating ships directly meet and group at sea

　　In this military exercise and joint cruise, the navies of the eastern, southern, and northern theaters all sent ships to participate, including the Nanchang, Kunming, Binzhou, Liuzhou, and other new missile destroyers, as well as the dongpinghu comprehensive supply ship. Since the beginning of October, the ships have rushed to the predetermined sea areas of the exercise without prior training or unified assembly.

　　Among them, the Nanchang ship, the first ship of the Type 055 10,000-ton destroyer independently developed by China, is the first time to go abroad to participate in a joint military exercise. As a formation command ship, the Nanchang warship participated in the drill of all 11 courses throughout the whole process, and its equipment performance and combat capability were comprehensively tested and verified.

　　【Interpretation】 "The three directions of participating ships directly meet and group at sea, and this kind of temporary docking and full-mission command is more in line with the reality of the use of naval force command." During this joint exercise and joint cruise, the actual combat capabilities of China and Russia have been greatly tempered, and the ability of the navies of the two countries to jointly deal with maritime security threats has been significantly improved. The commander of the Chinese formation and the political commissar of a certain destroyer detachment of the Navy Daniel Zhang introduced.

Joint anti-submarine, the two navies multi-type platform coordinated anti-submarine

　　From the 16th to the 17th local time, the "highlight" of the joint exercise- the call-up anti-submarine and submarine maneuvering to get rid of the subject exercise was carried out in the sea and airspace near Peter the Great Bay. Two fixed-wing anti-submarine patrol aircraft took off from a certain domestic airfield and rushed to this place through the Russian airspace, which broke through the coordinated anti-submarine warfare of the surface ships of the two navies, multiple anti-submarine patrol aircraft and anti-submarine helicopters.

　　Late at night, the cold wave hit and the offshore wind reached a level of 10. Sudden changes in wind and waves, water temperature and other factors have an impact on sonar search, and the real-time situation map is densely packed, and various interference items are successively coming, and the difficulty of anti-submarine drills has increased sharply.

　　[Interpretation] "Anti-submarine exercises require the performance of ships and weapons and equipment open to each other, and only the navies of countries with a high degree of strategic mutual trust will be jointly organized." Li Lie, commander of the Chinese formation and head of a destroyer detachment of the Navy, said, "In this exercise, the Chinese fixed-wing anti-submarine patrol aircraft transited through Russian airspace for the first time, and the two sides carried out a day-night joint anti-submarine exercise for the first time, which also reflects the high degree of mutual trust and coordination between China and Russia." ”

Joint cruises, joint maritime operations capabilities continue to improve

　　The roar of the machinery broke the tranquility of the sea, and in the light of the morning light, the Chinese and Russian ships that had just finished the joint exercise formed a joint formation to continue sailing, starting the first joint cruise at sea.

　　The formations of the two sides set out from the waters of Peter the Great Bay, crossed the Sea of Japan, entered the western Pacific Ocean through the Tsugaru Strait, and crossed the Osumi Strait to reach the East China Sea. During the period, the two sides organized and implemented exercises in multiple subjects such as joint voyages, joint maneuvers, and actual use of weapons, and carried out breakthrough in-depth cooperation.

　　【Interpretation】"This joint cruise has further improved the ability of the two sides to conduct joint operations at sea and explored the organization and consultation mechanism of normalized joint cruise." "The joint operation of the two warship formations in unfamiliar waters and complex sea conditions in the open sea and the organization and implementation of this joint maritime cruise are based on the common concerns of China and Russia, and are aimed at improving the ability of the two navies to jointly deal with maritime threats and maintain regional peace and stability." (End)

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