Russian naval ships set to depart for Zhanjiang to participate in joint military exercises in the South China Sea

Russian naval ships set to depart for Zhanjiang to participate in joint military exercises in the South China Sea

The figure is "Peresvet", a large amphibious ship.

According to Russia September 4, the Russian Eastern Military Region Information Bureau of the Pacific Fleet, Vladimir Matviev naval Lieutenant Colonel said, the Russian Pacific fleet of three ships, a tugboat and an oil tanker formed a fleet of ships to Zhanjiang port to participate in the Sino-Russian "sea joint-2016" military exercises.

These five ships by two "fearless" class anti-submarine destroyer "Tribsheigun" and "Vinogradov Admiral" number, large amphibious ship "Peresvet" number, sea tug "Allah set" number, as well as the oil tanker "Peja piano Plus" number composition. Http://www.wenbing.cn/csbaidianfeng/bdfzl/3503.html

Matveyev naval commander said the Sino-Russian naval joint military exercises will be held on September 12 19th in the South China Sea airspace, coast and water area. Matveyev said that the most intense stage of the exercise will be concentrated on September 15-19th, the exercise will include joint Air defense, united Anti-submarine, combined counter-ship, joint defense, joint landing and other subjects.

Military expert Yin Zhuo, in an interview with CCTV's "Today's concern", pointed out that the exercise should belong to the campaign level, in the organization and command, than the past in the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea and other maritime joint exercises will be further deepened. As the South China Sea is vast, the range of 500 kilometers of anti-ship missiles, the range of one hundred or two hundred km of air bombs in the exercise can play the maximum range. And the South China Sea water depth, suitable for submarine activities, so the submarine combat, submarines and surface ships and anti-submarine aviation confrontation may also be an important part of the exercise. Http://www.wenbing.cn/csbaidianfeng/jb/3502.html

Matveyev said the exercise was the fifth joint exercise conducted by the Chinese and Russian naval fleets to consolidate practical cooperation between the two naval fleets and defend against threats at sea. During the Sino-Russian naval joint exercise in 2015, the two sides not only held naval and amphibious assault drills in the sea of Japan, but also held smaller drills in the Mediterranean.

Russian naval ships set to depart for Zhanjiang to participate in joint military exercises in the South China Sea