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agency, Gulf of Aden on September 19 (Xinhua Zhang Bao Bao Wang Yao sub) Russian naval convoy formation at 18 in the Gulf of Aden, code-named “Peace Shield – 2009 “joint military exercises. China’s maritime commander, Major General Wang Zhiguo, deputy commander of the East China Sea Fleet, said the China-Russia joint naval exercise is self-organized formation of Sino-Russian joint convoy escort operation, the deepening exchanges and cooperation between the two navies is another important step.

The joint exercise is the first time Chinese naval escort fleet participating organizations in the Gulf of Aden and foreign joint military exercises, the Navy is the first time in China and Russia conducted joint military exercises away from the coast, is the latest Chinese-made guided missile frigate the first time, joint military exercises with foreign armies.

at 8:00 on the 18th the whole, joint exercises began. First carried out fleet maneuver exercise, requiring participating “Zhoushan” ship, “Xuzhou” ship with “Telibuci Admiral” ship in the designated area, for nine formation change. Russia in turn use sub-command mode. Served as captain of a ship type too much detachment, said Wang Jianxun, Vice Captains, drill formation changes the subject, the participants are very suitable escort of warships, merchant ships on the one hand more than the Gulf of Aden in the past, a higher control of the ship’s requirements; the other ships in the convoy in response to emergency situations, rapid mobility of the need to take action.

Subsequently, the two sides conducted a semaphore communication exercises, replenishment at sea exercises, special operations joint anti-piracy exercise.

correspondent on the scene, received a Russian helicopter on “suspected pirate ship” notification, the “Zhoushan” ship immediately launch an anti-piracy deployment. Radar power, guns, auxiliary guns on standby. Four commandos wearing sunglasses, dressed in body armor, heavily armed, fast boat ride towards the play “suspected pirate ship” and “MB-99″ tugboat. At the same time, Russia “Telibuci Admiral” ship has cast two boats carrying commandos to go check. First joint Sino-Russian naval commandos against “pirates”, so that the two countries to a mysterious arms close contact.

fleet auxiliary guns and shooting drills on the sea as the joint exercise of the finale. Under the plan, every ship ship shells ninety fat consumption. The joint exercise as the only actual use of weapons of subjects, auxiliary guns firing concern. “Zhoushan” ship, “Xuzhou” ship with “Telibuci Admiral” ships were successfully carried out shooting. Subsequently, lasted nearly eight hours of joint exercise came to an end.

in preparation for the joint exercise, the third batch of Chinese naval escort fleet is only six days. China’s maritime commander, Major General Wang Zhiguo, deputy commander of the East China Sea Fleet, told reporters that, thanks to the usual rigorous formal military training, has learned that the “called for them to be able to fight wars that it can win” fighting style. As the domestic most advanced guided missile frigate, the “Zhoushan” ship and “Xuzhou” ship play equipment, advantages, we have conducted a complex electromagnetic environment, training, combat is climbing in recent years; “Lake” ship in the convoy, the special anti-launched heat, anti-wave, anti-fatigue, anti-irritability, anti-loneliness; iron faith and iron will, iron group, iron discipline, iron style of training, all officers and men of excellent quality.

Major General Wang Zhiguo said, how the world en route to escort the Navy to carry out exchanges and cooperation, has become China’s naval escort fleet encountered a new topic. The joint military exercise command and powerful, rich, deep collaboration, the successful completion, demonstrating the good spirit of Sino-Russian naval officers, for the next phase of the escort mission laid a good foundation, is a real deal of training. (End)

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