China News Agency Peter the Great Bay Nanchang guided missile destroyer, October 14 (Reporter Sun Zifa) The Sino-Russian "Maritime Joint-2021" military exercise kicked off on the 14th in the waters near Peter the Great Bay, focusing on the theme of maintaining the security of strategic maritime channels. China and Russia dispatched various types of ships and various types of fighters to conduct a series of exercises such as formation communications, threats through minefields, air defense during crossings, shooting at sea targets, joint maneuvering, anchorage defense and alert, and joint anti-submarine exercises.

　　According to the Chinese Navy’s spokesperson, Naval Colonel Liu Wensheng, in recent years, the "Sea Joint" series of exercises have become a normal form of cooperation between the Chinese and Russian navies. Joint" series of exercises.

Among them, the 2015 and 2017 sea joint exercises were held in two phases in different sea areas, two exercises each.

　　This "Maritime Joint-2021" exercise is the 10th joint exercise of the Chinese and Russian navies.

The 9 "Sea Joint" series of exercises that have been conducted before are:

　　-China-Russia "Maritime Joint-2012" exercise.

Held in the Yellow Sea near Qingdao from April 22 to 27, 2012, with the theme of maritime joint defense and defense of maritime communication lines, the activities include joint escort, joint air defense, joint anti-submarine, joint anti-hijacking, joint search and rescue, joint resupply and Drills on the sea, submarine, and air-to-air live ammunition.

The scale is large, there are many warships participating in the exercise, the duration is long, and the coordination requirements are high.

China and Russia sent a total of 25 ships of various types, 22 aircraft, and 2 special forces units.

Among them, the Chinese forces cover air, surface, underwater and special operations; the Russian forces are mostly the main combat ships of the Russian Pacific Fleet.

　　-China-Russia "Maritime Joint-2013" exercise.

Held in Peter the Great Bay of the Sea of ​​Japan from July 5th to 12th, 2013, it included joint air defense, joint rescue of hijacked ships, strikes at sea targets, and actual use of weapons.

Nearly 20 ships and various types of ships, more than a dozen aircraft and helicopters from China and Russia participated in the exercise.

The 7 ships dispatched by China are guided missile destroyers Shenyang, Shijiazhuang, Wuhan and Lanzhou, guided missile frigates Yancheng and Yantai, and integrated supply ship Hongzehu. In addition, they also include 3 new carrier helicopters and 1 Special operations team.

　　-China-Russia "Maritime Joint-2014" exercise.

It was held in the northern part of the East China Sea from May 20 to 26, 2014. The heads of state of China and Russia attended the opening ceremony of the exercise and delivered important speeches.

The exercises were organized according to the three stages of joint operation planning, joint operation implementation, and exercise summary. The exercises were organized in the form of alternate command by China and Russia as the commanders of the maritime exercise project. The implementation of force deployment, ship anchor defense, and joint Exercises on sea assault, joint anti-submarine, joint escort, joint identification and joint air defense, joint rescue of hijacked ships, joint search and rescue, and actual use of weapons at sea.

For the first time in this exercise, the two parties involved in the exercise were all mixed, organized for the first time a surface ship formation to conduct an over-the-horizon offensive and defensive exercise, and arranged for the first time that submarines and surface ships independently confronted each other, which improved the two navies' ability to jointly respond to maritime security threats.

　　——China-Russia "Maritime Joint-2015" exercise.

This exercise was held in stages for the first time. From May 11 to 21, the main contents of the exercise included maritime defense, maritime replenishment and actual use of weapons. The theme of the exercise was to maintain the safety of long-sea navigation; China and Russia dispatched a total of 9 ships, and the Chinese side The participating ships were the 19th escort fleet Linyi, Weifang, and Weishan Lake, which had been escorting in the Gulf of Aden for three consecutive months. During the period, they completed major tasks such as evacuation of Chinese from Yemen. Subsequently, Linyi and Weifang sailed into the Black Sea. , Arrived in Novorossiysk, after participating in the "5·9" Victory Day celebrations to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Patriotic War, the Chinese and Russian navies held joint exercises in the Mediterranean Sea for the first time, successfully completing the first phase of the exercise.

　　The second phase of the exercise started on August 20, with the theme of "joint security and joint landing operations." During the actual military exercise phase, the Chinese naval naval forces and air force aviation units jointly participated in military exercises abroad for the first time.

Four fighters of the Chinese Air Force took off from the Chinese airport for the first time and arrived at the exercise area via the Russian sea and airspace.

During the exercise, the participating surface ship formations conducted anti-submarine, air defense, and over-the-horizon offensive and defense exercises. Submarines and surface ships achieved autonomous confrontation, which significantly enhanced the combat effectiveness of the exercise; China and Russia adopted a mixed formation, which was united and integrated. Sexual improvement gradually.

The exercise further consolidated and developed the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination, demonstrating the confidence and determination of the two countries to jointly respond to maritime security threats and jointly maintain world maritime security.

　　——China-Russia "Maritime Joint-2016" exercise.

Held from September 12 to 19, 2016 in the airspace east of Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China. The main subjects include joint air defense, joint anti-submarine, joint naval and air hunting, joint three-dimensional seizure and control of islands and reefs, joint search and rescue, joint boarding inspection and port stage Series of joint training and so on.

The Chinese and Russian navies sent 15 ships and 21 aircraft to participate in the exercise. The exercise expanded and innovated in terms of organization model, exercise content, guidance, deployment and command. The Russian navy ships are mixed, and the blue forces are assumed by the Chinese ships.

During the exercise, the Zhengzhou ship, with strong comprehensive strike capability and high level of information technology, served as the blue formation command ship, commanding new conventional submarines and new fighters, and carrying out multi-dimensional "attacks" on the red fleet from the seabed, surface and air.

The new fixed-wing early warning aircraft created a complex electromagnetic environment in the air and sea areas of the exercise, and the red and blue sides carried out confrontation training in a "back-to-back" manner.

Among the many subjects, the biggest highlight is that the Chinese and Russian armed forces have joined forces to successfully implement a joint three-dimensional landing on an island and reef.

This is the first time since the Sino-Russian joint military exercise has carried out a landing in the form of mixed marines.

　　-China-Russia "Maritime Joint-2017" exercise.

The exercise was divided into two phases. The first phase was held in the Baltic Sea, Russia, from July 21 to 27, 2017.

The Chinese side sent the guided missile destroyer Hefei, guided missile frigate Yuncheng and Marines.

Nearly 10 ships of various types, more than 10 aircraft and helicopters of the Chinese and Russian navies participated in the exercises, conducting exercises on subjects such as joint air defense, joint boarding inspection, maritime search and rescue, and navigational supplies.

　　The second phase was held from September 18 to 25 in the airspace from the Sea of ​​Japan to the Sea of ​​Okhotsk. China sent 4 ships, 2 carrier-based aircraft and dozens of marines to participate.

The topics of the joint exercise are joint rescue and joint protection of maritime economic activities, deepen the friendly and pragmatic cooperation between the two militaries, and enhance the ability of the two navies to jointly respond to maritime security threats.

　　-China-Russia "Maritime Joint-2019" exercise.

From April 29 to May 4, 2019, it was held in the sea and airspace near Qingdao, Shandong, China. The topic of this joint maritime exercise was "Joint Maritime Defense Operations." China and Russia dispatched 2 submarines and 13 surface ships. Eight wing aircrafts, four helicopters and 80 marines participated in the exercise. The exercise was divided into two stages: joint operation planning and preparation, and joint maritime operations implementation. The exercise was conducted on more than 10 subjects including joint submarine rescue, joint anti-submarine, and joint air defense. The exercise and the first actual launch of a ship-to-air missile. The success of this exercise shows that the coordinated actions of the Chinese and Russian navies on land and sea have reached an unprecedented height.

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