On October 14, the Sino-Russian "Maritime Joint-2021" joint military exercise opened in the waters near Peter the Great Bay in Russia.

Rear Admiral Bai Yaoping, deputy commander of the Navy of the Northern Theater of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, delivered a speech at the opening ceremony and announced the opening ceremony.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Sun Zifa

　　China News Agency Peter the Great Bay Nanchang guided missile destroyer, October 14

　　China News Agency reporter Sun Zifa

　　In late autumn, the waters near Peter the Great Bay in Russia.

　　In the early morning of October 14, local time, the sea breeze was gusting, the air was bitter, and the sun occasionally sprinkled through the clouds to the dark green sea.

　　The Sino-Russian "Maritime Joint-2021" joint military exercise. The participating ships of various types met and berthed in the sea area of ​​the anchorage.

　　On the Chinese command ship Nanchang, the officers and men were full of energy and fighting spirit in their respective positions.

　　On the day of the traditional Chinese Double Ninth Festival, the Chinese and Russian navies, the "old friends", once again gathered on the sea. The participating fleets will be mixed into red and blue sides to prepare for a fierce offensive and defensive contest in the airspace of the exercise.

　　At around 14:00 local time, China and Russia held the opening ceremony of the exercise simultaneously in their respective joint directors' departments.

　　In the meeting room of the Nanchang ship, the Chinese and Russian national flags are arranged on both sides. The main members of the Chinese director’s department and the Chinese team’s command post attended the opening ceremony. Rear Admiral Bo Yaoping, commander, delivered a speech.

　　He said that the Chinese and Russian navies have overcome the difficulties caused by the new crown epidemic this time. The two sides did not conduct joint exercises and tactical coordination on the organizational chart. This reflects the high strategic mutual trust between the two countries and the solidity of the two militaries. Friendship embodies high-level joint capabilities at sea.

　　"The Sino-Russian'Maritime Joint-2021' military exercise now begins!" Following the official announcements made by Bo Yaoping and the Russian director at the opening ceremony, the latest "Sea and Air War" jointly staged by the two sides made their debut.

　　In the command post of the Chinese formation of the Nanchang ship, the commanders looked attentive and strategizing. They watched the real-time situation of the exercise sea area on the graphical display interface of the command system, and communicated closely with the Russian exercise partners through Russian translation.

　　Naval Colonel Li Lie, the commander of the Chinese formation, pointed out that after many joint maritime exercises, the communication and exchanges between the Chinese and Russian navies have become more and more smooth, and the execution of the exercises has become more and more efficient.

At present, the era of "excerpts" of Chinese naval exercises is gone forever, and it has entered the "blockbuster era" in which "dreams shine into reality".

　　In the view of the Chinese fleet commander Zhang Yong, the Double Ninth Festival has the custom of climbing high and far-sighted in China. This "Sea Joint-2021" joint exercise coincides with the opening of the Double Ninth Festival, which also shows that the Chinese and Russian navies have a global vision. Recount the brotherhood of both sides and jointly defend the vision of world peace.

　　A few days before the opening of the "Joint Maritime-2021" joint exercise, the Chinese participating troops from the eastern, southern, and northern theaters of the navy successively untwisted and set sail, each advancing to the exercise area.

The Nanchang ship, which the China News Agency reporter interviewed with the ship, set sail from the military port in the night rain, cutting the waves all the way, successfully completing the Chinese formation in the scheduled waters near the Tsushima Strait, crossing the Tsushima Strait in turn as planned, and then proceeding to the Russia's Peter the Great Bay near the exercise Sailing in the sea, completing operations such as coordinated formation drills and maritime navigation supplies during the voyage.

　　On the night of the 13th local time, the Chinese Navy's participating formation arrived near the exercise area and rendezvous with the Russian guide ship before sailing towards the anchorage area.

In the early morning of the next day, the Chinese participating formation arrived at the anchorage waters to meet with the Russian side. The two sides started a communications exercise and prepared for the exercise.

　　In the next few days, both China and Russia will focus on such subjects as communications drills, formations passing through mine threat areas, elimination of floating mines, formation of air defense, sea shooting, joint maneuvering, joint anti-submarine and other subjects.

　　The "Sea and Air War" jointly launched by the Chinese and Russian navies has been officially staged, and the brilliant performance of the two sides is worthy of attention and expectation.

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