Russian
and Chinese warships have arrived in the sea area allocated for the
“Naval Cooperation 2015” military drills, they have replenished their
stocks and currently hove to at their set locations.
Russia and China has kicked off the active phase of their naval drill in the Mediterranean Sea.
“Russian and Chinese warships have arrived in the sea area allocated for the “Naval Cooperation 2015” military drills,” Deputy Commander in Chief of the Russian Navy Vice Admiral Alexandr Fedotenkov said on Sunday.
The vessels have replenished their stocks and are currently hove to at their set locations.
The staff of the joint Russian-Chinese grouping in the sea will be located at the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, the “Moskva” (the Russian name for Moscow) guided missile cruiser.
Russia has sent its “Moskva” cruiser along with the Bora-class
hoverborne guided missile corvette “Samum”, the Krivak-class missile
frigate “Ladny”, Project 775 Large Landing Ships (LLS) “Alexander
Otrakovsky” and Alexander Shabalin, and Navy Tug MB-31.
As for China, it will be represented by a pair of 4,000-ton Type 54A Jiangkai II frigates – Linyi (574) and Weifang (547) and Wei Shanhu, a Chinese Naval replenishment ship.
Fedotenkov stressed that the exercise is not directed against a third party.
“Russia-China exercise ‘Naval Cooperation 2015’ in the Mediterranean
Sea is not directed against a third party and is aimed at enhancing
mutual understanding between the fleets of two major naval states,” he
said.
The active phase of the drill will last until May 21.
“Russian and Chinese warships have arrived in the sea area allocated for the “Naval Cooperation 2015” military drills,” Deputy Commander in Chief of the Russian Navy Vice Admiral Alexandr Fedotenkov said on Sunday.
The vessels have replenished their stocks and are currently hove to at their set locations.
The staff of the joint Russian-Chinese grouping in the sea will be located at the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, the “Moskva” (the Russian name for Moscow) guided missile cruiser.
The
Russian Navy guided missile corvette Samum sets sail in the Bosphorus,
on its way to the Mediterranean Sea, in Istanbul, Turkey May 14, 2015
As for China, it will be represented by a pair of 4,000-ton Type 54A Jiangkai II frigates – Linyi (574) and Weifang (547) and Wei Shanhu, a Chinese Naval replenishment ship.
LST Alexander Shabalin during a Baltic Fleet marine and paratroopers landing drill
Chinese
People's Liberation Army (PLA) navy frigate Linyi sets sail in the
Bosphorus, on its way to the Mediterranean Sea, in Istanbul, Turkey May
14, 2015
The active phase of the drill will last until May 21.
Crew
members work on the Chinese Navy ship Wei Fang as it docks at the
Myanmar International Terminal Thilawa (MITT) port on the outskirts of
Yangon on May 23, 2014
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