Today, the active stage of the joint Russia-Chinese exercise “Naval interaction” has started in the South China Sea, says press center of RF Defence Ministry.
Ships of the Russian Navy and the Navy of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army have left the Zhanjiang port (Guangdong Province) and laid the course to the areas of the active stage of the naval exercise.
Military servicemen are to practice organization of all types of ship defence, conduct combat firing at naval and aerial targets as well as perform landing operation in course of the sortie.
In total, 18 warships and auxiliary vessels, 21 aircraft and more than 250 marines as well as 15 pieces of military hardware are involved in the exercise.
The joint exercise is held in the air, shore and sea zones of the South China Sea on September 12-19.