Ocean 2024 CPX: warships of Pacific Fleet and Chinese Navy undergo complex drills in Sea of Japan
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Warships of the Russian Pacific Fleet and PLA Navy as a part of a joint naval battle force performed complex tasks with missile and artillery weaponry live fires during the Ocean 2024 CPX in the Sea of Japan.
Russia has dispatched more than 15 warships to participate in this episode of the exercise: the flagship of the Pacific Fleet missile cruiser Varyag, the frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov, the large anti-submarine ship Admiral Panteleyev, the corvettes Sovershenny, Rezky, Aldar Tsydenzhapov, and two diesel submarines. More than 10 naval aircraft of the Pacific Fleet and the Russian Aerospace Forces supported the naval force.
The destroyers Xining and Wuxi, and the frigate Linyi were involved in the drills from the Chinese PLA Navy.
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During the training, joint Russian-Chinese ship battle force eliminated an attack threat posed by uncrewed surface vehicles and FPV drones of the mock enemy. This mission involved Ka-29 assault transport helicopters, Grachonok-class anti-saboteur ships, and shipborne electronic warfare systems.
The minesweepers Anatoly Shlemov and Yakov Balyayev provided mine countermeasures support for the operation. Tu-142 and Il-38 anti-submarine aircraft conducted long-range anti-submarine air patrol, while Ka-27P deck-based helicopters trained in anti-submarine search with the use of underwater hydroacoustic stations.
The detected submarine of the mock enemy was hit with depth charges dropped from anti-submarine aircraft and with rocket depth charges fired from the RBU-6000 ASW launchers.
As part of the exercise, the joint naval group repelled a mock air attack. Aerial targets were engaged with the use of shipborne artillery and Kinzhal surface-to-air missile system aboard the large anti-submarine ship Admiral Panteleyev.
During a sea battle with the mock enemy’s ship detachment, the crew of the frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov launched an Uran cruise missile. The warships performed artillery live fires at naval shields imitating a ship detachment of the mock enemy.
Moreover, the joint ship detachment performed joint tactical manoeuvring and signal drills.
The actions of the crews of the Russian-Chinese ship detachment were observed by 24 representatives of 10 countries onboard the frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov.