Russian and Chinese navy warships have practiced anti-submarine missions in the northwestern Pacific Ocean as part of a joint patrol in the Asia-Pacific region, Russian news agencies reported on Tuesday.
“A tactical group of warships manoeuvred and formed a marching order to organise anti-submarine defence,” Interfax agency cited the press service of the Russian Pacific Fleet as saying.
The agency reported that Russian and Chinese Navy ships have begun joint patrols after participating in the Beibu/Interaction 2024 naval exercises in September.
“In the northwestern part of the Pacific Ocean, warships of the Russian and Chinese Navies practiced anti-submarine warfare as part of a joint patrol. The detachment practiced joint maneuvering and making a formation for anti-submarine defense. A Ka-27PL anti-submarine helicopter was used to search for the notional enemy’s submarine,” the press service said, according to the Russian news agency TASS.
The Russian task force comprises the Admiral Panteleyev and the Admiral Tributs large anti-submarine ships. The Chinese Navy is represented by the Xining and Wuxi destroyers, the Linyi frigate and the Taihu integrated supply ship. Among other things, the exercise included a number of practical drills in anti-submarine warfare and maritime rescue.
Team BharatShakti (With reports from Reuters)