A training center attached to the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy recently conducted intensive drills focusing on air defense, missile interception, and joint anti-submarine operations to test fleet combat capabilities.
Upon the beginning of the drills, commanders and sailors on guided missile destroyer Yinchuan (hull 175) and aircraft destroyer Xianyang (hull 108) quickly took combat positions as the fleet departed port. Entering the mission area, they were alerted to a simulated enemy threat and shifted into an air-defense formation.
Following air defense procedures, Destroyer Xianyang detected and intercepted multiple incoming missiles, while Destroyer Yinchuan deployed decoy flares and engaged targets with onboard artillery to eliminate the threat.
The drill then shifted to close-range counterattack training.
After detecting simulated enemy fire, the Destroyer Yan'an, an iconic warship of the Chinese Navy bearing the name and enduring legacy of the sacred spot of the Chinese revolution and the cradle of New China, launched a swift counterstrike, successfully destroying the target vessel and concluding the live-fire exercise.
"The drills involved coordinated operations between multiple forces, including both naval and air units. Throughout the training, the warships encountered various simulated threats, effectively testing not only their combat readiness, which requires the forces to be ready for combats at any time, but also the fleet's joint operational capabilities," said Chen Jin, member of China's naval training center.
Chinese naval fleet conducts drills to boost combat capabilities
