Chinese and Russian navies carried out joint drills in waters near Vladivostok from Sunday to Tuesday, completing subjects such as joint air defense, maritime combat, joint anti-submarine warfare, and anchorage defense in accordance with the exercise plans.
Just as the formation of Chinese and Russian naval vessels arrived at the training waters on Sunday afternoon, the joint command center immediately initiated an air defense operation.
Vessels formed combat formations and intensified sea and air surveillance.
The radar system aboard Chinese guided-missile destroyer Shaoxing, which served as the command ship during the Joint Sea-2025 naval drills, was the first to detect an unidentified aerial threat, prompting both sides to activate a joint defense network and simulate a successful interception.
Following the Shaoxing reported an approaching unidentified maritime target, the formation launched strikes on the simulated threat and destroyed it.
Subsequently, radar systems showed multiple fast-moving small targets approaching the formation, and the fire support from escort vessels responded immediately, fighting against the small targets.
"Combat operations do not take place at a fix time or location, and anchorage zones are by no means safe, so we need to step up defenses. We must guard against threats like frogman infiltrations and small boat attacks. We've learned a great deal from exchanges with the Russia forces over the past two days," said Wen Quan, a naval officer aboard the Shaoxing.
China and Russia conducted a joint anti-submarine exercise on Tuesday morning, deploying shipborne helicopters in tandem with maneuvering vessels to form a detection net, tracking and capturing submarine threats.
"Since entering the maritime phrase of the Joint Sea-2025 naval drills, the joint directing department has orchestrated training scenarios and ordered tasks. The joint command center has been operating efficiently and making swift decisions, directing each vessel in the formation to leverage its strengths and establish an operational system. Together, they successfully completed several drill subjects, including joint air defense, joint vessel defense, joint anti-submarine operations, and joint anchorage defense, further testing and enhancing the joint combat capability of both sides," said Ma Liang, director of the Chinese naval formation.
After the drills, the two navies will conduct joint naval patrols from Wednesday on.
Chinese, Russian navies carry out joint exercises
