PLAN overseas deployment and excercises a list

asif iqbal said:

Very busy time for Chinese navy

They have 11 warships deployed on various missions

In Russia
DDG 173 or 174? Someone confirm
FFG 571
Tanker 964

In Turkey
DDG 150
FFG 532
Tanker 890

26th escort mission
FFG 578 and 577
Tanker 966

To Djibouti resupply base
LPD 999
MLP 868

Total

4 x Type 054A
1 x Type 052C
1 x Type 052D
3 x Type 903\A
1 x Type 071
1 x MLP

Good show of flag go China !

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Jura said:

got something for you:

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the Peter the Great and

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are on their way down to the Russian Navy Day (which comes on the 30th this year) in

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so ... my conjecture: meeting "Hefei"?!
LOLOL

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By depicting a flotilla of three Chinese navy ships as a Spanish Armada, a number of Western media outlets and intelligence agencies have left no stone unturned in selling wolf tickets to their audiences. Once again they are hyping their "China Threat" cliche across Europe.

The Chinese flotilla, on its way last week to a joint exercise with the Russian navy, was shadowed by warships from a number of NATO countries. It was subsequently reported by media in the west, which self-righteously portrayed it as evidence pointing to "the rise of military" China.

However, promoting such selling points in this "wolf ticket" fashion does not enhance their moral high-ground, as they forget, if not deliberately, four basic things.

For one thing, freedom to navigate is a right claimed but often misused by Western powers. If Western navy ships sail into the South China Sea, as they do, and conduct disguised "freedom of navigation", like what the United States has done for numerous times there, why should Chinese ships, who act perfectly in accordance with international norms, be strangers to European waters?

Also, the ongoing maneuver is neither saber-rattling, nor aggressive, as it targets no third party. Easily dwarfed by the quantity and quality of the much larger NATO fleet in the area, the small group of Chinese ships is much more a benign visitor than a menacing intruder.

Thirdly, since China is increasingly an active contributor to international peace-keeping in various ways, holding maritime drills with partners is a requisite for future operations.

"Exercises are important tools through which the Alliance tests and validates its concepts, procedures, systems and tactics. More broadly, they enable military and civilian organizations deployed in theaters of operation to test capabilities and practice working together efficiently in a demanding crisis situation."

Those words come from the NATO website, stating very clearly the alliance's view that holding an exercise is an inborn and indispensable right. They surely deliver a thick ear to those trying to offer China the short end of the stick on the issue.

Last but not least, western media outlets apply a double-standard in reporting China's joint military maneuvers with other countries. While China's exercises with western countries, such as the U.S.-led Rim of the Pacific Exercise, are welcomed, the Sino-Russian drills are viewed disapprovingly.

Behind the recent misguided reports lies a Cold War mentality still haunting the West. As the Baltic Sea has many times been a watery battlefield for Western powers, the location of the China-Russia exercise serves as a perfect reminder to the West -- misreading the strategies of others can be both dangerous and costly. It is surely time for hotheads in the West to simmer down and take a chill pill on the China-Russia maneuvers, to recognize them for what they are -- a routine exercise similar to the many carried out by navies from across the world.

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n warships held gun firing exercises in the Baltic Sea on Tuesday as part of the "Joint Sea 2017" naval drills.

The ships which were divided into two tactical groups fired their secondary guns at floating targets set by the Russian side.

"These kinds of small and light targets are quite unsteady and thus difficult to be targeted," said Zhang Yunpeng, a commander in charge of secondary guns on China's missile destroyer Hefei.

A large amount of shells were fired in a blink from the Hefei ship at Zhang's order and hit the target.

The captain of Hefei said the two countries' navy fleets were closely coordinated and reached their expected goals.

The Joint Sea 2017 drills, which kicked off on Saturday and will last until July 28, aim to carry out joint rescue missions and ensure maritime economic activities.

The Chinese fleet consists of one destroyer, one frigate, one supply ship, ship-borne helicopters and marines. The Russian side includes one frigate, fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters and marines.

The Chinese and Russian navies will conduct a variety of joint exercises and attend a parade in St. Petersburg to mark Russia's Navy Day.

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