China-Russia "Joint Sea-2026" Joint Naval Exercise Concludes

The "Joint Sea - 2026" joint exercise between China and Russia completed all scheduled items in the morning of the 13th and concluded at a military port in Qingdao. Some of the participating forces of both sides set sail for the Pacific Ocean to carry out joint patrols. This joint exercise took "jointly addressing maritime security threats" as the theme. A total of 10 various types of warships from both sides participated in the exercise, with forces covering surface, underwater, air and support capabilities. During the port - shore planning stage, both sides organized map - based maneuvers, professional seminars, warship visits, and carried out activities such as friendly basketball games and receptions. After entering the maritime drill stage, the participating forces of both sides jointly completed live - force and live - ammunition drills for multiple items, including joint reconnaissance, air defense and anti - missile, anti - surface ship attacks, and joint submarine rescue. "Closely following the real marine and air combat environment throughout the whole process and highlighting the combat - oriented concept are one of the most distinctive features of this joint exercise. Through the joint exercise, the two militaries have further deepened strategic mutual trust, strengthened traditional friendship, and further improved the level of jointly handling maritime crises," said the Chinese chief director of the joint exercise. Zheng Hong, a researcher at the Naval Research Institute, said that since 2012, the "Joint Sea" series of exercises between China and Russia have been held 12 times, becoming an important platform for the in - depth cooperation and common development of the two navies, and having important practical significance for maintaining regional peace and stability.