What is the significance of Chinese and Russian navies training and dispatching submarine rescue boats in the Sea of Okhotsk?

The second stage of the Sino-Russian "maritime joint -20 17" exercise kicked off at the Russian Pacific Fleet Base on September 18. The exercise is divided into port and shore phases and sea phases, which will last until the 26th. Compared with the past, the size of China's troops participating in this exercise is not outstanding, but the content of the exercise is related to its core combat capability. In addition, the expansion of the exercise area to the Sea of Okhotsk for the first time also attracted the attention of the outside world.

According to the website of China's Ministry of National Defense, the naval fleet of China participating in the competition consists of guided missile destroyer Shijiazhuang, guided missile frigate Daqing, comprehensive supply ship Dongping Lake and submarine rescue lifeboat Changdao, carrying ship-borne helicopters, deep diving lifeboats, marines and other forces.

Although the number of ships participating in China is small, their performance is generally advanced. Among them, Shijiazhuang is China's second destroyer 05 1C, which was launched in July 2005. In March 2007, he served in the North Sea Fleet. The ship was called "China-Russia Aegis" by foreign media and adopted the "Lifu M" air defense missile system introduced from Russia. The performance of the system is basically the same as that of land-based S-300PMU 1, and it has strong air defense combat capability. Daqing ship belongs to 054A missile frigate, which has strong comprehensive air defense, anti-submarine and anti-ship capabilities. Dongping Lake supply ship belongs to 903A integrated supply ship. 20 14 was launched in May, and officially entered the North Sea Fleet in Qingdao on February 28th, 20 15, with a full displacement of 23,000 tons. Submarine rescue lifeboat Long Island Ship is the highlight of this exercise. The long island ship has a ship number of 867 and a displacement of about 9,500 tons. It is a member of the 926 type integrated submarine rescue lifeboat. Joined the navy in 2065, 438+03, mainly responsible for rescuing wrecked submarines, performing various diving tasks, assisting in salvage, rescuing wrecked surface ships and rescuing people overboard. This time, participating in the "maritime joint" exercise is likely to be a submarine rescue drill.

According to the Russian Interfax news agency 17, during the second stage of the maritime joint performance, there will be 1 1 warship, 2 submarines, 2 deep-sea submersibles, 4 anti-submarine aircraft and 4 ship-borne helicopters. Tributs will send several ships, including Admiral, frigate Perfect, rescue ship Igor Belousov, AS-40 deep-sea submersible and R- 1 1 missile boat. According to Russian media reports, the two submarines should come from Russia, but the specific models and names have not been announced.

According to the report from China's military, the joint performance is based on the theme of joint rescue and protection of maritime traffic lines, and the maritime drills are conducted in the Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk, including submarine aid, formation air defense, formation anti-submarine, formation anti-ship, joint rescue of hijacked ships and joint rescue of ships in distress. "This exercise is the first time to organize joint submarine-aided drills and joint anti-submarine drills with multiple arms, multiple models and multiple ships. It is another deepening and expansion on the basis of the first stage exercise. The sea area is unfamiliar, the subjects are complex and challenging. Strong. "

Judging from the exercise areas, participating forces and significance of the Chinese and Russian navies in recent years, the exercise areas are getting wider and wider, and the waters from the distant Baltic Sea to the Sea of Okhotsk and then to the Sea of Japan have become the joint performance areas of the Chinese and Russian navies. It is foreseeable that in the future, the world will see traces of Chinese and Russian naval vessels in more sea areas. In addition, the organizers of this year's "maritime joint exercise" were hosted by the Baltic Fleet of the Russian Navy and the Pacific Fleet respectively. The two fleets have their own missions and tasks and face different potential opponents. China navy can organize and plan exercises through different organizers, better and more closely strengthen exchanges and cooperation with Russian naval fleet, widely enhance trust and maximize the circle of friends. In addition, there are many fleets, ships and exercises. Four Chinese and Russian naval fleets participated in two stages of the exercise. There are both independent formations and mixed formations in the exercise, which ensures that more and more ships participate in the exercise, more and more officers and men get exercise, and the subjects they participate in are more and more in-depth, which deepens the mutual trust and friendship between the officers and men of the two navies.