Chinese Naval Task Force On Home-bound Voyage After 'Aman-17'
Faizan Hashmi Published February 16, 2017 | 04:50 PM
BEIJING (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 16th Feb, 2017 ) , Feb 16 (APP): The 24th Chinese naval escort task force, after participating in "Aman-17" multinational joint naval exercise in Arabian sea (Pakistan), have now embarked on home-bound voyage.
The naval task force comprises of the guided-missile destroyer Harbin, the guided-missile frigate Handan and the comprehensive supply ship Dongpinghu, official sources in Chinese Defence Ministry said on Thursday.
During the five-day exercise, starting on February 10, the Chinese sailors and sailors from other participating navies, took part in cultural exchange activities, sport competitions, thematic seminars and maritime actual-troop drills.
During the stage of maritime actual-troop drills, naval warships from participating countries were grouped into three combined task forces. The first combined taskforce consisted of six naval ships including the Chinese guided-missile frigate Handan, the Russian destroyer Severomorsk, the Turkish frigate Gelibolu and the Pakistani frigate Aslat.
The second combined taskforce comprised five warships. Apart from the Chinese guided-missile destroyer Harbin, the other four members of the taskforce were British destroyer Daring, the australina frigate Arunta, the Indonesia frigate Sultan Iskandarmuda and the frigate Saif of Pakistan.
The third combined taskforce was comprised of four naval ships including the Chinese supply ship Dongpinghu, an inshore patrol boat from the Sri Lanka Navy and the Pakistani frigate Tippu Sultan.
The maritime drills included ship formation maneouvre, replenishment at sea (RAS) and joint maritime blockade drill. After completing its mission of participating in the 'Aman-17' multinational joint naval exercise on February 14, the three Chinese naval ships departed for China from waters, adjacent to Karachi (Pakistan) on the next day.
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