Participating naval vessels of China-Russia "Joint Sea-2026" exercise

Source-stated date: 7 July 2026 · China Military Online (EN)

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Published7 July 2026, by CMC Political Work Department
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China and Russia opened Joint Sea-2026 at Qingdao on July 6, with the PLAN contributing the Type 055 destroyer Anshan (103), the improved Type 052D destroyer Kaifeng (124), the Type 054A frigate Wuhu (539), a replenishment ship, a submarine support ship, and one submarine; Russia's Pacific Fleet task group is led by the guided-missile cruiser Varyag (011) and includes the frigate Rezkiy (343), the submarine Ufa, and the rescue ship Igor Belousov. The Russian order of battle—combining a long-range strike cruiser, a submarine, and dedicated submarine rescue assets—documents a more operationally layered Russian contribution than the surface-heavy groupings typical of earlier Joint Sea iterations. The Chinese side's inclusion of both a Type 055 and an improved Type 052D alongside a Type 926 submarine support ship extends the pattern of using the exercise to operate high-end surface combatants and undersea logistics infrastructure together, though what the submarine component comprises on either side remains unspecified.

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QINGDAO, July 7 -- China and Russia launched the "Joint Sea-2026" naval exercise on July 6 at a naval port in Qingdao City of east China's Shandong Province. The exercise is conducted by mixed task groups from the Chinese and Russian navies. The Russian naval task group is led by the Russian Pacific Fleet's flagship, the guided-missile cruiser Varyag (hull 011), and also includes the frigate Rezkiy (hull 343), the submarine Ufa, and the rescue ship Igor Belousov, forming a task group capable of long-range strike, anti-submarine warfare, and submarine rescue operations. The Chinese naval task group mainly comprises the improved Type 052D guided-missile destroyer Kaifeng (Hull 124), the Type 055 guided-missile destroyer Anshan (Hull 103), the Type 054A guided-missile frigate Wuhu (Hull 539), the Type 903A comprehensive replenishment ship Kekexilihu (Hull 903), the Type 926 submarine support ship Yangchenghu (Hull 847), and one submarine. (Video Editor: Zhang Yajie)

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Source-stated publication date	2026-07-07
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