Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-08-12

China's Navy 49th Escort Task Force Sets Sail for the Gulf of Aden

中国海军第49批护航编队起航赴亚丁湾

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Source-stated publication date	2026-08-12
Original URL	http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16478984.html
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新华社三亚8月12日电（李秉宣、汪黄飞）中国海军第49批护航编队12日上午从海南三亚某军港解缆起航，赴亚丁湾、索马里海域接替第48批护航编队执行护航任务。上午10时30分许，在雄壮的军乐声中，编队舰艇依次解缆，缓缓驶离码头。甲板上，护航官兵精神抖擞，整齐列队，向祖国和亲人挥手告别。第49批护航编队主要由南部战区海军兵力组成，包括导弹驱逐舰昆明舰、导弹护卫舰岳阳舰和大型远洋综合补给舰骆马湖舰，携带舰载直升机2架、特战队员数十名。3艘军舰均由我国自主设计建造，其中，昆明舰为首次执行护航任务。任务准备阶段，编队指挥所紧盯护航行动可能面临的风险挑战与实际威胁，按照全要素实战化训练要求，重点开展了实际使用武器、伴随护航、航行补给等针对性训练。

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The PLA Navy's 49th Escort Task Force departed Sanya, Hainan on August 12, comprising the Type 052D destroyer Kunming, Type 054A frigate Yueyang, and replenishment ship Luomahu—all Southern Theater Command Navy vessels—plus two helicopters and special operations personnel, bound to relieve the 48th task force in the Gulf of Aden. The Kunming is making its first escort deployment, and the pre-deployment training cycle explicitly emphasized 全要素实战化训练 (all-element combat-realistic training), including live weapons employment and convoyed escort drills. The article documents the rotation as routine but records the Kunming's inaugural operational deployment and the institutional framing of Gulf of Aden missions as a venue for combat-realistic preparation rather than purely constabulary work.

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "中国海军第49批护航编队起航赴亚丁湾." PLA Daily (解放军报), 2026-08-12. http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16478984.html.

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