Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-09-08

Shore Phase of China-Singapore "Maritime Cooperation-2026" Naval Exercise Concludes

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Publishing institution	CMC Political Work Department
Source outlet	China Military Online (EN) (china_mil_online)
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Source-stated publication date	2026-09-08
Original URL	http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/2025xb/C_251453/EC/16484467.html
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By Feng Zhexin, Gao Sijia, Li Nian, Ge Hanqiang, Wang Lei, Huo Yangke, Qu Kai, Wu Huanqing, Liu Yuanquan, Yu Chuanjun, Gu Qiaohong, Gu Xingnan, Liang Lanxin and Yin Guangwen BEIJING, Sept. 8 -- The shore phase of the China-Singapore "Maritime Cooperation-2026" naval exercise was held from September 5 to 7 in Zhanjiang City, south China's Guangdong Province. During the shore phase, the Republic of Singapore Navy's Formidable-class frigate RSS Steadfast (Hull 70) arrived at a military port in Zhanjiang. Representatives from both sides visited RSS Steadfast and the Chinese PLA Navy's guided-missile frigate Dali (Hull 553). Both sides also held professional exchanges on subjects including diving operations, submarine search and rescue, and underwater medicine. The sea phase of the exercise will begin on September 8 in the sea and airspace near Zhanjiang City, featuring communication drills, replenishment at sea, joint maritime strikes, joint search and rescue, and other training subjects. (Video Editor: Yang Xueqing)

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The shore phase of 'Maritime Cooperation-2026' ran September 5–7 in Zhanjiang, with Singapore's Formidable-class frigate RSS Steadfast (Hull 70) docking alongside PLAN guided-missile frigate Dali (Hull 553); professional exchanges covered diving operations, submarine search and rescue, and underwater medicine, with the sea phase beginning September 8. The exercise extends the bilateral Maritime Cooperation series into its current iteration and documents the specific technical domains — submarine rescue and underwater medicine in particular — where the two navies are building interoperability, though the article does not specify which PLAN units or formations are participating beyond the Dali.

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "Shore Phase of China-Singapore "Maritime Cooperation-2026" Naval Exercise Concludes." China Military Online (EN), 2026-09-08. http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/2025xb/C_251453/EC/16484467.html.

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