Video: Wuzhen-7 Debuts in Joint Exercises Around Huangyan Island!

September 27

Southern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army

Organized joint sea and air exercises in the air and maritime areas around Huangyan Island

What are the participating forces like?

Here comes the specific force configuration ↓

△ Video aired on September 27

In the joint exercises on the 27th, the Air Force deployed early warning aircraft, reconnaissance aircraft, and drones.

Among them, WZ-7 is a large high-altitude unmanned reconnaissance aircraft independently developed and produced by China, and it is the second drone in the world that can freely cross civil aviation flight routes.

The WZ-7 is used for strategic and tactical reconnaissance by providing imagery intelligence, mainly performing tasks such as border reconnaissance, patrols of territorial waters and exclusive economic zones, and monitoring key areas.

The Navy deployed three vessels: the Yulin, the Tianmen, and the Qinghai Lake.

△ Yulin

Yulin is a 054A-class missile frigate independently designed and built by China, capable of various combat roles including anti-ship, air defense, and anti-submarine operations. It can independently or in coordination with other naval forces attack enemy surface ships and submarines, possessing strong long-range surveillance and air defense capabilities.

△ Tianmen

Tianmen is a 056A-class missile frigate independently researched, designed, and built by China, primarily responsible for patrol and surveillance, fishery protection and escort, anti-submarine operations, and maritime combat tasks. It can independently or in coordination with other forces attack surface ships and submarines.

△ Qinghai Lake

Qinghai Lake is the second-generation comprehensive supply ship of the Chinese Navy, with nearly 800 cabins on board, equipped with transverse liquid supply stations, dry supply stations, and longitudinal liquid supply stations. It is mainly responsible for the comprehensive supply of oil, fresh water, ammunition, food, and other materials for the fleet at sea, providing continuous logistical support for naval vessels engaged in distant sea operations.