On 10 March the People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) announced that their task group participating in the China-Iran-Russia “Security Belt-2025” naval exercise arrived in the waters near Iran’s Chabahar Port joining with the ships of the Iranian and Russian navies on the previous morning. This marked the beginning of the joint exercise.
With the theme of “Creating Peace and Security Together”, the exercise was held in sea areas near Iran’s Chabahar Port from 9-13 March. The exercise focused on maritime targets strike, VBSS (visit, board, search, and seizure), damage control, as well as joint search and rescue operations.
The participating PLA-N ships were the guided-missile destroyer Baotou and the replenishment ship Gaoyouhu (Hull 904) of the 47th Chinese naval escort taskforce. Iran sent more than ten ships of various types including the frigates Jamaran and Alvand. Russia sent the corvettes Hero of the Russian Federation Aldar Tsydenzhapov and Rezky. In addition, South Africa, Pakistan, Oman and other countries sent observers to participate in the exercise.
Source: PLA
