Singapore navy begins bilateral maritime cooperation exercise with Chinese counterpart

The Singapore navy will participate in a bilateral maritime cooperation exercise with the Chinese navy from September 5 to 9, according to the Ministry of Defence. The opening ceremony of the exercise, named Exercise Maritime Cooperation, took place at the Ma Xie Naval Base in Zhanjiang, China, on September 5. This is the fifth edition of the exercise, which began in 2015, and will see the participation of the Singapore navy’s Formidable-class frigate RSS Steadfast and the Chinese navy’s Jiangkai II-class frigate PLANS Dali.

The exercise will comprise a shore phase at the Ma Xie Naval Base from September 5 to 7, and a sea phase in waters off Zhanjiang from September 8 to 9, during which both navies will engage in planning exercises, professional exchanges, and various maritime drills, including gunnery firings, communications, manoeuvring exercises, joint search and rescue, and medical evacuation drills.

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