China and Pakistan Navies Hold their First Maritime Patrols in the Arabian Sea
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The Chinese and Pakistani navies are conducting joint maritime patrols for the first time as part of a week-long drill in the Arabian Sea. The two nations are all-weather allies. In drills that include anti-submarine operations, the Chinese and Pakistani navies began the ‘Sea Guardians-3’ exercise on Saturday in the waters and airspace of the northern Arabian Sea at a naval base in Karachi, Dawn News reported. The exercises are scheduled to conclude on Friday.
According to Senior Colonel Wu Qian, a spokesman for China’s Ministry of National Defence, the exercise will mark the first time that China and Pakistan will undertake coordinated maritime patrols.
The exercise, which has as its theme “joint response to maritime security threats,” will involve formation movement, helicopter cross-deck landing, VBSS (visit, board, search and seizure), search and rescue, and anti-submarine operations, according to a recent report cited by Wu on the China Military News website.
He said that the exercises will also include some professional visits and exchanges. The Chinese military spokesperson added, “This is the third time for China and Pakistan to hold such an exercise, aiming to consolidate the all-weather strategic partnership and traditional friendship between the two countries, and strengthen realistic combat training of the two militaries.”
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