Two Chinese landing ships, the Jinggangshan and the Kunlunshan, formed a group and conducted a naval drill in the South China Sea recently, with the aim of testing their combat capabilities, CCTV reported.
A recent naval drill by China's landing ships in the South China Sea. /CCTV Photo
The Jinggangshan and the Kunlunshan, both under the South China Sea Fleet of the Chinese navy, took part in a number of exercises, including comprehensive attack and defense, the use of weapons, island landing by air-cushioned landing crafts and vertical troop transportation by helicopters.
The naval drill in the South China Sea. /CCTV Photo
During the drill, which lasted several days, the group drove back attacks from "enemy aircraft" by precision strikes with the help of an advanced radar defense system. It also used its electronic warfare system to intercept missile attacks from the enemy.
After the group reached the target waters, marines came out of the air-cushioned crafts and helicopters and launched a successful amphibious assault on the target island.
A scene of the naval drill. /CCTV Photo
According to Jia Zujing, an officer in charge of the landing ship training in the South China Sea Fleet, the drill has accumulated data for combat and laid a solid foundation for winning island landing battles.
