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People’s Liberation Army-Navy Jiangkai-class frigate Hengyang
News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

Update 8, 9 & 10 Added – People’s Liberation Army–Navy vessels operating near Australia

26/02/202513/03/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 3525 Views 2 Comments China, New Zealand Defence Force, PLA-N

People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) Task Group 107, comprised of the Jiangkai-class frigate Hengyang, the Renhai-class Cruiser Zunyi, and the Fuchi-class

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Royal Australian Navy's HMAS Ballarat fires her gun during an exercise with a Chinese ship, near Zhanjiang, China. Photo by Leading Seaman Bradley Darvill.
Australian China News Royal Australian Navy 

HMAS Ballarat on live-fire exercise with China’s navy

18/04/201723/04/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 8211 Views 0 Comments China, HMAS Ballarat, Huangshan, People’s Liberation Army – Navy, Zhanjiang

The Royal Australian Navy’s HMAS Ballarat participated in a range of maritime exercises with Chinese Navy vessel Huangshan following a successful visit

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HMA Ships Stuart and Arunta conduct a screenplay exercise with PLANS Yuncheng in the South China Sea. Photo by Able Seaman Kayla Hayes
Australian News Overseas Royal Australian Navy 

RAN conducts naval exercise in China

03/11/2015 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5451 Views 0 Comments China, HMAS Arunta, HMAS Stuart, People’s Liberation Army – Navy, PLA-N, Zhanjiang

The Royal Australian Navy conducted a port visit and naval exercise with the People’s Liberation Army – Navy (PLA-N) in

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Australian miscellaneous News 

Pandaroo soldiers survive “small tempest”

30/09/201513/10/2015 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3930 Views 0 Comments Adventurous Training, China, Kowari, Pandaroo, People’s Liberation Army

Australian and Chinese soldiers completed the first Exercise Pandaroo last Friday with a BBQ in Sydney after surviving a “small tempest”. The

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