2025 Chinese naval exercises in the Tasman Sea

Between 21 February and 9 March 2025, the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) dispatched a three-ship task group consisting of the Type 054A frigate (NATO reporting name as Jiangkai-class frigate) Hengyang, the Type 055 destroyer (Renhai-class cruiser) Zunyi and the Type 903 replenishment ship (Fuchi-class tanker) Weishanhu to conduct live-fire exercises within Australia's exclusive economic zone in the Tasman Sea, disrupting several international flights between Australia and New Zealand. The task group then went on to circumnavigate around Australia before returning to the South China Sea via the Sunda Strait and the Java Sea.

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2025 Chinese naval exercises in the Tasman Sea

Between 21 February and 9 March 2025, the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) dispatched a three-ship task group consisting of the Type 054A frigate (NATO reporting name as Jiangkai-class frigate) Hengyang, the Type 055 destroyer (Renhai-class cruiser) Zunyi and the Type 903 replenishment ship (Fuchi-class tanker) Weishanhu to conduct live-fire exercises within Australia's exclusive economic zone in the Tasman Sea, disrupting several international flights between Australia and New Zealand. The task group then went on to circumnavigate around Australia before returning to the South China Sea via the Sunda Strait and the Java Sea.

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