The team will join other formations and planes from the Beihai Fleet and Donghai Fleet in the drill, which is expected to improve the combat system, hone strategies for utilising information technologies, coordinate ships and planes and conduct integrated defence.
The drill, which is in line with international laws and practices, marks the first open sea drill in which maritime and air forces of the three fleets will jointly participate.
The Bashi Channel is an international waterway linking the South China Sea and the Pacific Ocean.
