ZHANJIANG, Aug. 22 (ChinaMil) -- At the invitation of the Royal Australian Navy, the Chinese naval guided-missile frigate Huangshan (Hull 570), carrying a ship-borne helicopter, set sail for Australia from Zhanjiang, south China’s Guangdong Province, to participate in the multinational naval exercise “Kakadu-2018”, on the morning of Aug. 21, 2018.
21日上午，应澳大利亚海军邀请，我海军导弹护卫舰黄山舰携一架直升机，从广东湛江解缆起航，赴澳大利亚参加“卡卡杜-2018”多国海军联合演习。
The frigate Huangshan will, on behalf of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, join with multinational naval warships and aircraft to participate in the exercise in Darwin, Australia and its adjacent waters from Aug. 31 to Sept. 15.
8月31日至9月15日，黄山舰将代表中国海军，在澳大利亚达尔文及其附近海域与多国海军舰机共同参演。
It is reported that Exercise Kakadu is the largest multinational maritime exercise hosted biennially by the Royal Australian Navy. This is the first time the Chinese Navy has been invited to participate in the exercise since it began in 1993.
据悉，卡卡杜系列军演是澳大利亚海军规模最大的联合军事演习，每两年举行一次，开始于1993年，此次是中国海军首次受邀参加。
The frigate Huangshan (Hull 570), a new-type guided-missile frigate independently developed by China, with its hull 135m long and 16m wide at the maximum, joined the PLA Navy in 2008. Its full-load displacement is more than 4,000 tons. It has good stealth performance, far-distance guard and detection ability, and strong anti-aircraft and anti-submarine capabilities.
黄山舰是我国自行研制生产的新型导弹护卫舰，2008年正式入列，舷号570，舰长135米，最大宽度16米，满载排水量4000余吨，具备舰体隐身性能好、警戒探测距离远、防空反潜能力较强等特点。
Since its service, the frigate has successfully implemented the Chinese naval escort missions in the Gulf of Aden and of the sea transport of Syrian chemical weapons and participated in domestic and international joint training and exercises.
自服役以来，该舰曾圆满执行亚丁湾护航、叙利亚化学武器海运护航、中外联演联训等重大任务。
