More details on the PLAN task force off Okinawa from the PLA Daily

While confirming submarines were part this drill, this rather detailed PLAdaily article did not mention any UAV.  This is contrary to the report released by Japan's Ministry Of Defense  (Here)

Destroyer flotilla organizes air defense and anti-submarine drill
(Source: PLA Daily) 2011-07-08
http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/news-channels/china-military-news/2011-07/08/content_4461864.htm

Coordination of warship and helicopter (PLA Daily/Xu Guoxin)

In late June, an air defense and anti-submarine drill jointly organized by a destroyer flotilla, the submarine unit and the aviation unit of the East China Sea Fleet (ECSF) of the Navy of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) started in a sea area. During the whole drill, the formation of naval vessels suffered full-time, all-direction and three-dimensional attacks from underwater and the air.

According to the commander of the destroyer flotilla, the flotilla focused on trainings of coordination between surface vessels and helicopters, as well as between surface vessels and submarines, and established a collaboration mechanism for systematic confrontation drills with such arms and services as aviation, submarine and ground-to-ship missile. It organizes a number of joint confrontation drills every year in a bid to improve troops’ real combat capability in response to a variety of threats.

The formation commander said that the whole drill followed the requirements of comprehensive defense, combined attacks and information countermeasure, and executed in a close-to-actual- combat environment, so the naval units that participated in the drill received a full range of trainings.
By Liu Yaxun and Fang Lihua

Editor:Ouyang

Sunday, June 12, 2011

http://china-defense.blogspot.com/2011/06/lets-get-party-started.html

Let's get the party started.

An update from Japan's Ministry Of Defense (pdf here) on the PLAN training task force in the Western Pacific to include the submarine rescue ship 862, indicating there are submarines lurking underneath the surface.

In addition to the sub rescue ship, a few more Jiangwei class FFGs are on route to join the training task force.

Shadowing the Chinese task force is the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Shirane class destroyer Kurama(DDH-144) and the Kongō class destroyer Chōkai (DDG-176)


From the Japan's MOD pdf

２３．６．８
統合幕僚監部
（お知らせ）
中国海軍艦艇の動向について
６月８日（水）正午頃、海上自衛隊第２護衛隊群（佐世 保）所属「くらま」が、宮古島の北東約１００ｋｍの海域を東シナ海から太平洋に向けて南東進する中国海軍のソブレメンヌイ級ミサイル駆逐艦３隻、ジャンカ イⅡ級フリゲート１隻及びドンディアオ級情報収集艦１隻の合計５隻を確認した。
なお、同日午前０時頃、海上自衛隊第２護衛隊群（佐世保）所属 「ちょうかい」が、宮古島の北東約１００ｋｍの海域を東シナ海から太平洋に向けて南東進する中国海軍のフーチン級補給艦１隻、ダージャン級潜水艦救難艦１ 隻及びトゥーヂョン級艦隊航洋曳船１隻の合計３隻を確認した。
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2011年6月8日
统合幕僚监部
中国海军舰艇动向
6月8日（星期三）正午时分，海上自卫队第2护卫队群（佐世保）所属【鞍马】号，在宫古岛北偏东约100公里的海域，发现航向东南、从东海向太平洋前进的中国海军5艘舰艇编队：3艘现代级导弹驱逐舰，1艘江凯II级护卫舰，1艘东调级情报收集舰。
此外，同日0时许，海上自卫队第2护卫队群（佐世保）所属【鸟海】号，在宫古岛北偏东100公里的海域，发现航向东南、从东海向太平洋前进的中国海军3艘舰艇编队：1艘福清级补给舰，1艘大江级潜水艇救生舰，1艘拖中级远洋舰队拖船。
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整理了两个编队的组成
编队一
ソブレメンヌイ級ミサイル駆逐艦（１３６）杭州=现代级导弹驱逐舰136号杭州　
ソブレメンヌイ級ミサイル駆逐艦（１３７）福州=现代级导弹驱逐舰137号福州　
ソブレメンヌイ級ミサイル駆逐艦（１３８）泰州=现代级导弹驱逐舰138号泰州　
ジャンカイⅡ級フリゲート（５４８）益陽=江凯II级护卫舰548号益阳　
ドンディアオ級情報収集艦（８５１）=东调级情报收集舰851号（原东调232号）

フーチン級補給艦（８８２）鄱陽湖=福清级补给舰882号鄱阳湖
ダージャン級潜水艦救難艦（８６２）崇明島=大江级潜水艇救生舰862号崇明岛
トゥーヂョン級艦隊航洋曳船（８３０）=拖中级远洋舰队拖船东拖830号
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海上自卫队的两艘驱逐舰
【くらま/鞍马/Kurama】号=白根级直升机驱逐舰2号舰，编号DDH-144.
【ちょうかい/鸟海/Chokai】号=金刚级宙斯盾驱逐舰4号舰，编号DDG-176。