An air-defense missile is launched from missile frigate "Changzhou" during a fire drill in the East China Sea, Aug. 27, 2015. The Chinese navy conducted a live fire drill in the East China Sea on Thursday. The exercise involved more than 100 warships, dozens of aircraft and several missile launch battalions, navy sources said. Nearly 100 missiles and several hundred shells and bombs were fired during the exercise. The majority of navy forces in the drill were from the Donghai Fleet. The Beihai and Nanhai Fleets as well as the Air Force also took part. (Xinhua/Ding Sicheng)
