On June 23, 2004, a Russian Mi-8 helicopter participated in a NATO-Russia joint military exercise held in Kaliningrad, Russia.According to a memorandum on joint military exercise signed in July 2004 between Chinese and Russian Ministry of Defense, the two countries will hold their first joint military exercises "Peace Mission 2005" from Aug 18 to 25 in Russia's Vladivostok and East China's Shandong Peninsular as well as nearby offshore seawaters.

On June 23, 2004, a Russian Mi-8 helicopter participated in a NATO-Russia joint military exercise held in Kaliningrad, Russia.

On June 23, 2004, a Russian BE-200 aircraft participated in a NATO-Russia joint military exercise held in Kaliningrad, Russia.

Troops from China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan participated in a joint anti-terrorism military exercise of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Yining, Xijiang Uygur Autonomous Region Aug 12, 2003.

A Russian warship in military exercise held on sea near Vladivostok on Aug 27, 2003.