VLADIVOSTOK, August 26 (RIA Novosti) -Russia's Pacific Fleet, Naval Aviation and coastal defense troops have launched a joint exercise off the Far East's Kamchatka Peninsula, a spokesman for the fleet said on Tuesday.

Captain 1st rank Roman Martov said the scheduled combat exercise of diversified forces would involve over 15 ships, as well as submarines and aircraft.

He also said that during the maneuvers the troops "will master crew interaction, forces interoperability and perform over 20 kinds of combat drills".

Besides missile and gunnery firing and torpedo attacks, the exercise will feature minefield training.

The centerpiece of the maneuvers will be joint cruise missile launch at a surface target performed by a surface ship, a submarine and coast-based weaponry.