Russian Navy to receive two advanced frigates by 2020
Military
& Defense March 07, 12:28 UTC+3
The Russian
Navy will receive two frigates by late 2020 that will feature a new
antiaircraft missile/artillery system with several types of missiles
MOSCOW, March
7. /TASS/. The Russian Navy will receive two Project 22350 frigates by late
2020 that will feature a new antiaircraft missile/artillery system with several
types of missiles, including a long-distance air defense missile, Russia’s
Defense Ministry Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday.
"The
third thematic issue is devoted to developing an antiaircraft missile/artillery
system and a long-distance antiaircraft missile. By late 2020, the Navy will
receive two most advanced Project 22350 frigates armed with the Kalibr and Oniks
modern strike complexes," the defense minister said during a conference
call.
"Air
defense for these ships will be provided by a new antiaircraft
missile/artillery system with several types of missiles," Shoigu said
during a live broadcast of Rossiya-24 TV Channel.
Over 60
launches of these missiles have been made at the naval ranges of the Baltic and
Northern Fleets, and also at the Kapustin Yar training range in the Astrakhan
Region in south Russia and now state trials of a promising long-range antiaircraft
missile are under way, the defense minister said.
"As a
whole, the implementation of these two projects will help develop weapons with
unique combat capabilities. The Defense Ministry expects these weapons to be
delivered to troops soon," Shoigu said.
"Today
we’ll discuss the results of trials aboard the lead frigate 22350," Shoigu
said.
The Russian
Defense Ministry expects to receive a new shipborne antiaircraft missile system
in the imminent future, Shoigu said.
The Project
22350 lead frigate Admiral Gorshkov was laid down in early 2006 and put afloat
in the autumn of 2010. The ship started undergoing trials in November 2014. The
frigate is expected to be delivered to the Russian Navy in late July this year.
The second
Project 22350 frigate Admiral Kasatonov was floated out in 2014. The third
frigate Admiral Golovko is expected to be put afloat in 2017.
The Project
22350 frigate has a displacement of 4,500 tons and a speed of 29 knots. The
frigate is armed with Oniks (NATO reporting name: SS-N-26 Strobile) and Kalibr
(SS-N-27 Sizzler) missiles and the Poliment-Redut air defense missile system.
Original
post: tass.com
Admiral
Gorshkov Class Frigate Project 22350: Details
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