The newest Corvette "Loud" for the first time fired a cruise missile "Uranus" on a sea target
The newest Corvette "Loud", which is soon to replenish the Pacific fleet forces (Toph), within the framework of the program of factory sea trials and state tests in the waters of the sea of Japan, for the first time launched a cruise missile complex" Uranus " on a sea target.
"The cruise missile at the set time successfully hit the drifting surface target at a distance of 40 kilometers from the warship," said the head of the information support Department of the press service of the VVO for the Pacific fleet captain 2 rank Nikolai Voskresensky.
To ensure the implementation of the Corvette combat exercises were involved up to 10 warships and auxiliary vessels, as well as naval aircraft of the Pacific fleet.
Reference:
On August 31, the Loud Corvette was delivered to Vladivostok from the Amur shipyard to the delivery base of the enterprise to pass the final stage of the tests.
"Loud" is the second Corvette of the project 20380, built specifically for the Toph in the framework of the re-equipment program.
The length of the Corvette-104.5 meters, width-13 meters, full displacement-2.2 thousand tons, full speed-up to 27 knots.
News source: www.vestiprim.ru
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