The multipurpose frigates Admiral Gorshkov and Admiral Kasatonov of Project 22350 conducted live firing exercises in the Barents Sea, the Northern Fleet's press service said.
The sailors conducted a communications exercise, practiced elements of joint maneuvering of ships as part of a ship strike group, and conducted several ship exercises.
The frigates also practiced defending a ship strike group against unmanned boats and unmanned aerial vehicles of a mock enemy.
During the exercises, the combat crews of the missile and artillery combat unit and the combat information center worked out standards for transferring the ship's technical equipment and weapons to various degrees of combat readiness.
The crews of the A-192 artillery mounts successfully completed a set of artillery firings at sea target positions in the Barents Sea.
The frigates' armament includes Onyx or Kalibr anti-ship missiles, the Paket-NK anti-submarine torpedo system, the Poliment-Redut anti-aircraft missile system, and an artillery mount. A Ka-27 helicopter can be based on board the ships.
Earlier www1.ru reported that the Russian Navy received a new Alexandrite minesweeper.
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