Corvette "Mercury" launched a "Caliber" missile at a sea target

The exercises of the project 20380 warship are taking place in the White Sea

The Black Sea Fleet corvette "Mercury" of project 20380 cipher could launch a "Caliber" cruise missile at the Chizha training ground from the White Sea. This was reported by Military Russia.

Corvette "Mercury" of project 20380
Corvette "Mercury" of project 20380

The corresponding security zones were closed for this period. The Russian Ministry of Defense has not yet made official statements about the "Mercury" exercise with "Calibers".

The basic composition of the armament of corvettes includes — a "Caliber" or "Yakhont" strike anti-ship complex, a 100 mm A-190 artillery gun, two Kashtan-M anti-aircraft missile and gun systems for missile defense, as well as a Ka-27 type deck helicopter.

Characteristics of project 20380 ships:

  • Displacement — 2250 t
  • Length — 104.5 m
  • Width — 13 m
  • Draft — 7.95 m
  • Cruising range — 4000 miles
  • Crew — 100 people 

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