The crew of the newest small missile ship (MRK) "Stavropol," part of the Baltic Fleet, successfully completed a set of training tasks involving the use of its standard weapons. During the maneuvers, algorithms for engaging sea and coastal targets were tested, and defense against an air attack was also practiced.
The exercise format implies a full simulation of combat operations without the actual separation of a missile from the launcher. The fire control systems closed the guidance loop, confirming the complex's readiness for use against targets simulating a detachment of enemy combat ships, as well as critically important facilities on the coast. According to the inspection results, all notional targets were identified as destroyed.
Special attention during the exercises was paid to air defense (AD) tasks. The crew practiced procedures for detecting, classifying, and tracking small-sized aerial targets simulating air attack assets. To neutralize the threats, standard anti-aircraft systems as well as electronic warfare suppression systems (EW) were used.
The integration of EW systems with AD complexes makes it possible to create a multilayered defense for the ship. During the maneuvers, effective suppression of the guidance channels of notional airborne attack assets was recorded.
MRK "Stavropol" — a production ship of Project 21631, code name "Buyan-M." The vessel was built at the facilities of the A. M. Gorky Zelenodolsk Plant and transferred to the Russian Navy for state trials in the Baltic Sea.
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