The crew of the small anti-submarine ship MPK-107 of the Pacific Fleet, during exercises in Avacha Bay, discovered and destroyed a mock enemy drone using the Osa-M2 anti-aircraft missile system, the fleet's press service reported.
According to the exercise scenario, MPK-107 was performing tasks in anti-submarine patrol on the approaches to the basing point. After detecting an aerial target, the crew identified it and struck it with an Osa-M2 missile. During the same sortie, the ship established contact with a mock enemy submarine and worked out an algorithm for its destruction: combat crews carried out practical bombing from RBU-6000 rocket launcher systems against a simulated underwater target.
MPK-107 is a small anti-submarine ship of Project 1124M, built in the Soviet period. Displacement is about 1100 tons, the main armament includes torpedo tubes, RBU-6000 and the Osa-M anti-aircraft missile system. Ships of this project form the backbone of the forces protecting the water area in the Pacific Fleet. Osa-M2 is a shipborne modification of the Osa anti-aircraft missile system, designed to engage low-flying aerial targets at a range of up to 10 kilometers.
It is noteworthy that the Soviet SAM system, designed to combat aircraft and cruise missiles, was used during the exercises specifically against a drone — a target for which it was not originally created.
The ship MPK-107 was laid down at the Khabarovsk Shipbuilding Plant named after S.M. Kirov on February 22, 1988, launched on June 5, 1990, and joined the fleet on March 14, 1991. Until February 15, 1992, it was called "Irkutsk Komsomolets."
Displacement — 930 tons, length — 71 meters, speed — 35 knots, cruising range — 2700 miles, crew — 89 people. The main armament includes torpedo tubes, RBU-6000 and the Osa-M anti-aircraft missile system. Ships of this project form the backbone of the forces protecting the water area in the Pacific Fleet.
Osa-M2 is a shipborne modification of the Osa anti-aircraft missile system, designed to engage low-flying aerial targets at a range of up to 10 kilometers.
