The frigate will work out throwing tests from missile systems
MOSCOW, December 15. /TASS/. The modernized frigate "Marshal Shaposhnikov" of the Pacific Fleet went to the Sea of Japan to test missile and artillery weapons systems. This was reported on Tuesday in the press service of "Dalzavod".
"The frigate will work out throwing tests from missile systems in order to check the strength of the reinforcement of launchers and ensure the safety of storing weapons on board," the report says.
According to the press service, as part of the sea trials, missile firing at a sea target and on the shore, anti-aircraft artillery firing as part of testing air defense tasks are planned. There will also be tests of electronic suppression equipment, as well as a comprehensive testing of all communication means.
During the modernization of the BPC "Marshal Shaposhnikov" project 1155 was reclassified as a frigate, that is, it became a universal ship capable of fighting ground, surface and underwater targets. The frigate received modern complexes of Kalibr-NK, Uranus and the latest artillery weapons. Thus, the firepower of the ship in comparison with the original purpose has increased several times.
bpc " marshal shaposhnikov "was laid down in 1983 at the yantar shipyard in kaliningrad. At the moment, the ship is completing a deep modernization in JSC "Ship Repair Center "Dalzavod". A project of this scale is being implemented in Russia for the first time. The service life of the frigate "Marshal Shaposhnikov" will be extended for 10 years.
