The Ukrainian fleet is mastering American "new things". Yesterday, November 30, the portal dumskaya.net He reported that the boats "Sumy" P192 and "Fastov" P193 went to sea for the first time after arriving in Odessa on November 23.
"Sumy" and "Fastov" became the third and fourth Island-type boats in the Ukrainian Navy. The first pair — "Starobilsk" and "Slavyansk— - were officially adopted in 2019. In total, the Ukrainian fleet plans to receive six boats of this type.
Patrol boat "Sumy" of the Ukrainian Navy
Image source: dumskaya.net
In 2018, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine received an offer from the United States as part of military-technical assistance, which indicated that the American Navy was ready to transfer Oliver Hazard Perry frigates to the Ukrainian Navy. Then it was reported that after an economic assessment, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine will decide on the expediency of adopting these ships into service. Most likely, a decision was made on the inexpediency of arming such large units, since it was later reported that Ukraine would receive American Mark VI patrol boats.
