Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

07/16/2021 | News release | Distributed by Public on 07/16/2021 04:07

The crews of the ships of the Caspian Flotilla repelled the air attack of the mock enemy

16.07.2021 (09:30)

On the Caspian Flotilla, the air defence forces on duty took part in an exercise to detect unidentified air targets and repel air attack attacks. The servicemen worked out ways of complex application of the forces and means of air defence of the ship's connection.

According to the plan of the training event, a mass approach of a mock enemy aircraft was detected by means of radio surveillance.

Air targets were destroyed by electronic launches from the Palash and Palma anti-aircraft missile and artillery systems, as well as from the AK-630 and AK-630-M2 Duet artillery installations.

In total, more than 10 surface ships and boats of the flotilla were involved in the exercise, including the missile ship Dagestan, the small missile and artillery ships Uglich, Volgodonsk, Makhachkala and Astrakhan.

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