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Russian
Navy Frigate Admiral Gorshkov Project 22350 Testing its A-192
Main Gun in Barents trials |
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The Russian Northern Fleet’s latest frigate, the Admiral
Gorshkov
(lead ship of Project 22350), has used the A-192 130mm universal
artillery system to hit aerial targets in the Barents Sea, the fleet’s
press office said on Wednesday. The frigate has tested the A-192 artillery
system as part of its technical trials. |
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 The first ship of the new Russian Navy frigate project 22350 class "Admiral Gorshkov" |
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"The
frigate has also used radars to practice acquiring and tracking aerial
targets at big ranges and at various altitudes in cooperation with Sukhoi
Su-24 [NATO reporting name: Fencer] and Mikoyan MiG-31 [Foxhound] aircraft
of the separate composite air regiment of the Northern Fleet’s
45th Air Force and Air Defense Army," the press office said.
The frigate’s maneuverability has also been tested at various speeds during its trials. There are plans to continue testing the frigate’s weapon systems in the imminent future. The frigate is expected to test its artillery systems as well. |
Video: Russian Navy frigate project 22350 class "Admiral Gorshkov"
using the A-192 130mm main gun (0:24) and launching a Kalibr cruise missile
from vertical launcher (0:44). |
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The
Project 22350 frigate is designed to fight surface warships and submarines
in the ocean and at sea and repel air attacks both independently and within
a formation. The Project 22350 frigate is flush-decked and has three-island
superstructures, a tower mast and a steel tube. The ship has a lower radar
signature, which makes it virtually invisible for the enemy’s radars.
The Project 22350 frigate has a displacement of 4,550 tons and a length of 135 meters. The capacity of its diesel-gas-turbine power plant is 65,000 hp. The ship is armed with the new A-192 130mm artillery gun and anti-ship, antisubmarine and air defense missile systems, including the Kalibr and Redut-Poliment systems. The ship is capable of carrying a Kamov Ka-27 (Helix) helicopter or its versions. © Copyright 2015 TASS. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Link to Admiral Gorshkov (Project 22350) Frigate technical datasheet |
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