According to information published by the Russian press agency TASS on January 20, 2021, the Russian Navy Baltic Fleet’s Project 11540 frigate Yaroslav Mudry (NATO reporting name: Neustrashimyy-class) has conducted missile live-firing against aerial targets during an exercise at sea, the Russian Defense Ministry’s press office said.
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Russian Navy Project 11540 Neustrashimy-class frigate Yaroslav Mudry. (Picture source FAR Iranian press agency)
“The frigate Yaroslav Mudry repelled a simulated enemy’s aerial attacks at Baltic Fleet sea ranges,” the press office said. The ship’s radars tracked two groups of aerial targets. Sukhoi Su-24M (Fencer-D) frontline bombers and Kamov Ka-27 (Helix) antisubmarine warfare helicopters were used to simulate adversary high-speed and low-flying aerial targets.
The ship’s crew activated shipborne electronic warfare systems and used active and passive countermeasures. The crewmen fired the Kortik (CADS-N-1 Kashtan) anti-aircraft missile/gun system to eliminate the simulated enemy’s aerial targets when they were within the engagement distance.
The Yaroslav Mudry is a Neustrashimy-class frigate, Russian designation Project 11540 Yastreb in service with the Russian Navy. The ship is designed to conduct anti-submarine warfare (ASW) operations. Two ships of this class are currently in service with the Russian navy.
The Neustrashimy-class frigate has a length of 129.9 meters, a beam of 15.6 meters, a draft of 6 meters, and a displacement of 4,250 tons. The ship is powered by a Combined gas turbine and gas turbine (COGAG) propulsion system that includes two M70 or D090 cruise and 2 M90 boost gas turbines. The ship can reach a top speed of 30 knots (56 km/h).
The Neustrashimy-class frigate is armed with eight SS-N-25 anti-ship missiles, 32 VLS (Vertical Launching System) for SA-N-9 surface-to-air missiles, one 12-tube RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launcher. one 100mm naval gun, and two Kashtan modern naval air defense gun-missile system using six-barrel 30 mm rotary cannon.
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