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Russia's Project 22160 Patrol Vessel Vasily Bykov
Russia's Project 22160 Patrol Vessel Vasily Bykov. Russian MoD picture.

Russia’s Project 22160 Patrol Vessel in Air Defense Training with S-400

The Novorossiisk naval base of the Black Sea fleet held a joint exercise involving a S-400 Triumf air defense system of the Southern Military District and a Project 22160 patrol vessel under the supervision of formation Commander Rear Admiral Viktor Kochemazov, the Defense Ministry said.

Xavier Vavasseur 03 Mar 2020

TASS Russian news agency

“The Vasily Bykov patrol ship detected low-flying adversary targets advancing towards the Novorossiisk naval base,”

The patrol ship tracked the targets and automatically transmitted their data to the air defense command post.

The patrol ship and S-400 distributed the targets and jointly conducted simulated missile launches at the virtual targets.

S-400 Triumf launch vehicle (NATO reporting name: SA-21 Growler). Picture: Vitaly Kuzmin

The exercise tested the interaction algorithm and data-link between warships and the S-400 air defense system in joint repulsion of cruise missiles and drones.

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Xavier is based in Paris, France. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems and a Master of Business Administration from Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). Xavier has been covering naval defense topics for nearly a decade.
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