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Home» News»Russia’s Caspian Flotilla ships fire Kalibr cruise missiles in drills
Iran and Russia are planning to hold naval drills in the Caspian Sea, the commander of the Iranian navy said on Sunday, January 6, 2018.
Russian Navy Caspian Flotilla firing Kalibr-NK missile during naval drills (File picture: Ministry of defence of the Russian Federation)

Russia’s Caspian Flotilla ships fire Kalibr cruise missiles in drills

A Russian Navy Caspian Flotilla surface action group has fired Kalibr-NK (NATO reporting name: SS-N-27 Sizzler) cruise missiles against coastal targets during an exercise, the Southern Military District’s press office said.

Naval News Staff 11 Oct 2021

TASS Russian news agency

The Southern Military District’s press office said:

“The Caspian Flotilla surface action group fired Kalibr-NK cruise missiles against coastal targets from the Caspian Sea during a planned tactical exercise within the framework of a final check of skills gained in the 2021 training year. All the targets on the Chechen Island in the Caspian Sea were hit,”

The missiles were fired by the Project 21631 corvette Veliky Ustyug (NATO reporting name: Buyan-M class). The Grad Sviyazhsk and Uglich same-type corvettes performed simulated missile launches.

The live-firing exercise was supervised by the Project 11661 missile ship Dagestan (Gepard-class).

#Видео Корабельная ударная группа Каспийской флотилии в ходе планового тактического учения выполнила пуски крылатых ракет комплекса «Калибр» и успешно поразила мишени, имитирующие корабли противника#Минобороны #ЮВО #ВМФ #Калибр #БоеваяПодготовка pic.twitter.com/oR8fY49JPD

— Минобороны России (@mod_russia) October 7, 2021
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