Cruiser Varyag takes part in Pacific Fleet exercise
Cruiser Varyag takes part in Pacific Fleet exercise
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The cruiser Varyag, the flagship of the Russian Navy’s Pacific Fleet, took part in a large-scale military exercise in the Pacific Ocean off the Kamchatka... 16.09.2011, Sputnik International
The cruiser Varyag, the flagship of the Russian Navy’s Pacific Fleet, took part in a large-scale military exercise in the Pacific Ocean off the Kamchatka coast.
The cruiser Varyag, the flagship of the Russian Navy’s Pacific Fleet, took part in a large-scale military exercise in the Pacific Ocean off the Kamchatka coast.
The cruiser Varyag, the flagship of the Russian Navy’s Pacific Fleet, took part in a large-scale military exercise in the Pacific Ocean off the Kamchatka coast.
A large Pacific Fleet strike force headed by the guided missile cruiser Varyag destroyed air targets during the exercise. Photo: A sailor uncovering barrels of an AK-130 ship artillery system.
A marine unit landed on a beach in Avacha Harbor. Warships at sea fired live ammunition. Photo: An AK-130 ship artillery system aboard the guided missile cruiser Varyag.
The warships tracked air targets and hit them with Fort and Kinzhal (Dagger) surface-to-air missile systems. Photo: The radar antenna of an MP-123 Bagira fire-control system aboard the guided missile cruiser Varyag.
The cruiser Varyag was the first to complete firing at air targets. Missile and artillery system operators aboard the destroyer Bystry (Fast) and the anti-submarine warfare (ASW) ships Admiral Tributs and Admiral Vinogradov (background) finished off the “enemy.”
Cruise missiles will be launched against a naval target from several directions during the next section of the active phase of the Eastern Military District’s exercise. Photo: A sailor uncovering the barrels of an AK-130 ship artillery system aboard the guided missile cruiser Varyag.
This target practice will involve the Pacific Fleet’s warships, nuclear-powered submarines, coastal missile systems and warplanes serving with its naval aviation units. Photo: A sailor paints a chain aboard the guided missile cruiser Varyag.
This large Eastern Military District exercise involves more than 50 warships and supply ships, dozens of fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters, as well as nearly 10,000 military and civilian personnel.
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