Russian warships carried out coaching drills within the White Sea to convoy and defend a caravan of ships, state-run TASS news company reported on Sunday, citing the Russian Defence Ministry, in what it mentioned was routine fight coaching.
During the drills two small anti-submarine ships, the Onega and the Naryan-Mar, practised organising fight utilization of weapons and radio-electronic warfare gear in a situation of a simultaneous assault from air and sea.
“The day before, the small anti-submarine ships Onega and Naryan-Mar carried out training and combat missions to repel an air attack by a conditional enemy,” TASS quoted a defence ministry assertion as saying.
While coaching in air defence, the warships fired at simulated air targets from anti-aircraft missile techniques and naval cannons, the company added.
Source: www.anews.com.tr