2nd Admiral Gorshkov-Class Frigate Begins State Trials

The first serially produced Admiral Gorshkov-class frigate has begun state trials, reports the Tass news agency (Russia). The shipyard has completed 18 of 80 performance certificates under its trials, according to Severnaya Shipyard, the builder. The state acceptance commission will now evaluate the frigate’s main propulsion unit; communications and navigation systems; deck machinery; and crew habitability conditions. Weapons trials are scheduled for November, officials...