Moskva, Petr Velikiy Complete Joint Exercises

May 12 2010

Russia

A pair of Russian missile cruisers just completed exercises in the South China Sea, RIA Novosti reports.

The heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser Petr Velikiy (Admiral Ushakov class) and the guided-missile cruiser Moskva were involved in the drills.

The exercises included conjunctive navigation, maneuvering by flagship signal, joint use of weapons, air defense exercises and towing a damaged ship, said a naval spokesman.

Both ships are due to arrive in the Russian port of...

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