Northern Fleet Drills Finally Underway In Barents Sea

September 08 2010

Russia

The Russian Northern Fleet has begun a series of drills in the Barents Sea that had been postponed, reports Interfax-AVN.

Originally scheduled for last week, the exercises were delayed due to weather and technical issues.

The training is set to include missile launches from ship- and land-based systems, including Granit, Vulkan, Moskit, Termit and Progress cruise missiles.

Naval artillery and torpedo attacks are also scheduled, along with anti-submarine warfare exercises. ...

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