Yuri Ivanov Intelligence Ship Enters Service In Kaliningrad
July 28 2015
Russia
The Russian navy has commissioned the lead ship in a new class of intelligence-collection vessels, reports the Moscow Times.
The Yuri Ivanov formally entered service on Sunday during a large naval parade attended by President Vladimir Putin in the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad on the Baltic Sea.
The ship has been specifically outfitted to monitor U.S. missile defense systems, reported the Barents Observer.
The Yuri Ivanov can also serve as a communications hub and conduct...
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