TASS: the frigate “Admiral Golovko” is planned to be handed over to the Russian Navy in March

The Russian Navy is due to receive the Admiral Golovko missile frigate in March, a source said. TASSclose to the military-industrial complex. According to him, the exact date will be determined by the Navy Command.

The Ministry of Defense in early December 2022 reported that the frigate had completed the first stage of factory sea trials in the Gulf of Finland and returned to the berth of the Severnaya Verf enterprise. During the first exit to the sea, which lasted 10 days, the maneuvering characteristics were checked, the performance of units, mechanisms and systems was studied.

“Admiral Golovko” is the third frigate of project 22350. The Northern Fleet already has two frigates from the project – “Admiral Gorshkov” and “Admiral Kasatonov”. The ships are carriers of the Caliber-NK and Onyx cruise missiles, and in the future, Zircon hypersonic missiles.

Leonid Uvarchev