The 135 metre long, 5,400 tonne displacement unit is a new Russian class of multi-purpose frigate that is considered the successor to the Krivak class. Two units are currently in service, with six others in various stages of construction, of which \"Admiral Golovko\" is the most advanced. Two additional frigates were ordered in August 2020. According to experts, the Russian Navy needs thirty units to replace its remaining predecessors. Construction of the \"Admiral Gorshkov\" began in 2006 and it was commissioned in 2018. Construction number 2, \"Admiral Kasatonov\", was launched in 2009 and commissioned into the navy in 2020. According to an announcement by the Severnaya shipyard in August 2021, sea trials of construction number 3, \"Admiral Golovko\", which began in 2012, can begin in mid-2022. Russian sources expect it to be handed over to the navy in 2022 and assume that the seven other frigates will be completed by 2027.<\/p>\n
Armament project 22350<\/strong><\/p>\n The Admiral Gorshkov class (Russian: Project 22350) deploys its main armament from a 16-cell vertical launch system (VLS Vertical Launch System). They can be used to launch Kalibr cruise missiles (range 2,500 km), Oniks ship-to-ship missiles (range 300-500 km), the hypersonic Zircon and anti-submarine missiles. A further 32-cell vertical launch system (VLS) is reserved for medium-range air defence missiles. The armament is completed with a 130-mm turret, two 30-mm short-range defence cannons and torpedo launchers. It is possible to accommodate (including hangar) a KA-27 helicopter (NATO designation Helix).<\/p>\n Challenge: Zircon missiles<\/strong><\/p>\n \"Admiral Gorshkov\" conducted a test firing of a Zirkon hypersonic missile in the Barents Sea on 28 May. It is considered to be the first successful test of this weapon system over its full range. Zirkon (Russian designation: 3M22 Tsirkon (\u0426\u0438\u0440\u043a\u043e\u043d), NATO designation: SS-N-33) is designed to reach nine times the speed of sound (Mach 9). The payload is 300 kilograms. The warhead can be conventionally or nuclear-tipped. The weapon system is designed for both sea and land targets and can be deployed by surface units and submarines. A land-based version is currently under development.<\/p>\n As the fastest non-ballistic missile in the world and with its ability to manoeuvre in flight, Zircon poses a challenge to Western missile defences. In this respect, against the background of the current situation, the presence of the \"Admiral Gorshkov\" in our front yard means more than just sending a naval unit to celebrate the fleet's birthday. The situation, which already deserves attention due to the Iskander missile systems stationed in the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, has become even more acute.<\/p>\n Last year, Russian head of state Vladimir Putin had a trio of nuclear submarines launched in the Baltic Sea - a first at the time. These included the Russian navy's most modern nuclear weapon carrier, the submarine \"Prince Vladimir\" with 16 possible intercontinental missiles and 96 nuclear warheads.<\/p>\n 31 July 2022 - Day of the Russian Navy<\/strong><\/p>\n Navy Day is a bank holiday in the Russian Federation that is traditionally celebrated on the last Sunday in July and on which the sailors of the Russian Navy and its special units are honoured. In 2022 it will be celebrated on 31 July. After Victory Day (9 May), Russian Navy Day (\u0414\u0435\u043d\u044c \u0412\u043e\u0435\u043d\u043d\u043e-\u041c\u043e\u0440\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0424\u043b\u043e\u0442\u0430) is the second largest military holiday in Russia. Since 2017, the central celebrations have been held in St Petersburg as a naval parade of ships and flying units from the Baltic, Black Sea, Northern and Pacific Fleets and the Caspian Flotilla. Events are also held at other naval bases. Navy Day was originally introduced in 1696, but was abolished by the Soviet Union in 1980. President Putin revived it.<\/p>\n Citing Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, TASS reported at the beginning of June that 47 floating units will take part this year.<\/p>\n +++++++++++++++<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Am Morgen des 7. Juli 2022 passierte die russische Fregatte \u201eAdmiral Gorshkov\u201c (Hull-Nummer 454) den Fehmarnbelt. Das zur Nordflotte der Russischen F\u00f6deration geh\u00f6rende Schiff wird voraussichtlich an der Flottenparade der russischen Marine in Kronstadt\/St. Petersburg teilnehmen. Bemerkenswerterweise rotierte das 3D- \u00dcberwachungsradar FURKE. Dies erscheint insofern au\u00dfergew\u00f6hnlich, da russische Einheiten in der Vergangenheit bei derartigen Passagen […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":21011,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"2normal","footnotes":""},"categories":[50,486,45,42],"tags":[3891,3898,3899,2219,2535,197,3802,355,1889],"class_list":["post-20996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sicherheitspolitik-news","category-headlines","category-marinen-aus-aller-welt-news","category-news","tag-admiral-gorshkov","tag-flottenparade","tag-kronstadt","tag-marinegeburtstag","tag-nordflotte","tag-russland","tag-sankt-petersburg","tag-schiff","tag-zirkon"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marineforum.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20996","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marineforum.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marineforum.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marineforum.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marineforum.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20996"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/marineforum.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20996\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marineforum.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marineforum.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marineforum.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marineforum.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Graphic:](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Zirkon-Ostsee-Kaliningrad-1.jpg\")